Contingency plan

-Posted by Isaac

Evening, Friday the 13th. Almost through, and totally unscathed.

Good thing nothing bad has happened.

I posted that 15 minute clip just the other day. My one good deed on Facebook. In some ways it really woke me up. If you’re like me, and hang on our President’s every word, you probably thought this thing was a big hoax. A liberal-media conspiracy.

I thought it would blow over in a few days, and we could all get back to denying climate change.

But it appears we’re in it for the long haul.

This thing. What is this? Schools, markets, races, March Madness, concerts… all shut down. Wow. The world has changed. Just a week ago I was yammering about our rapidly changing society. And if you’re reading this, you obviously didn’t heed my advice and go find yourself an island. Shame on you.

But it’s ok, I didn’t either. I guess I sort of feel obligated to go down with the ship. It was bad advice anyway. But, but, but, I’m not an expert. Joe Rogan and Sam Harris are great because they have long-form conversations with experts. One is 15 minutes, the other an hour. If you really want to understand this thing, give them a listen.

What, did you have something better to do?

Oh, maybe you did… home schooling?

The Governor says it will be three weeks. But I’m not so sure, having listened to those podcasts. I think maybe school is over for the year. Tonight at dinner we made a list, and tried to map out the next few weeks. How do you deal with a global pandemic in little Pickaway County?

I’ve practiced social distancing all my life. I guess it’s time we teach the next generation.

We now have a contingency plan.