Beneath the Wraps

I often feel like I am an extra or cast member in one of those poorly made science fiction movies in which the government has ordered everyone into isolation.   I feel bad about those who have to go to the hospital as it feels like they will never return.   The only thing missing from this sf weirdness is the standard silver jumpsuit that seems to be the attire of the entire planet – though we never see the entire planet.   Nor do we really know for certain if the jumpsuit truly is silver as it is a black and white movie.   We’re grounded to our houses for our own protection while a selected few get to be out in the public eye for “our protection” – and they end up being eaten by the monsters or disintegrated or whatever.   And those few who are left in their homes have absolutely no clue what is going on.         There are truths and there are rumors, precautions and scare tactics, internet jokes and so forth. ...

Friends of Myrtle Creek Library have been polled on whether to keep the library open or close it along with the schools and other government businesses that have shut.   Our library is NOT government.   We’re run on volunteers.   Some agree that we should shut.   I don’t know if they are panicked or really seeking precaution – which is probably how we should lean, but some of us are already bored with the feeling of recluse.   There are many individuals who don’t have access to current events other than through the library.   There are still children who like to read books and there are things to learn during their time absent from school.               The gal who does the scheduling has worn herself out.   It would be okay to shut down.   We have a choice.   Patrons have the choice whether to come.   Patrons have the choice of whether to shop or go out and eat.   Unfortu...