COMMUNITY! Lisa's street is organized in a neighborhood watch arrangement. Last night a schedule was arranged so that two persons were always awake and on lookout. Shifts were arranged so that pairs took 2 hours of watch each. Everyone is linked by 'text' so if a car even drove down the street its progress and description was monitored. This neighborhood is about 10-14 blocks from where George Floyd died. With random acts of mayhem, no place is totally safe but there is some "herd immunity" because there are so many houses.
As we prepared for the night I thought about Syria. What would it be like to live in a real war zone where there is no assurance of safety in your own home? How many places in the world are like Syria, where safety and security don't exist? What would it be like to have to flee your home only to be rejected at some national border?
The Twin Cities were relatively quiet last night. Law enforcement personnel are doing an adequate job of enforcing the curfew without over-reacting and making things worse. That's no easy task. Some good evening rains would be helpful. COVID, is almost certainly spreading via the protesters. June will probably be a very bad month with the spread of the virus...likely our worst yet.
Well...on that cheerful note I'll sign off, grateful for so much to so many!
Takk for alt,
Al
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