April 21st: Who’s the boss?
Headlines
CDC Director warns possible 2nd wave of virus this winter may be deadlier.
More deaths, no benefit from VA study of hydroxychloroquine. This is the drug Trump has been talking about nonstop.
New Paycheck Protection Program deal made.
Trump announced via tweet last night that he would order a temporary halt in issuing green cards to prevent people from immigrating to the United States.
Prom 2020: Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 4. A very special weatherman as well as many special prom guests.
Eucalyptus trees on the Cal campus.
So plans to reopen America are underway. Per Trump, when to reopen the states is up to their Governors. He has issued guidelines for a three-step approach, but said at a recent press conference that he’ll intervene if he feels states aren’t doing so appropriately.
The Governors are starting to propose dates to re-open, but some of their Mayors are disagreeing with the timelines. In Myrtle Beach, SC, the Governor returned the authority for areas such as beaches to the local jurisdictions. So that Mayor has decided to keep the beaches closed despite the state guidelines. So…..every town and city for itself?
The Mayor of Atlanta disagrees with the Governor’s decision to reopen and says it was never discussed with the Mayors of the largest cities.
So everything is just as disjointed at the local level as it is between the Federal and State governments. What could possibly go wrong?
On a lighter note, I baked the promised cupcakes with Grandma’s homemade caramel icing and took a dozen to David at the coffee shop. He was pretty excited and greatly amused that his pretend-shaming of me worked so well for him. I look forward to getting his review later this week.
Gave one to Neighbor Paul who LOVED it, which was very good for my ego. When one is unemployed AND stuck at home, any warm fuzzy is nice. I still have some “naked” cupcakes, so may make another batch of icing tonight and give a few to my neighbors.
Beautiful San Francisco in better days…