THEN AND NOW:
On Monday January 6, 2020 You could not walk into a courthouse with a mask and gloves on.
On Monday April 6, 2020 You need a mask and gloves to walk into a courthouse.
On Monday January 6, 2020 You were hoping for your next new case in the new week.
On Monday April 6, 2020 You are hoping for a new case by July 31, 2020.
On Monday January 6, 2020 Maybe you were hoping to score tickets to the Super Bowl
On Monday April 6, 2020 You would not accept tickets to any event over ten people.
On Monday January 6, 2020 Bill Gates 2015 Ted Talk The Next Outbreak- We are not ready, was alarmist chatter.
On Monday April 6, 2020 Gates is once again proved prescient.
On Monday January 6, 2020 Your stock account was soaring.
On Monday April 6, 2020 You're afraid to look at your stock balance.
On Monday January 6, 2020 You didn't ever think of the terms ventilator, virus curve, social distancing, masks, and hot spots.
On Monday April 6, 2020 It's all You can think about.
On Monday January 6, 2020 You didn't know who Dr. Anthony Fauci MD was.
On Monday April 6, 2020 You listen to his every utterance. You can get a Dr. Fauci bobblehead here. (Really).
On Monday January 6, 2020 You never thought twice about toilet paper use.
On Monday April 6, 2020 You lecture your family on conserving toilet paper.
On Monday January 6, 2020 You were thinking about your next jury trial.
On Monday April 6, 2020 You are thinking about whether you can pay your rent and employees.
On Monday January 6, 2020 You didn't have time for the Netflix Love is Blind or some Tiger show.
On Monday April 6, 2020 You are looking for something else to stream that you haven't already seen.
On Monday January 6, 2020 A trip to Italy seemed like a nice dream
On Monday April 6, 2020 It seems like a nightmare or prison sentence: "I sentence you to three weeks in Milan, good luck to you sir.
On Monday January 6, 2020 You never heard of Wuhan.
On Monday April 6, 2020 You can pinpoint it on a map with its GPS coordinates.
On Monday January 6, 2020 A Malaria drug was something used to help build the Panama Canal.
On Monday April 6, 2020 The drug may save your life.
On Monday January 6, 2020 Taking a walk around the neighborhood in the evening was something your elderly parents did.
On Monday April 6, 2020 You lecture your parents to stay inside and you take a stroll twice a day to breakup the boredom.
On Monday January 6, 2020 All you wanted was a few days off from work to stay home and recharge.
On Monday April 6, 2020 You'd do anything for a rough day at the office and having to stay late.
On Monday January 6, 2020 Rumpole was your favourite blogger.
On Monday April 6, 2020 Not any more if you're one of several dozen administrative judges who have felt our wrath and chewed us out.
COMING NEXT WEEK: Rumpole is more than a legal blogger. Polymath, raconteur. trial and appellate lawyer extraordinaire, and ...housekeeping expert? Yes, social distancing has forced us to place our housekeeper and chef on paid leave. Our skills at laundry have greatly improved, although we have begun to research the automatic clothes folding machines under development. When and how to add bleach? We have answers. Clean those spots off a countertop and glass surfaces? The correct vinegar blend that works best and kills viruses to boot!
And quick food tips? This will be your go-to blog for next week, we will be posting our "miracle smoothie" recipe- use of a Vitamix blender strongly encouraged. And our thoughts on this- it is easier to develop a Covid-19 vaccine then efficiently peel a mango.
Only on the best damn legal blog (and now more!) on the planet.
And quick food tips? This will be your go-to blog for next week, we will be posting our "miracle smoothie" recipe- use of a Vitamix blender strongly encouraged. And our thoughts on this- it is easier to develop a Covid-19 vaccine then efficiently peel a mango.
Only on the best damn legal blog (and now more!) on the planet.
100% correct!
ReplyDeleteFACDL has become a virtual dog show. I always vote for the Golden Retriever. They're the ultimate good and loyal friend.
ReplyDeleteRead this: https://apnews.com/090600c299a8cf07f5b44d92534856bc
Not to be a wimp, but this social isolation is very difficult on me from a mental health perspective.
ReplyDeleteAny thoughts or hints Rumpole?
I don't have any thoughts. As a loner, this is an snap for me. I prefer social isolation. But I can understand why it is difficult for others. If you need to talk- email me. Also, you can go out. I take long walks and now my neighborhood is full of people walking in the mornings and evening and everyone wants to stop and chat. So try that as well.
ReplyDeleteFlorida peak date moved from May 3 to April 21. That’s good news. We are flattening the curve.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 6 2020: You were looking forward to baseball in April
ReplyDeleteApril 6, 2020: You are looking forward to baseball in April, 2021
@captain
ReplyDeleteThat means that we are NOT flattening the curve. The later the peak, the flatter the curve.
3:10 pm If you are depressed, call friends and discuss it. you are not alone.
ReplyDeleteWe need a complete lockdown or we will not flatten the curve!!!
ReplyDeleteSTAY YOUR ASSES HOME!!!