Experiment phase

This week, we have watched as the president mocked people for wearing masks, despite the mask wearing being recommended by the CDC (a government agency overseen by who?). We have seen the federal government decide that despite 100,000 people dying from covid 19 in 3 months time, we should plunge ahead with reopening because the economy just cannot take much more.  And while I do not possess the answers for this crisis, it feels like it has become more of a political issue than one of public health and safety at this point.  The president (aka giant petulant child) has handed the control to the governors.  Here in Kansas, the legislature has tried to pass a bill which limits the governor’s power.  The governor vetoed this, however she followed the veto with handing the control over to the county.  In other words, a giant pass the buck.  I don’t know how I expected the reopening to go, but this was not a well thought out plan.  More of a caving in and giving up.   Osage county, where we live and work, fast tracked to complete reopening, with the only restriction being groups need to be less than 90 people.  Why do I write about this?   Well because this is my family’s scrapbook, and our story.  I think someday we might want to reread how this went down.   On a personal level, I feel like this is a giant experiment with the American people being the game pieces.   Open everything back up and hope for the best feels to me like open the gate, let the animals free and see how many get smashed on the road.  Oh, and then blame the animals because they damaged your car as you hit them.  And so, we are not playing along.  We have already had most of our plans for summer cancelled.  We are making our own fun, staying home when we can, avoiding crowds, and learning some new skills along the way.  If we catch coronavirus, we will hope the healthcare we need is available.  We aren’t living in fear, but more like trying to take an intelligent approach.   In all fairness, I approach cold and flu season the same way.  Lots of soap and bleach and a whole lot of avoidance.   

In other news, Quincy has purchased a harness for her phone and is now videoing everything.  The girls are trying to enhance their YouTube channel.  It amuses me, although I think Jim somehow worries we will end up on the 10 o’clock news for something they post.