Knoxville is now being cited as one of the worst cities in the US as far as not complying with pandemic precautions, closings, quarantines, testing, etc.  Our city mayor (a Dem) is doing all she can under the circumstances, but our county mayor and our governor are not taking this seriously or acting accordingly.  Thanks, stupid adopted state.  When thousands start dying here, maybe you’ll get the memo?

On the other hand, I should mention many private citizens/businesses I know are doing all they can to counter the disinformation with facts, follow the CDC guidelines, feed people curbside, etc.  Not everyone here is of the mindless trump borg.

All one can do is carry on and be careful.  Today I compost/manured my two new garden beds, widened and cleaned up the front perennial bed, and observed my peas and veggies all coming up!  Meanwhile, E continued her work refurbishing the bathroom, and then mowed the backyard for the first time this year.  No one can ever say we just lay down and died in the pandemic!  It’s the ideal time to stay home and get fresh air, while we still can.