Pandemic and Protests: A Postlude
There has been no return to "normal" since getting off Velsignet and back into our Long Lake home near Bemidji MN. On the contrary. Life as we once knew it hasn't happened yet. And who could imagine that as our 9-year-old granddaughter conducted her school studies from home would get to a state where she "is so DONE with Zoom?!" Since Velsignet (March 1), the pandemic of the Corona-19 virus began spreading across the country hitting cities like New York City and Seattle hardest. The federal government and other countries issued international travel bans. Stay-at-home orders and "social distancing measures" were issued by state Governors as well as mandatory closures of businesses and services that were deemed "unessential." Other businesses were encouraged to allow employees to work from home. Schools and universities and churches conducted online services and classes. Zoom rose to become a popular meeting app for keeping groups and ...