In this post you will not come to any scientific enlightenment. You may get a sense of perspective though as I share what I have discovered, and the early onset environment in my small slice of the world. It is a predominant topic right now of course for most and information sharing via social media and blockchain will provide for some sharing of intelligence, and perhaps a little entertainment as we weather this.....not a storm......more like a season.

Announcements!

Here are some of the recent announcements that have made things interesting in the last couple days:

• March break is now 3 weeks If I was a kid, I would be dancing in the yard when I heard that one. Parents like me are thinking about trying to maintain business as usual and not end up selling the kids. The hospital workers who would be overwhelmed at full capacity now have to worry about childcare in an insane market, and having to miss work all together to take care of children under 10.

• Most Events are Cancelled Concerts, conventions, vacations, and events of all sorts are no more. Our spring vacation will have to happen another time. The Beer Festival I am organizing may just have to wait. They have also cancelled the yearly hockey tournament where we put a band on stage in our year of Huey Lewis and the News.

• Hockey is postponed Yes. This is the heaviest of realities for hosers across this nation. We blame basketball which started the dominoes falling. Grieve for us.

How Shall We Act?

Source: ctvnews.ca

We probably got the same words of reassurance from our leaders. Though, this is the evil twin of ours.....can't you tell by the sinister beard? Here are a few of the views I am seeing around town:

• "It is just another Flu!" Well not really. Sure, there should be low-percentage fatalities, most will just feel like they have the flu, and the vastest of majorities should be just fine. The symptomless, 14-20 day incubation period should pose quite the challenge only complicated by our lack of ability to repel it.
• "Holy shit I have the ridiculous impulse to purchase all the damn toilet paper" Yes we seem to have some of that going on here. I will just buy the dip when the retailers will have to put it on sale because nobody needs it for a while. Fairly mild irrational behaviour besides some of that.
• "The government is going to have to step in and finance some of this" Since our neighbour to the south has welcomed the announcement of a trillion dollar economic stimulus package (no socialism unless it is for the billionaires!) we are waiting for the final details on ours. Some of them are the same folks who complain about taxes, and will get right back to it when their taxes are raised to pay for this.

Good News!

Worry not planet! We have you covered.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/canadian-scientists-make-covid-19-research-breakthrough-isolating-virus-1.4851641
I am hopeful that we will have a good balance of health infrastructure, government funded schools and medial research facilities, and group of people who say sorry too much which will end up with the treatment. An ass-load of bad news has to be followed by a balance of good over the next few days. There are silver linings and the sun always returns.

Oh...and we will bring back sports by resuming the hockey season first to start those dominos.

For What it's Worth: Zeke's Advice

Wonder if I can sum it up in 3 points to continue the pattern:

1. It is what it is and we are going to be fine for the most part. It is less sensational than the media makes out to be but more serious than the deniers. Be the rational one and any challenge in balancing learning with paranoia will be a great exercise. Crisis + Time = Humour

2. Protect the Elderly. They are the ones who should make up the majority of the casualties. That may sound callous but it is meant to inspire resolve so that we can care for the folks who have spent long lifetimes making sure we survived to this point. Get your brain thinking about what you can do individually or what organizations you can throw your weight behind that will help. You will thank yourself.

3. Strap on your guitar. Read your books. Watch every movie you cherished as a kid with a new generation. sit and do that puzzle and talk for hours. Buy a few necessary things a day from a small local business. Play some online games with your friends. Listen to the whole catalog of your favourite artist. Pen that blog entry. Recommend that artist to someone you know should love them and get one in return. Call your parents. Work on that project you have been ignoring.

You get the picture, take this chance to retreat a bit from society and live a little simple life!

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