Tag Archives: Coronavirus
Been There, Done That
None of us were around the last time a major pandemic swept across the world. The COVID-19 crisis is not the first such bug, causing huge disruption to the nations of the world. In a way, isn’t it rather comforting to know that our societies have gotten through this sort of thing before?
Hoarding?
Maybe people haven’t been stocking up on toilet paper and pasta because they are afraid. Maybe this new art form is all the rage. I wish I was that creative.
Life Goes On
While some days it seems like the world is falling apart, it really isn’t. “Social distancing” has become the norm in Sulzburg. I don’t know if businesses here are closed – there are so few, and the ones I know are “essential” services, such as the grocery store, bakery and pharmacy. Those are still […]
What Pandemic Rights?
What is the responsibility of the state to keep its citizens healthy? Who decides what is appropriate? Where I live you are no longer allowed to walk along the streets, unless you are going to the doctor or the grocery store. Police or other officials can stop you and ask where you are going. There […]
Scammers At Work
In some ways I’m surprised it took so long. After all, the new coronavirus, COVID-19, was first identified at the end of December. You’ve probably seen the reports of people attempting to profit from the pandemic, selling hand sanitizer or toilet paper at inflated prices to a panicked public. In a free market economy I […]
Opening Pandora’s Box
Germans probably don’t realize it, but Pandora’s Box just opened. The COVID-19 pandemic is about to bring permanent, unintended, social change. Am I the only one who sees this? You know the myth, or at least you should, so I won’t repeat it. Once Pandora opened that box she couldn’t get the lid back on […]
Sign of The Times
I guess rigs like this are more common than not these days, distancing passengers from the person driving their bus. On Sunday, when I first saw this, I thought maybe the driver was taking his own precautions in not allowing people to board by the front door and making sure they couldn’t get near […]
We Care About You
Are you getting the same emails I am? Three airlines so far have let me know this week how much they care about me. I feel valued. Well, not really. I don’t really need assurances that you are doing extra cleaning on your airplane cabins. Or that you are waiving fees for ticket changes. Pardon […]
No Hockey Tonight
I was planning on going to the hockey game tonight. Then the season was canceled. I’m not sure how I feel about that. The Freiburg Wolves were at the bottom of the league during my first two seasons here, fighting to avoid relegation. This season the team was a powerhouse, one I could see taking […]
A Different Type of Panic
Have you stocked up? Have the warnings about coronavirus (COVID-19) sent you scurrying to the store, just in case? I hadn’t given any thought to the matter until a friend called complaining that there was neither hand sanitizer nor face masks available at any pharmacy in the region. My first thought was that people were […]
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