I take another picture, the world is waiting

[sovay]

Massachusetts is reopening and I have gone back to the glassy feeling of not quite being in the same reality as the people who are saying the words. "Tough times never last, tough people do." Well, good for the tough people. Shame about the rest of us. I don't expect a second spike of infections in the fall, I expect one by July at the latest. But I'm glad houses of worship are considered essential businesses in Massachusetts. I'm sure that ancestor of mine from the Puritan migration would be thrilled.

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[dramaticirony]

Curtatone confirmed this evening that Somerville will be taking things more slowly, so at least there's that.

I understand they mean a lot to many people, but it's really hard to see how, in terms of risk, houses of worship shouldn't be at the back of the line, with movie theaters.

[sovay]

Curtatone confirmed this evening that Somerville will be taking things more slowly, so at least there's that.

Ah! Good. Thank you for pointing me to look. I'm glad to hear it.

I understand they mean a lot to many people, but it's really hard to see how, in terms of risk, houses of worship shouldn't be at the back of the line, with movie theaters.

Movie theaters even feel less risky to me: they can be undersold and widely spaced and they don't contain singing. (I'm still not clamoring to get into one.)