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I don’t have the stick-to-itiveness that I used to have. I could stay glued to media outlets incessantly, seemingly forever, to get all the info I could soak in about an ongoing story.<\/p>\n

These days I find myself coming down with a form of fatigue. I am sorry to admit that the coronavirus pandemic has triggered it in me.<\/p>\n

I find myself watching some of the TV streaming services I get at home rather than watching the news. Every single item reported these days has some connection to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

I understand fully how important the story is to the whole world. It’s a gigantic story. The United States of America could go into a total lockdown. For all I know they might declare martial law \u2026 but that’s not likely. At least that’s my hope.<\/p>\n

States can act on their own. I don’t know what Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is inclined to do. I am confident that when he makes such a decision that we’ll all be made aware of it.<\/p>\n

Absent a declaration such as that, or a declaration that the coast is clear and we can resume our normal lives, I am going to look elsewhere for my TV-viewing pleasure.<\/p>\n

I know about the risks. I know what to do to minimize my exposure to the virus. I know about “social distancing.” We have plenty of food in the house. We also have plenty of the necessary paper products \u2026 if you know what I mean. We have soap and running water.<\/p>\n

We are hunkered down. I’m going to seek to relieve myself of pandemic fatigue. Wish me luck. I’ll do the same for you.<\/p>\n\n

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