Day 24 of rollback-California Covid-19 spike - Governor shuts us down
Schools are at high risk for Covid-19 outbreaks…
Please pause for a moment to pray for the citizens of Lebanon and the residents of Beirut.
Here’s a list of routine activities ranked by risk of Covid-19 Infection [Hartford Healthcare-7/7/20]:
Low Risk: 1 Low Risk: 2
Opening the mail Getting restaurant takeout
Pumping gasoline
Playing tennis
Going camping
Low-Moderate Risk: 3
Grocery shopping
Walk, run, or bike ride with others
Playing golf
Low-Moderate Risk: 4
Staying at a hotel for two nights
Sitting in a doctor’s waiting room
Going to a library or museum
Eating in a restaurant (outside)
Walking in a busy downtown
Spending an hour at a playground
Moderate Risk: 5
Having dinner at someone’s house
Attending a backyard barbecue
Going to a beach
Shopping at a mall
Moderate Risk: 6
Sending kids to SCHOOL, camp or day care
Working a week in an office building
Swimming in a public pool
Visiting an elderly relative or friend in their home
Moderate High Risk: 7
Going to a hair salon or barbershop
Eating in a restaurant (inside)
Attending a wedding or funeral
Traveling by plane
Playing basketball
Playing football
Hugging/shaking hands
High Risk: 8
Eating at a buffet
Working out at a gym
Going to an amusement park
Going to a movie theater
High Risk: 9
Attending a large music concert
Going to a sports stadium
Attending a religious service with 500-plus worshipers
Going to a bar
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-Seriously? Getting a haircut is a higher risk then going to SCHOOL or attending a camp?
-A sleepaway camp in GA opened in late June, but campers were NOT required to wear masks. Gotta love Governor Kemp and his refusal to issue a state mandate. The crying shame is that his gubernatorial win was illegitimate in the first place. Had Stacey Abrams taken it, we would have seen a mandatory mask order in March.
-Within a week of camp orientation, a teenage counselor developed chills and went home. The camp started sending campers home the next day and shut down a few days later. By then, 76% of the 344!!! campers and staffers had been infected.
-One day after school resumed with mask-optional policies in Atlanta, a second-grader tested positive for Covid-19 forcing the class and the teacher into quarantine.
-There are several pictures on Twitter of hallways packed with unmasked students in Georgian high schools.
-Most of Georgia has no virtual education option – schools are simply back in session – so parents have no alternative. They have to send little Johnny or little LaDonna into the Covid-19 fire and hope for the best. This is strikingly similar to the unemployment benefits, or LACK THEREOF, offered by the state. When Kemp opened up GA prematurely, it prohibited Georgians from filing for unemployment because they’re not “laid off.” If you choose not to go to work because you’re scared you might get sick, die, or infect Grandma… well, that’s your choice. No unemployment benefits for you even as Georgia hits a new weekly high for Covid-19 deaths [51 deaths over the past 7 days]. There are rumors that Georgia is “cooking the books” with regard to Covid-19 statistics. Based on the circumstances surrounding Governor Kemp’s election, I’m inclined to believe it.
-Lest we pile on the peach state, a school in Indiana opened this week, but closed two days later. Elwood Junior Senior High School closed after one staffer tested positive for Covid-19, even after having been tested prior to the first day of school.
-A football player at Warren Central, an Indianapolis high school, tested positive, so parents are on alert to check their kids for similar symptoms. Football?? Indianapolis…are you kidding me? If the NFL is shut down, what makes you think that your high school will fare any better?
-And finally…Covid-19 outbreaks at two colleges are linked to fraternities. NOT sororities…fraternities. Apparently, a “Greek Row outbreak” occurred after dirty frat boys were partying hard with no masks or social distancing at the University of Washington [136 frat “residents”] and University of Mississippi [160 frat residents].
Still think ‘traveling by plane’ is a higher risk then attending school?
