Happy Weekend!
Who am I kidding? Under lockdown, every day's a weekend.
In the Bay Area, we are entering month five of shelter in place. If you're a regular Copie's Choice reader you know that I thrive on activity under normal circumstances. This stasis I'm in is a struggle, but like you, I persevere.
I'm healthy, my children are healthy and the extended fam is healthy. That's the best and biggest blessing right now.
As epidemiologists see it, the only way we'll get this pandemic under control is to start over. There needs to be a 3-4 week nationwide lockdown where EVERYONE stays home. If you must go out, by law you wear a mask and you socially distance. PERIOD.
That's what European countries have done and that's what we need to do to end this nightmare.
Until we're ready to accept this short term pain, the long term pain that we are currently experiencing of literally one American death every minute will continue.
Not much to share with you this week as I've been buried in the first draft of my new play.
BOOK
We buried Civil Rights icon John Lewis this week so I'm rereading his award winning three part graphic novel MARCH. It's an autobiography that takes us from Lewis' beginnings to the election of President Obama.
Buy it, read it and share it with your children and grandchildren.
LISTEN
As I wrote earlier, I've been busy with a few projects. I have two different podcasts I'd like to invite you to check out.
COPELAND’S CORNER is a weekly roundup of the week's news with analysis by comedians and timely interviews with members of Congress and newsmakers guests. It comes out on Thursdays.
Listen to the latest episode here.
BEATING THE DEMON is a daily podcast for people who deal with depression and anxiety as well as those who love them. Monday thru Friday I give a 3-5 minute tip on things I do to make myself feel better during the times that I struggle. You can hear the latest here as well as the previous 50 3-minute tidbits.
I'm hearing from folks who tell me that it's really helping them.
Stay safe and healthy, my friends.
Copie
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