Category: Coronavirus
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The canary in the coal mine just keeled over
Airport rules! The chief stockholder of Blaska Policy Werkes spent much of yesterday (03-19-2020) watching Wayne Carini chase classic cars on cable TV. Tension was high as his lovingly restored 1915 Pierce Arrow went on the auction block. What’s wrong with those bidders! Dog-faced pony soldiers! Happy ending: Wayne really did not want to sell…
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Madison’s Isthmus goes dark
Major journalistic presence in Madison succumbs to coronavirus Over the past few weeks we have been trying to cover the turmoil and grief that COVID-19 has caused our Madison community. Today, we unfortunately need to share our own story. We have decided that if there is any chance of seeing life on the other side…
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Don’t make us report you
Coronavirus distance tattling? Is it a “Brave New World?” Or Orwell’s 1984, where neighbors are supposed to rat on neighbors? Or a life-saving tactic in the frontline in the war against COVID-19? Madison/Dane County Public Health is encouraging residents to report gatherings of more than 10 persons. Public Health posted a form on-line Wednesday (03-18-2020). Matt Kittle…
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We’re mailing it in
Distance voting suddenly looks better [ UPDATE: Bernie Sanders to pack it in. ] We have not been a fan of voting by mail but — by gosh and by golly — the intrepid USPS mailman will deliver a ballot to the Stately Manor sometime before Wisconsin’s April 7 non-partisan Spring election. CORRECTED: ⇒ April…
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Spending like there’s no tomorrow
‘Don’t just do something! Stand there!’ — Ronald Reagan But do so six feet away, please We called our restaurant on Parmenter Street in Middleton Tuesday asking if it would be open for our bi-weekly breakfast of wise old guys (not old wise guys). The co-owner sounded delighted to have our business — any business. Later that day, Gov. Evers…
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Who was that masked woman?
The news is not all bad (just mostly so) Amazon is hiring 100,000 more workers, bumping pay. Wisconsin makes toilet paper. Kimberly Clark, Clorox, Campbell soup, cereal companies, and supermarket chains were beating the S&P 500 by 27 points, on average. Random acts of kindness. Mike Thomsen says 20 neighbors here in Orchard Ridge have…