Wednesday. 8/5/20
College enrollment hovering at 19…
8:30-9:30 - I go downstairs to take the dog out and there are no accidents!! We go outside and she does her business, then back inside and I give her pieces of chicken. I grab my coffee and return upstairs. I listen to The Daily and What a Day as I acclimate to the morning. I’ve said this many times before – I am not a morning person.
9:30-10:30 – I write yesterday’s blog entry.
10:30-11:30 – I do a 40-min cardio workout. I eat two of my homemade chocolate-chip cookies right before the workout for energy. Don’t judge me – I split them with the dog. She loves them more than cheese or chicken. I drink water during my workout and try to fulfill water requirement guidelines as set by the bottled water corporations so the public will buy more of their product.
L. goes to work.
11:30-12:30 – Shower. I make a strawberry, avocado, and almond butter smoothie for breakfast? Brunch? I listen to The 365 Podcast – 40-hour Teacher Workweek.
12:30-1:30 – I go to work (enter home office). Both Colleges are closed for summer break and emails are minimal. I’ll start preparing class content in the coming days. I skim online news.
1:30 – 2:00 - I kind of like this retirement schedule. Note that I’m not technically retired – I simply quit Job No. 1. Be that as it may, I’m done for the day with exercise and work.
2:00-5:30 - I load my perpetually packed beach bag and throw the salad I made yesterday in my lunch box. I get gas ($2.99 now) and return to Harbor Beach Cove, in Ventura. I check out the beach more closely, locate the restrooms, and then walk around Harbor Village – several restaurants are open for take out and dining outside. There’s a really calm vibe here and I have determined, once and for all, that this is my new go-to beach. The next time I return, I will definitely set up “beach camp” for the day. I listen to True Crime Garage, an episode of Dating Diaries, and Airtalk. I eat my salad on the way home and have my overnight oats for a treat.
5:30-6:30 – Home and I reorganize the Xmas decorations in the garage, but, first, I have two more cookies. I had to return all of my law enforcement equipment when I retired, which opened up several lower shelves for storage. Previously, the Xmas decorations were stored on the top shelves in a different corner of the garage, but L. says she has always worried that I would fall off the step ladder when I take them down and has recommended that I transfer them to the lower shelves for safety. Awwww! How sweet – L. actually cares about me.
6:30-7:30 – I pull my blue and green glass beads from my red-rock flower bed so I can wash them with dish washing soap because they’re dull and dirty. It takes awhile to clean them all, but once back in the rock bed, they look incredible again, and are reflecting the light the way they should.
7:30-8:30 – I prepare two turkey burgers for dinner, with feta cheese, spinach leaves, tomatoes, mustard, and red onions, tapas style, as the turkey burgers are quite small. I listen to Fresh Air – America’s Caste System. Great episode.
L. returns from work. She tried to drop off her cousin’s clothes at the consignment shop, but they wouldn’t take them. They did, however, take some of L.’s clothes and she made $11. She also made $20 today from selling the bee stickers she created. L. designed and drew a technicolor bee, then shipped it to a company that turns art into stickers. She received the stickers a few days ago and they’re amazing!! The bee came out so great that I took one for myself. Who knew L. was such a hustler? I hadn’t realized that L. was going to sell each sticker for $3 and discovered that I reduced her inventory without effectively compensating her, so I put $3 on the passenger seat of her car [now, she’s made $23]. R. gave her $5!! for one sticker :-)
8:30 – L. leaves again to spend time with R. at the lake.
8:30-10:00 – I read Godspeed, but accidentally fall asleep.
11:00 – 12:00 - L. returns home and I wake up and do my nighttime ritual.
12:00 a.m. – 12:30 - the dog starts barking so I go downstairs to check out the situation. I look out the window and see a car sitting in the middle of my street, right in front of my house. I can hear young people talking, but it’s disruptive and bothering the dog. I call HOA Security and report it – he says he’ll check it out ASAP (it kind of sounds like I woke him up).
12:30-1:00 – I try to go to sleep but am somewhat wound up from the car in the street.