The presidential campaign has totally disappeared. Not a mention. Bernie who? Joe Biden? Not a word. No rallies. No primaries. Nothing on the news. Can’t attack the sitting president in the midst of a global crisis. Can’t afford to appear petty. Can’t afford to appear.
The president can’t do his normal campaigning either. No crowds. No maga rallies. The only thing on the news is Trump though. Every day. Who needs a campaign? Who needs a rally? Trump is owning the exposure.
Here are the short-billed dowitchers.
If these are the short-billed, how long is the bill on a long-billed dowitcher?
Here are long-billed dowitchers.
Good luck telling the difference.
There are some subtle physical differences. Long-billed is a little chunkier, but the best clue is habitat. Short-billed prefers salt water. Long-billed prefers fresh water. Mostly.
The pandemic isn’t very near us and we’re not on the way to anywhere.
The closest cases are in Dallas and Houston, 500 and 350 miles respectively, north of us. Nothing much between here and there. It’s not like it is for our brothers in the Pacific Northwest. They are in the Seattle area, what was the early epicenter of the outbreak. Or brother David in the Bay area which is now on lockdown. There’s nothing going on here. We don’t really need to employ social distancing, we’re only practicing just in case.
Except a few days ago San Antonio got added to the list, 250 miles north. Okay. Oops, Laredo. A little closer. Make that 150 miles west. Yesterday, Harlingen. 45 miles east. Now it’s 40 miles south of us in Reynosa.
Bummer.
Short-billed dowitchers.
Short-billed? Yeah, I know. Go figure.
For everyone who makes less than a million dollars? That’s one of the stimulus proposals floated. That’s absurd.
Is a thousand dollars going to make a difference in someone’s life if they already have an income of a million dollars? I don’t think so. Cap the benefit at people making a hundred thousand dollars, or fifty thousand dollars. Don’t give it to Judy and me, give it to someone who needs it more than we do, and it will make a bigger difference in their lives!
