March 17, 2020

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It’s Official: We’re Now Online covid-19: day 5 | US: GA | info | act

Last night, President Blake made it official in an email:

I knew this would be coming, and it’s a positive development. I have a few books to retrieve. from my office, but otherwise, I should be able to make the transition rather quickly. I wonder if I should try to have some online meetings via Zoom? This could facilitate my final group teaching in New Media, and allow me to meet a couple of times with my literature classes. Zoom seems pretty straight-forward; I just created an online office space. I wonder what the limitations are with the free account? I guess we’ll find out.[1]

And Montessori:

And Orange Theory closed the Macon studio:

Again, these closures are smart, especially because most people seemed they would keep attending OTR. When I opened the app to cancel my classes, many had waiting lists. If people won’t do the right thing on their own, I guess they have to be coerced. Isn’t this what the government is for? Why does this remind me of the anti-vaxxers?

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I wonder how long this will last. I’ve never experienced anything like this in my life. I’ve heard comparisons to the gay community’s response to AIDS in the eighties and wonder if the comparison is apt. They, for sure, were on their own. Maybe this is why 45 is doing a bit of a turn here: the economy is being bludgeoned and apparently rich people can get the virus, too. This could be the death knell for the Trump administration. Let’s hope. That was its own plague.

The weather today is cool, foggy, and overcast like yesterday—not conducive for a motorcycle ride. That’s one activity that I feel I can still do in the midst of this crisis—at least when the weather cooperates. Maybe this would be the time, too, to trade up to a used GS? Yeah, probably not. Still, I hope I am able to get out there soon. I don’t want Sunday to have been my only ride this week.

Note

  1. In my account profile, it states: “The meetings you host will be limited to 40 mins if you have more than 2 participants.” I think I can live with that.