This is the first of what is likely to become a recurring post, albeit not necessarily a regular one, but whenever I feel like going off on something.
Fredo’s brother, the love gov has cancelled the New York State Fair. The Fair is a big deal in this neck of the woods, as the event is held in a small village just outside Syracuse. The Syracuse region, like most of Upstate NY, is in phase four of the reopening. I really don’t think he had much of a choice, and not because of the WuFlu. The fact is the state offices that processed vendor applications have been closed since February, and those applications needed to be submitted by the 15th of April.
A quick drive west on I-90 from me is the city of Rochester. Why am I mentioning Rochester you might ask? Well, over the weekend, some idiots removed the statue of Fredrick Douglass from one of the parks there. As there’s a distinct lack of white supremacists in these environs, I suspect it was some uneducated, AntiFa supporting, Marxists that did the deed. They managed to damage the plinth and broke one of the statues fingers in the act. The statue itself was found leaning on a chain link fence separating the park from the Genesee river gorge. As of this writing no suspects have been named by the Rochester PD or Monroe county sheriffs.
Many, if not all, of you have seen the reporting on the resurgence of the WuFlu in Texas, Arizona and Florida. Here’s the naked truth: cases are up, however, there’s context that isn’t being provided by the usual outlets. First, there are record numbers of tests being done every day. Second, the rate of infections has only gone up by about 2%, that means the virus isn’t spreading any faster. Third, the death rate continues to decline. Fourth, despite all the hype, ICU capacity is not about to be overwhelmed. Finally, the majority of new infections are in the 40 and under age group. That group is far less likely to experience poor outcomes from the virus. I’ll leave you with one astonishing stat, there have been more deaths in those 75 and above than there have been in those under 65.
Major League Baseball announced their 60 game schedule today. First pitch is supposed to be 23 July. This reporter is a huge baseball fan, and has been watching Korean league ball since they restarted a month ago and while it’s entertaining, it’s not the Yankees.
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