Rainy Self Isolation Day Outside

Just after nine AM on Wednesday here in Nyack, and the weather outside my door is damp, dismal and overcast, rain seeming to hang in the air, our spring showers coming in March, perhaps another sign of the Global Climate Change that Donald J Trump says is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese much like he calls the Corona Virus the Chinese Virus...do not tell me he is not a racist as he is. For all you fans of the Great Orange Menace, are you ready for Trump's Easter Rapture?  Can see all you supposed Evangelicals and Christians dancing in the aisles of your hypocritical church's to Trump's Easter Rapture Polka as Ivanka, Trump Junior and Eric pass their collection plates of love around the congregation...GIVE ME A BREAK...no, we should not end self Social Distancing for Easter, and furthermore this 64 year old Baby Boomer is not going to die for Trump's Stock Market.   For a change, lets let the rich, as they say, eat the cake.

The Senate finally passed a Coronavirus Bailout, and it is not all that and a box of chocolates (twist on Forest Gump line), and wondering how Tom Hanks and his wife are getting along.  Funny how we here in New York cannot get tested for the virus but he, his wife, basketballs stars and Prince Charles can get tested immediately.  Yes, folks, wealth and fame come with benefits and privilege and though it is not fair, it is reality.  Don't believe me, do a serious read of the bill that was passed...as example, why is a couple making $150,000 a year getting a check to help them get through all this?  With two kids they'll pocket around $3400...that should cover the payments on their BMW, Mercedes or other high end vehicle for a few months.

Worried about the lack of ventilators...don't be!  One of Trump's cornies was on CNN saying they should start shipping hundreds of thousands out to those who need them IN MAY.  Hello FEMA, we here in New York need 30,000 incubators today, and you sent us 4,000!  In World War II we could build a B52 Bomber in 24 hours, but in 2020 a major auto company needs well over a month before they can start shipping equipment that would save lives while Donald Trump and other God Fearing Christians tell us folks over 60 we should be willing to die today to save the economy for our Grandchildren tomorrow...just for the record, and not to be selfish, I do not have children, and short of a miracle will not see Grandchildren.  I stand ready to do all in my power to help in this crisis, but dying because I am denied Medical Care is not one of those things on my own to do list.

My Social Distancing agenda for today...clean and tidy the apartment, which will take less than an hour since I have been keeping the place up pretty good since this self exile from the world started a week ago this past Monday.  This will be followed by a nice steamy hot shower and then my third cup of coffee of the morning...what can I say, woke up at just before 6 AM, and could not get back to sleep as my mind was being assaulted by the latest news and statistics on the Pandemic.  With the weather outside, really not sure yet how to fill the rest of my day and evening.  Would love to play some Gin Rummy or perhaps some Duplicate Bridge (yes, I play Bridge) but both are difficult at a card table for one.  Do think I'll turn the news off for a few hours and ask Google Home to play some Grateful Dead, and then maybe some Moody Blues or King Crimson...Court of the Crimson King has got to be one of the best albums EVER. (RIP Bill Rieflin)

Back later...everyone stay safe, stay isolated, and enjoy the day.