Dressing a Hoax

It's Thursday and I get to go back to work... for 5... maybe 6 hours.  Most of our customers still do not understand the seriousness of the situation, they see this as more of an inconvenience.  They still believe the media is blowing this way out of proportion.  This is what our state looked like yesterday around noon.  In their minds, there is no connection between the fact that people who test positive were tested because they're sick, not because they were just nervous, and those that test positive?  They're all self-quarantined at home.  The fact that hospitals are clamoring for supplies doesn't sink in... at all. 

I guess the Idiot Jerk in the White House has set the hounds of his legal team on a Liberal Pac which is running an political ad in which he claims Covid - 19 is a hoax.  Of course, what he actually said is on record.  They're claiming what he said was the Democrat's attempt to politicize this were a hoax.  The truth is he spit out word salad and his attorneys are trying to say the dressing he used was mild, almost bland.  Unfortunately for him, this is not the case.  This was said at the same time he was blaming the media, and telling the country Covid - 19 was no worse than the flu.  This has always been a tactic of his, use corrupt lawyers to litigate any opposition to death.

And in case you're wondering, Chloroquine works no better than the meds they're already using to treat patients.  In case you've forgotten, this is the same med he had a "really, really good feeling about.  It's going to be a game changer."  Remember, this guy will sell you snake oil of you give him the chance.

And yesterday I did get quite a bit accomplished, including a ride through Burgundy.  Sometimes I ride fast.  Here's a video of me going through a couple of turns.  They were difficult to film because I tend to lean.  It's more fun when you blow it up.

Finally, I'm still waiting for the artwork for the next book cover.  It will be interesting to see an artist's rendering of what I'd like.  Cori and I talked about a number of different elements which would make it snap... including... well, to be a blunt... a touch of blood.

The Putin Upstage

Wednesday!  And another day off.  Sadly, the forecast is for drizzly weather for most of the day, with temps only in the mid 40's (F).  Not a good day for lawn work.  Yesterday was sunny and mild.  My peonies are zoom zooming all over the place.  Of course, this is to be expected because it is "spring."  Both my peach and nectarine trees are filled with burgeoning blossoms.  Here's a pic of the peach tree looking towards the front yard.

And, for those who are really worried about Covid - 19, don't worry.  Evidently everything is going to go back to normal by April 7.  This is what the Idiot Jerk in the White House says.  He says this is to help the economy.  At least, that's what he's saying publicly.  Personally, I think it has more to do with his resorts... you know, the ones that are closed down?  I don't doubt he is more concerned about losing money than he is the safety of the American People.  He has no problem putting people in danger just to make a buck.
Of course, one of the most preposterous things this dimwit has done is set a timeline for when this is going to end.  For those of you who are really devout, rest assured, you'll be able to go to church on Easter Sunday.  Didn't anybody think to tell this duffer that the worst thing you can do in a pandemic is set and end date?  Just a few hours after he carved that date in stone an urgent warning was made to all those people leaving New York:  self-quarantine for 14 days.  Son of a bitch!  Still, he has to satisfy his base.  The Cracker Jack Christians desperately need to be sitting in a pew on their most holiest of days.
Raise your hands if you think Liberty University is going to turn into a Covid - 19 hot spot.  Those young people are just coming back from spring break, and they're still under the belief they're almost immune, and so they didn't self-quarantine, and....  Oh... Shit.
Legislation has been passed to help those most destitute during this crisis:  the corporations.  Oh, sure, the small guys are going to get some help, but mostly it's the big guys who are getting bailouts. As someone who work in retail home improvement, it's the little guys, the Mom and Pop contractors that are going to be hurting more.  Conservatives have never really cared for them.  Nope.  Their fascination with greed has always drawn them to the flame of corporations.  The same thing happened when they did the bailout for farmers because of the Idiot Jerk's trade wars.  Most of the buckos went to the corporate farms rather than the Mom and Pop farms.  It's a size thing, you know?  For Republicans, bigger has always been better.
I'm sure everybody saw where Putin, donning a hazmat suit and venturing into a hospital, upstaged the Idiot Jerk in the White House.  The Russians also admitted that Covid - 19 is far worse in Russia then they had led the world to believe.  Like many other European countries, they are on the verge of going into a complete lock down which will most likely last past Easter.  Our Idiot Jerk is not going to do anything as risky as that... the hazmat suit, you know?  He might dress Melanoma up in some frilly, designer suit and maybe have her stand outside a hospital, followed by a 2 month isolation period in that building he owns in New York (aka Ground Zero).
Finally, I'm considering yoga if we end up having a 3 or 4 weeks shut down.  You know, something to include in my cycling adventure.  Yesterday I had a nice ride in Gascony.  The other day I took a ride through Burgundy and got behind a grape (harvester, or picker, or what ever it's called).  Damn those things are big.