The Easter bunny managed to make it to my bunker in Woonona to ensure a calorific breakfast. Another puppy walk and beach romp was arranged. The number of new coronavirus positive tests continues its daily decline in double digits. Now there is a resurgence of unbridled joy coupled with devious plans for a return toContinue reading “Day 22 Sunday 12th April”
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Day 21 Saturday 11th April
Day 21 Saturday 11th April Keep the lid on for 2 more weeks. Plan, but don’t anticipate. Dream, but don’t gamble. Hope, but don’t relax your vigil. Let’s batten down until at least Anzac Day. As the WHO chief reminded us today, “the way down can be as dangerous as the way up if notContinue reading “Day 21 Saturday 11th April”
Day 20 Friday 10th April
Bulletin points for Today, Good Friday: Don Harwin resigns NSW Arts ministry after copping a $1,000 fine for going to his holiday home on the central coast ahead of the Easter holidays, in contravention of a public health order to stay home to prevent virus spread. Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister, has been released fromContinue reading “Day 20 Friday 10th April”
Day 19 Thursday 9th April
A relatively slow news day today, but with persistent ruminations about the road out of this mess. What to do next with this wishful thinking? Rugby League putting dates on a resumption. Press articles taking stock of costs and opportunities. The language of breaking and reframing cannot be far away. Spain has signaled its intentionContinue reading “Day 19 Thursday 9th April”
Day 18 Wednesday 8th April
Why do we still have no toilet paper on supermarket shelves for our regular, non-hoarding shop? Will we ever have an adequate answer to the question “why toilet paper”? Coronavirus is not a disease of the bowels. NSW recorded the smallest daily increase in COVID-19 cases since 19 March. Forty eight new cases for aContinue reading “Day 18 Wednesday 8th April”
Day 17 Tuesday 7th April
Today there is concern over possible complacency, now that the numbers look better, and with the Easter holidays coming at the end of the week. The government released modelling on which it based decisions to control the virus spread, including border closures and strict enforcement of social distancing. For the first time since the crisisContinue reading “Day 17 Tuesday 7th April”
Day 16 Monday 6th April
“Despite the unforeseen change in circumstances for us all; despite the pain, the difficulties, the fear, the stress, the social problems and financial ruin we must persist. We must change ourselves quickly – both as individuals and as a society – if we want to stay afloat.” (Zan Boag, Editor, New Philosopher, March 28, 2020) MediaContinue reading “Day 16 Monday 6th April”
Ethical Imagination and Literacy
My own journey towards developing an ethical imagination and becoming ethically literate has led me to propose, upon critical reflection, the following four underlying principles and four competencies for acquiring ethical literacy: Four Underlying Principles: Knowledge is provisional and contextual Moral judgement is provisional and contextual The mind is filled with the conceptual furniture ofContinue reading “Ethical Imagination and Literacy”
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