Finding Our New Normal

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As household staples become more scarce, Governor Abbott seems like he may try to send people back to work. IMHO this will lead to confusion and risk additional cases of coronavirus. On today's Easter Zoom call with family, a relative who is retired from work in the healthcare industry said "I will be staying home. That doesn't make any sense." Businesses and the public may not follow the governor's guidance if they feel it's unsafe, especially in the presence of conflicting information from medical authorities.

It's going to taker some time to work our way into a new normal.

If we run our course, that new normal will be more resilient and we'll be able to navigate future viruses or a return of COVID-19. If we jump right back into our old ways, we'll be vulnerable again.

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With the exception of Friday, the three-day weekend was supposed to have been a rainy one, but we had nice weather for most of it - just a few scattered storms (with hail, but whatever). The good news is we walked to Walgreen's on a whim and found toilet paper. You have to cherish the little things these days.







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