This virus crisis has wiped out jobs, yes. But it has also created a lot of work for experts. Why everywhere you turn there is another expert. Usually on television. We have experts in drugs and making and distributing ventilators. We have experts in when to open up...
Are you fed up yet with the accusations about the virus? We are driving less, so we are pumping fewer pollutants into our air. But we are smogging it with accusations and finger-pointing. (Fill in the blank) has blood on his/her/their hands!! He was late! He was...
Let us call it The Finger-Pointers’ Dilemma. The toll of the virus has been less than what we were promised. The WuFlu (G’wan, call me racist.) medical experts assured us the sky was definitely falling this time. Maybe 2 million of us would croak. These experts...
We will have to come up with a name for these times. I nominate “Weird”. The Age of Weird. Everywhere you turn you find weird. I wish we could print that name in crazy colors. Within a fringe of black, for mourning. I started on a novel a few years ago. But set it...
This virus turmoil brings to my mind a character named Turk. He was a regular in my father’s saloon. Turk always made us laugh. But he used his humor to camouflage his criticisms. To hide the barbs. Yes, he entertained us. But after a while you had to realize...
This virus has created The Season of Big IFs. IF we subdue and control the virus. IF we manage to keep infections and deaths to a minimum. IF we achieve much lower numbers than “experts” predict. Then, the administration will earn plaudits. Most of the nation will...