Simply Noting

Is it social alchemy or might it quite

possibly be social anarchy, the situation

that otherwise obedient populations find

themselves in being ordered to self isolate

social distance, remain secluded in their

homes. Sleep at home, eat at home, work

from home, socialize from home, shop

from home. In short become a recluse in

a desperate bid to avoid becoming a corpse.

Or at the very best, inconvenienced by

illness, even made extremely ill by a nasty

virus that has bioscientists and epidemiologists

confused and uncertain themselves. Who to

trust? Evidently not WHO. Whom otherwise

to look to for direction? Depends since a

frightened public is wary of all advice given

that those decision-makers are themselves

left to gamble on suppositions while others

predicate their orders on directly opposite

theories. One thing, however, seems clear.

Under normal conditions the streets that 

without fail are clear of walkers and the roads

that normally are thronged with vehicles

have undergone a reversal. Now, streets are

full of people pushing strollers, teens walking

starry-eyed together, children playing games

riding bicycles, runners, families strolling in

the fresh air, while the roads are absent cars.