About a week ago, as we Melburnians began Lockdown 2, I realised that many other cities and areas are in the same position. I realised that ‘this’ may well be our medium-term future – permanent physical distancing, local cluster lockdowns, no international (and minimum domestic) travel, no large scale events (sports, entertainment, pubs, clubs, restaurants). And I realised that no one seems to be planning for this as our ‘future’. Everyone is assuming we will return to old normal. With no vaccine on the near-term horizon, the number of global cases continuing to hit daily records, this no longer seems likely. I wondered: What might our medium-term future really look like?Read More »
Tag: coronavirus
Doing the Covi Avoidance Dance (the Covoid)
Watching ‘Grease’ recently, I realised I’ve been dancing most days over the last 10 weeks. It’s a new dance. It’s called the Covi Avoidance Dance. Here’s how it goes.Read More »
Why Traditional Arts Are Being Ignored During Covi
I’m a financial supporter of various art forms. I love the theatre, cinema, live music, art exhibitions, drawing. So I’ve been surprised that, during this chaotic covi period, what we have heard from traditional Arts organisations and people is pleas for financial assistance. Arts are very vulnerable and deserve support, because they nurture and challenge society. They appear not to have received their ‘fair’ share of support. Here’s why.Read More »
THE UGLY TRUTH: CORONAVIRUS RESPONSES SACRIFICE THE YOUNG TO BENEFIT THE OLD
I rarely agree with Trump…but he’s right (for the wrong reasons) to call to open up the economy. The ugly truth is this: we are currently sacrificing the Young (say Under 60s) for the benefit of the Old (say Over 60s). Progressing from the current lockdowns should address this. Here’s how.Read More »
More Benefits of Coronavirus! (No. 3)
Now that we are really ‘into’ coronavirus (I’ve been self isolating for 4 weeks now), even more benefits have become apparent. Here are 4 more major benefits.Read More »
CORONAVIRUS IN AUSTRALIA: DO THE FACTS JUSTIFY THE ACTIONS?
We are all very concerned about the spread of CV, the overall risk to us and the chance of personally dying. Information from the Department of Health’s reporting (health.gov.au – coronavirus current statistics), as opposed to the media and pictures you get, show that the real story is significantly different from people’s fears. Do the facts justify the current set of actions? What should be/should have been done?Read More »
The BENEFITS of Coronavirus (No. 2)
Two weeks in self-isolation now, it’s interesting to reflect on the BENEFITS we’re getting from CV (why has no one else abbreviated it to this yet…?).
Written at the start of self-isolation, my previous blog (‘The BENEFITS of Coronavirus’) written at the start outlined several benefits – reduction in global carbon emissions, technology innovation, re-discovering old skills, undertaking new skills, completing projects you had been putting off. Here are some more benefits that have emerged after two weeks of personal experiences.Read More »
The BENEFITS of Coronavirus!
While we’re all bemoaning the impact of coronavirus on our personal worlds, crises like these often change some aspects of our behaviour positively, permanently. Since the Esso Longford Bass Strait gas explosion in 1998 stopped our gas supply for several months and we had no hot water or stove, we switched to washing clothes in cold water…and never changed back. Unpredicted stock market crashes in 1987 and 2001 (repeated in 2008 and now 2020) led me to use professional investment advice, despite my own financial background. I proved to myself that someone else made better decisions than I had…and I became more conservative as well.
So what unexpected positive changes will the coronavirus epidemic bring, as it bears down so rapidly upon us?Read More »
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