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Day 12 Thursday 2nd April

Free child care! New industrial awards! Pandemic leave and double leave on half pay! The announcements from the PM flow like lava for the worried and the wise. He is talking confidence in the Australian way and that we have achieved the metric of one thousand tests per one hundred thousand population. Yesterday, Arya CrocodilisContinue reading “Day 12 Thursday 2nd April”

Day 11 Wednesday 1st April

I haven’t detected any April Fools’ jokes about yet. Life is all too serious at present. Donald, we’re about to find out just how great America is. We will see how well a nation of rugged individuals can park their stridently expressed personal rights in the interests of others in their communities. Alright, it mayContinue reading “Day 11 Wednesday 1st April”

Day 10 Tuesday 31st March

Is anyone else surprised that no journalist has picked up on the tenor of Donald Trump’s messaging? He is behaving like Enterprise USA’s chief procurement officer. The virus has not respected his Easter deadline and is proving a stubborn interruption to America’s greatness. Global infections number 786,608 with 37,832 deaths. Australia now has 4,557 casesContinue reading “Day 10 Tuesday 31st March”

Day 9 Monday 30th March

I had never thought of two people talking as a public gathering before. That’s the new limit. Our family has had its first Zoom connection. Puppy walks continue to the satisfaction of all participants. Procrastination is a new enemy now that time is endlessly discretional (sorry Mildred, sorry body, sorry decluttering). Moving well outside myContinue reading “Day 9 Monday 30th March”

Day 8 Sunday 29th March

Nasty stuff first: In Australia, 3,964 cases and now 16 deaths. The world tally is 663,828 cases and 30,822 deaths (how can that report appear so accurate?) At home in NSW, 174 more cases has pushed the state total to 1,971. The Ruby Princess fiasco alone has resulted in 215 cases so far. A totalContinue reading “Day 8 Sunday 29th March”

Day 7 Saturday 28th March

It doesn’t feel like a Saturday. None of its characteristic features are present. No football coverage to look forward to. If not for the Saturday edition of the Herald it might be any day. Hibernation is the most recent buzzword to be pressed into service in the fight against COVID-19. Individuals and businesses are toContinue reading “Day 7 Saturday 28th March”

Self-Isolating Journal Day 6 Friday 27th March

Day 6 Friday 27th March Today our nation has 3,166 confirmed cases of COVID-19, a daily rise of 367 cases. We have had 183,834 tests (1.66% positives). NSW reported another 186 for a total of 1,405. World figures have passed 500,000 with over 23,000 deaths. When we reach the point of reporting in hindsight theContinue reading “Self-Isolating Journal Day 6 Friday 27th March”