Thinking of a Master Plan Gives Us Something to Believe in

Eric B & Rakim, Poison and Israel are helping me frame thoughts as I think about when we can get ourselves out of quarantine.

News today out of Israel suggests they have a gradual plan to resume economic activity. They're thinking of a master plan. It seems extremely logical and hopefully can be mimicked over here. This plan calls for a four-phase move back to normalcy, as laid out below. Each phase would have a two-week buffer to evaluate its efficacy, before subsequent phases are rolled out. And current rules on social distancing, masks, etc. would remain in place. People over 60 and with health issues would be excluded, which will be a sticky issue for some (but not me!).

Phase 1: Technology, finance and some trade-oriented industries come back. These industries employ 10% of the population

Phase 2: Commerce and retail come back.

Phase 3: Restaurants, hotels and education come back.

Phase 4: Recreation (sports, travel, entertainment) comes back.

Not sure why, but this plan has me excited, if only because it offers a glimmer of hope. It gives me something to believe in. Even if we run out of Smithfield pork by then.

People of Rosslyn, VA: Please stop trying to poison rob

Seems someone in Rosslyn might be taking squirrel population control into their own hands, and that's not good news for our Tiny Dictator, who is unable to distinguish poison pills from nuts. The folks at the Ode Street Tribune blog are asking you, dear citizens of Rosslyn, to stop poisoning squirrels, Charles Bronson vigilante style.

Oh yeah, this quote cracked me up:

Squirrels face deadly attacks from hawks. Hawks face deadly attacks from their shadows in windowpanes. Don't add to the violence that already exists in the world.

All I'm saying is, you keep knocking off his kind, and rob's gonna send Moose and Rocco to rough you up...