An entertainment famine begins
Did someone decide to do a remake of “The Stand”? Without telling the rest of us? I can hardly keep up.
Let’s see: today is Thursday, and in the last 48 hours we’ve cancelled pro hockey, pro basketball, pro soccer and pro baseball. With one move, we’ve put a substantial portion of the population into entertainment famine. What are those dedicated sports channels (about half of my satellite feed) going to do? Yes, we could always watch reruns, just like we do with sitcoms during summer hiatus, but sports fans tell me they’ll know the difference.
As well, the Junos are cancelled, which puts a lot of tier one musicians on notice. It’s only a matter of time before the big music festivals are stopped: oh, I spoke too soon. Coachella has been postponed indefinitely. Another segment of the entertainment universe is shrinking. Soon, all we will have left is long walks outdoors, with an ebook copy of (you guessed it) “The Stand”.
I might go for a stroll on the beach. Sandy. Cool. Away from the madding crowds with their germs. I never was one for hugging and cheek kissing and silly handshakes. For now, I can hang with the dog, until cross-contamination from humans to canines is confirmed.
And I can watch wildlife. Last night, we had two foxes in the front yard, sending the dog into overload.
I’ve been asked to stop online shopping, given that the delivery person could be a vector for disease. Given the spotty delivery record, it’s hard to get paranoid about that.
Ontario just closed their school system.
