Starting this week, the federal government is opening the money faucets. Any one in need of assistance due to loss of wages brought on by the pandemic can apply. And so, I thought about this for a few minutes.
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I have fond memories of a wall calendar that I used to have around. One of those that had been repurposed, from its original place in a bank, and that had to be adjusted manually on a daily basis; move the appropriate number and “day of the week” placards into view. You see, something like that tends to improve focus. Right now, many among us are incapable of telling someone else what day it is. Not our fault. With the requirement to stay inside and avoid the near occasions of social interaction, we don’t have to align our actions with such civilized ideas as “it is Friday, yet?”. What will happen, when order is restored, should be interesting.
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Please pause things for a moment: I want to mention, specifically, my federal parliament and their new adult actions. It looked dicey for a day or two (Scheer luck), but the infighting and name calling was set aside long enough to pass some decent legislation.
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Due to the progress in our ongoing medical horror tale, some things are happening by anticipation. For example, our local university campus, including the library, will be closed until further notice. Our income tax returns will be filed at least one month later (official notice anticipated for a press conference tomorrow). My sibling has decided to seek the comfort of home, given that life among the Spring Break generation lacks the atmosphere of the different movies over the years. We have groceries, due to our own anticipation of hunger pangs, and the reassurance given by the food store employees wearing surgical gloves. Amazon has announced that their deliveries will be prioritized, which should limit my purchases of unnecessary articles. And on and on.
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This afternoon, the two lads from up the road came by. With their dog and their sleds. A little later, their mother posted a short video on social media, showing the lads flying (sic) away from my deck and across the field. About a half-kilometer run, I calculate. Until now, I didn’t realize that I lived at the top of a hill. I am the “king of my mountain”!
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Today, in response to the pandemic, the province of Quebec ordered the closure of bars, gyms and cinemas. For some people in my circle, that’s a very big deal. Think this through: a family friend that works as a DJ, now unemployed. A son that has his life tied up in a microbrewery with restaurant and bar, now wondering what can happen that is worse for his bottom line. I can’t speak to gyms, but I’m sure that for some that daily dose of endorphins will be missed.
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Patience might be virtuous, but mine isn’t infinite. Now that my new hard drive has arrived, I’m trying to get my data from the old drive to the new one. Yes, I have the appropriate technology. Yes, I have done this sort of thing before, professionally. And no, it isn’t progressing quickly enough.
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How should we react to a new pandemic? Based on the responses from south of here, we have no idea. It’s been weeks since the first head’s up that there might be a “new hired gun in town”, to use an old Western movie line.
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This afternoon, one of my family posted a picture, showing a seashore covered in white. The only giveaway that this wasn’t taken locally was the palm tree. Imagine that! Sand and snow, not the same! I am intrigued by the whole idea.
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As a person that has not spent much time as a tourist, I have moments of personal glee. In particular, when I see a place in a movie or other media moment that I have already visited. Really. Seeing something as ordinary as a public building becomes an extraordinary event, if I’ve already been there. Case in point, a marriage movie from today, where I recognized the church AND the picket fence across the road. Sublime.
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