Halloweak

Looks as though my projector notification idea won’t be needed. The neighborhood at the top of my dead end street came up with a plan for a Halloween parade. Participants are supposed to put individually wrapped pieces of candy on a table at the end of their driveway. I learned about this too late to take part, and it runs from 4-6, so it will all be over before dark anyway. It’s 5:15 now, and so far I’ve seen only two families stop at the driveway tables at the two houses across the street.

Holloween

After much self-deliberation I decided to not hand out candy this Covid-cursed Halloween. Not that I expect many trick or treaters anyway. But not wanting to just leave the house dark and hope nobody comes to the door, I wanted to do something fun instead. So I drew this picture.

I have an old tripod projector screen I got for free at work, that I like to use in the living room with a projector I picked up on eBay for $65. It looks like this.

Here’s a simulation of what I’m planning to do, weather permitting. Halloween evening on Saturday, I’ll put the screen on the front porch and display the message announcing that we aren’t offering candy.

She’s Being Mean to Me!

Aww, the big, bad TV reporter lady isn’t being nice to poor, little Donnie. “You’re picking on me, and not Joey! No fair!” Even I didn’t think Trump could come across as sounding so childish.

He wants things to return to normal? Then get the coronavirus under control! How to do that? For starters, at every opportunity encourage everyone to wear a proper mask whenever they are outside of their immediate family. Provide real leadership at the Federal level, based upon actual medical science, and stop throwing everything down to the state level, then claim the Democratic governors aren’t doing their jobs. His point about that is funny as well as stupid, because one of Trump’s primary criticisms is they locked down their states, which is precisely what’s needed if everyone isn’t wearing a good mask when they’re out and about.

Instead, Trump is promoting the dangerous “herd immunity” idea. Remember the death panels that Republicans insisted would be part of Obamacare? They said Obamacare would “kill grandma,” but herd immunity is the same as saying, “let grandma die.” It isn’t even known yet whether or not surviving the coronavirus provides immunity.

But wait, what about a vaccine? Trump has been promising for months that one is coming soon, and he’s done that without offering any specifics about the challenges involved with efficacy, safety and distribution. That last part is more complicated than just having enough sterile vials and syringes. There is also the need for end-to-end extreme cold storage, throughout the transportation chain.

The irony in Trump’s touting of a vaccine is that his followers include the anti-vax crowd. Even worse, his reckless statements about vaccine availability have led to some doubts even among those who are firmly opposed all things Trump. The 60 Minutes video proves yet again that Trump has a fixed, self-centered mindset that can only lead to further confusion and disaster.

Wear a mask and vote to undo the Great Mistake of 2016. A clear and undeniable win for Biden and Harris is needed to limit the damaging effects of the fake ballot boxes in California, USPS tampering, and other Republican dirty tricks. Trump will contest a loss regardless of the margin, but at least I know that my vote will count:

Election Description: 11/3/2020 State Election
Ballot Received: 10/16/2020
Ballot Status: Accepted