I’m a bit slow this week. This virus thing has thrown everything into turmoil. Whole countries have been shut down, schools, Universities, public gatherings, museums, sporting events, concerts and flights have been cancelled depending on where you live. Locally, our big winter event, Dark Mofo has been cancelled for this year and so has the Victorian Grand Prix, even though the various racing teams have already arrived, because at least some members were testing positive. My sister has cancelled her upcoming visit – the thought of mixing and mingling in an international airport when she already has asthma is a risk she can’t take. There’s been nothing like this since World War 2. Not that it's all been gloom and doom. The panic -buying of toilet paper has caused some amusement and the “The Guardian” has been running recipes for using up all that stuff you presumably now have cluttering up your pantry. Whatever will we do with all that toilet paper? ...
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