August 15, 2020 The weekend is here. It actually does not feel like a real weekend yet. After our first week of remote training for the 2020-21 school year and students arriving virtually on Tuesday we still have some preparing to do. So it will be a working weekend.
The novel coronavirus from May, when it ripped through the United States at a torrid pace, is making a comeback?! I say that realizing the United States has never really controlled the virus and in fact July was the worst month of all in regards to infections. So there is that.
It is apparent that many Americans have no idea what is going on or how dire it is.
And just in case you didn't know, "The United States reported at least 1,470 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the highest single-day total yet in August."- The Washington Post
Apparently we are not the only ones as this map shows...red means a lot of infections.
In Europe, cruise ships are setting sail again. Does not seem like a good idea to have a floating petri dish of non-mask wearers, but the economy must be revived at all costs. That is a joke (in poor taste)
The market has made a turnaround, but that only helps in recovering the wealthy, but not the working class. In the work force, most higher paying jobs have been re-employed, but only half of the lower paying jobs ($20 and under) have comeback. The separation of classes continues to increase, even in a pandemic, because the upper class are back to work and major chains are seeing the stock prices rise again while small business owners catering to the middle and lower class are struggling to survive.
In local news...
This year continues to deliver bad news as weeks of dry, hot weather have caused drought conditions and spawned wild fires in the Colorado mountains.
A stretch of Interstate 70 was shut down near Glenwood Springs due to one fire and the once clear beautiful "purple mountains majesty" has turned smoky gray.
"Grizzly Creek Fire: 19,440 acres, 0 percent containment (Aug 15 @ 7:30 a.m.)
Pine Gulch Fire: 73,381 acres, 7 percent containment (Aug 14 @ 2:45 p.m.)
Cameron Peak Fire: 5,424 acres, no containment (Aug 15 @ 7:30 a.m.)
“It’s no question that this is a difficult time for Coloradans, especially those in the vicinity of the fires, and we appreciate our emergency first responders and public safety workers now more than ever,” Polis said"
In other news, Joe Biden has named Kamala Harris as his running mate. Which brings me to The Post Office, which recently communicated with "detailed letters to 46 states and D.C. warning that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted — adding another layer of uncertainty ahead of the high-stakes presidential contest."- The Washington Post
With both the Democratic and Republican conventions coming up the nation begins its big push towards November's presidential election. The two candidates seems to be opposites on many issues and that only makes everything that is said and seen from convention days forth all the more juicy. The world being in the midst of a pandemic makes it that more...anticipatory (something new to watch, right?)
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