Notes from the Trenches (17)

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• The mayors of New York and Los Angeles have announced there will be no major league sports events or concert stage shows in their cities until 2021 at least. As Liza Minnelli would sing, “Start spreading the news …”
• When I think of the Big Apple, something that couldn’t happen today comes to mind, the Occupy Wall Street movement. Protesters have been sidelined by the coronavirus and shelter-at-home directives. Ingenuity will always prevail, though. Protesters today, rather than walking a picket line with a placard, are approaching the targets of their disaffection in a vehicle, honking the horn and vocalizing through a lowered window.
• If past momentous economic events are any indication, the current tough times won’t be objectively comprehensible until they’ve been given a proper name (e.g., Great Depression, Great Recession). What’s my nomination for the best handle to describe our present circumstances? … the ‘corona coma’ contraction.

• In a move sure to please a great many young people, SAT and/or ACT scores are being dropped from the admission requirements of many universities. Conducting the tests and providing feedback can’t be completed in time for the fall. The only people who might be upset by this news are the parents who shelled out the money for their children’s tutorials.
• When you find me kidding like this, don’t suppose I’m not terrified by the prospect of myself, my wife, my kids or any of our friends catching the coronavirus. The thought of having to go on a ventilator as a possible best-case scenario is deeply frightening. And my sympathy for the tens of thousands who have not passed through the storm successfully, and for their loved ones, is profoundly inadequate.

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