Today is the 39th day since I have been home from work. I have been out to pick up two ClickList orders and to drop off and pick up my car for an oil change. Aside from my husband, I have had face-to-face discourse with five people. While a lack of interaction with my kids is troubling, this period has given me time to form some opinions on our current condition. Allow me to share them with you.
- I think Governor Jim Justice has done a wonderful job of orchestrating our course through the pandemic. I believe he took swift action, and that has probably saved many lives. He has surrounded himself with very competent individuals and he values their contributions and takes their opinions seriously.
- I would support Major General Hoyer, should he decide to run for president. The man gets the job done and assumes responsibility when someone under his command commits an error. I have great respect for him and the National Guard in general.
- The financial stimulus was distributed with much greater efficiency than my income tax refund, which is still being evaluated by the IRS. I don't know why my refund has been held up, but it would be really nice to see that chunk of change land in my bank account.
- I want to thank all the curriculum publishers that have made their content available free of charge to teachers, parents, and students during this time. Scholastic, Epic, Vocabulary City, PebbleGo and more have opened up their databases to share with everyone with an Internet connection.
- The manner in which county boards of education have administered their food programs is amazing. To organize and mobilize volunteers to prepare and deliver meals in the short time they had to react is a feat I never would have imagined possible. It is wonderful to see so many people come together for the good of our neighbors. I feel guilty for not being able to participate in this effort.
- The question of when to reopen the economy is a serious one. Personally, I would hope that all officials take the advice of those in the medical sector very seriously when making these decisions. I was appalled to hear some of the comments of protesters in Ohio and Michigan that wanted the economy in their state reopened. There some good points, and I believe, some misguided opinions, the most egregious of which was that of a woman who said she needed to get her hair done. I have several counterpoints to her argument:
- First and foremost, how important is your life as opposed to your roots? What about the life of your grandkids? Really?
- I miss seeing my stylist, who is family to me. But my stylist has her own family, which has an extended family, and they have exposure to different people through work and family contacts. Already, just by exposure to my stylist, I would have exposure to many people who could have been exposed to the virus. I can wait a while. Not only that, my stylist, who is family, would be exposed to ME and the few people I have been in contact with. I would not want to endanger her or her family because I need new highlights. Don't you care about the well-being of your stylist?
- During this pandemic, I have discovered that I have some gray hair, Yep, I am still breathing. Gray hair is not deadly; COVID-19 is.
- Many manufacturers, including Coty and L'Oreal, have products for you to successfully mask your roots until such time as your stylist can repair this flaw.
- Finally, if you're worried about people seeing your roots, 1) you're self-isolating, no one should be able to see you, and 2) you just displayed your roots on the national news. #Fail.
Once again, we will all get through this. It is nice to be able to open the windows and smell the fresh aromas of Spring. I hope you all are doing well and feeling healthy.
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