The Common Sense Contingent...

I guess this is a pivot point. A "make or break" moment.

Do you choose to listen to the doctors, the scientists, and your own common sense?

OR

Do you listen to politicians, those worried about their political fortunes, and those chattering economic cheerleaders chanting "Go back to work, now!"

One group is telling us there is a nasty virus in the land. It is super-contagious, there is no cure, no vaccine, and no good therapy to help you survive it. The smartest thing is to try not to catch it. The only measures you can take are wearing a mask, staying home as much as possible, being socially-distant when you are outside, washing your hands frequently.

The other group is telling us, "So what? Go back to work, go back to business as usual. Shop! Remember this is the land of the FREE the home of the BRAVE!"

Put me in the "common sense" camp. I do not think this is a difficult choice.

The a.m soundtrack - Talking Head's "Fear of Music."  (1979). A spiky, twitchy, nervous-sounding band. Fear permeates the record. What to be afraid of? Pretty much everything. David Byrne always seems to be singing from the edge of hysteria, or phobia, he seems distressed, unhappy. A stranger in a strange land. This record is produced by Brian Eno. Eno and Byrne really became quite the creative collaborative team. Dynamic. A great band, always catchy, groovy, and off-kilter. Maybe the standout track for me is "Heaven" a shimmering ballad with the great line, "Heaven is a place, where nothing, nothing ever happens."