Are we having fun yet? We are all – and when I say all, I mean all of us around the world – caught up in this COVID-19 pandemic. What the virus may do, how our precautions, closures and cancellations may affect the rate of the spread - the answer to each of these questions is very much unknown. What all of that may mean for our economy, including the government’s stimulus and its effect on our national debt, and how other countries will be affected, and on and on – we just don’t know. No one does. If you want to ruin your day, spend it watching nonstop speculation.
Read MoreMost of us probably assume that we go through life seeing what we see and responding to it. Our eyes do have the capacity to take in light like a camera lens. But that is not how our sight works at all. It not how our brains work at all.
You know what it’s like to buy a car and suddenly you become more aware of that particular make and model. Or maybe you played the punch buggy game with your family or friends. Our eyes tune in.
Read MoreThis has been an interesting week. As the week has gone on, we’ve seen closings or shifts to online classes for colleges and universities. Disney and the other theme parks are closed. All Florida public schools are closed. Cruise lines are docked. There have been cancellations of every major and college sport. Even the Lake Wales Little League has suspended operations. They even closed Canada! I’m serious – the Canadian government told their citizens that in 10 days they won’t cover their medical care in the USA. So they have to go back and their government is only allowing Canadians across the border.
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