Lio by Mark Tatulli for May 01, 2020

The sun needs to remove it’s mask, as it’s UV rays should have full exposure to the Earth’s atmosphere, in order to help kill the virus.

although the sun and squirrel are wearing face masks, Lio, now what to do?

I never would have thought the sun was a germaphobe…

and here our Quarantine was extended to the end of May :/

Mine is Monday

We’re on a gradual reopening in Texas. I dunno if the stay at home is over today or if it’s ‘Stay at home if you’re not going to an open business.

We’re supposed to ease restrictions on Monday, but tomorrow at 2:30 the governor is going to announce new restrictions. :(

Look at the bright side, Lio…at least you get to go out of the house!

The eyes combined with the mask is my favorite image – those expressive eyes.

May 8 for us. And my haircut appointment is May 11. If it gets postponed (again!) I’m taking the clippers to it.

May 15th at the earliest in my state, but, my county is still increasing the number of infections, so, I may be spending all of Spring at home. Get another reason to hate where I live!

Happy May everyone!

I saw a news article this morning from an American living in China. He says they crushed it, but they are all wearing masks.

Lio keep your spirit up, this too shall pass. Look out for us old folks for the time being.

How revolting.

Queen “B” in oregon wrote her executive order without an ending date, so who knows?!

Here in Connecticut, Governor Lamont is really on top of things. He’s being cautious, and I trust him completely. So far, his plan for easing restrictions is to start reopening some businesses on May 20, depending on continued hospitalization reductions — they’ve fallen 8 days in a row so far— but no plans currently in the works to end protective measures such as social distancing. That’s fine by me. I’m 70 years old and have had respiratory issues for years.

Cases continue to rise here in Indiana. So if they relax the “stay in place” order, I plan to continue to quarantine myself for the time being.

The name of this month should be spelled “May-sk”.

This really shows the silliness of the Open Now protest. Open all you want, people will not do stupid stuff just because you want their business. Well, some will… Business will be normal when there’s a good treatment.

Good, common sense rules in Illinois. I wear a mask and gloves at the grocery store (or anywhere social distancing is not possible). On my walking route, I have a good path where social distancing is easy. People pay attention and are mindful of healthy practices. Most businesses won’t place their employees and customers at risk. Few, if any, restaurants can turn a profit at 25% capacity. Smart business people won’t reopen to put lives at risk and lose money. Stay safe and be observant.

George Takei aka Sulu from the original Star Trek declared that all the states rushing to open things up are making everyone who is going to rush out like nothing is actually wrong Redshirts. If you have to go out, wear a mask and protect yourself.

Nebraska is allowing restaurants to open, at 50% capacity, and lots of restrictions. Many restaurants have announce that they will wait. Pickup and delivery is fine for now.

I read we could be dealing with this for another two-ish years!?!?!? WTF!

Safer at Home ♥

Call your state Capital and ask when you can book a tour.

They might say they are closed due to the virus

Doesn’t Lio have one of those power-mad gubernators who arbitrarily extent the Lockdown by two weeks here, a month there, with no end in prospect?

You don’t know what you’re missing, Lio!

Mein Führer, Washington St. Gov. Jay Inslee, has his inmates locked down ‘til May 31.. don’t think he’s smart enough to use the Copenhagen restart protocol.

Wow, even the squirrel is wearing a mask.

Yeah…I remember thinking it would end in May 2020. It didn’t. Thought I’d go back to in-person university in the fall at least. I didn’t. Hoped it’d at least be over by the time 2020 was over. It wasn’t. Hoped the vaccines would be the end of it. It wasn’t – Delta happened. I didn’t go back to in-person classes until January 2022. I still wear a mask pretty often because people can’t be bothered to take precautions they should when they get sick with COVID, a cold, a flu, or whatever. As I type this, I’m still getting over a cold I got from a Starbucks barista who coughed without a mask on. May we never have another COVID-style pandemic again.