We are in full official Lockdown here in AZ. What does that mean? No much, really. In truth it changes little about the way we have been behaving in light of Covid-19. The biggest changes are the absolute removal of the full on soccer tournament on the field behind my house. That happened. There were three teams playing round robin when I left and more arriving. I’m talking grown adults playing 11 on 11 soccer. This is not how you social distance, people!
The lockdown is more or less a political power move to allow the police to enforce the soft lockdown we’ve been dealing with. You can still go to the store. You can still work essential jobs (including Walmart and Target, btw). You can still exercise in the parks but you cannot use the hoops or playground equipment (or goals, of course). The general idea is to remind people that this situation is real and it is critical that we all take it seriously.
I won’t spend too much time being political, short of saying that out president is a dumb ass who needs to be punched in the face as a way to remind him of his vulnerability and, by proxy, the vulnerability of the country (nay, world) he is leading. As he flummoxes we lose global power daily. We flip flop between wild ideas (open the country by Easter? Bitch, please) and consternation over tougher enforcements (quarantine NY? Force businesses to make masks and ventilators?). Clearly the man is not doing a good job, but will tell everyone everyday that he is doing the BEST job.
Who is doing a good job? I’m not sure. We are operating in the dark with so much fake news. I suppose then that Fauci is doing a baller job getting facts to the people by any means and avenues necessary.
Some Thoughts:
- No, I did not threaten the president. I just stated a possible way he could be checked back into reality. Clearly the Covid-19 event did not do that. Something needs to get him to see what is real. Moreover, he ought to care. We need him to care.
- I’m not exactly healthy, but I am not a Covid-19 victim either. My problems were around long before this, and this moment is giving me a chance to fix them.