World 7.5 million Brazil 800K+ Russia 500K+ The much awaited restart to the AFL season kicked off last night with Collingwood v Richmond at the MCG. It was interesting to watch with the addition of crowd noise that Channel 7 have dubbed into the broadcast to make it more like the real spectacle. […]
Archive | Finey’s Blog
In this daily blog I explore our personal and collective responses to the transformation we are all experiencing as we battle the COVID-19 pandemic. I began writing in mid-March 2020, but only decided in April to create this blog and post it to my website. I’m posting all of March as a single entry and will follow up with posts either daily, weekly or every few days as events unfold. Stay safe.
The Corona Crucible – Thurs 11th June
World 7.4 million Iran 170K+ Turkey 170K+ On Monday I came down with a rotten head cold. I think I got a chill from playing golf in the drizzle on Sunday. After a sleepless night with my nose running like a leaky tap, I thought it best to get a COVID test, so on […]
The Corona Crucible – Wed 10th June
World 7.3 million Brazil 740K+ Peru 200K+ Vaccine developers in Australia say that funding for research follows a ‘panic and neglect’ cycle. It’s typical of what my wise Pisces grandfather, George Finey, used to call, ‘pocket thinking’; the short term, do as little as possible, spend as little as possible, patch up the problem, ignore […]
The Corona Crucible – Tues 9th June
World 7.1 million Russia 475K+ India 260K+ All school classes resumed today in Victoria and so has the traffic nightmare around our local primary school. Parents park illegally and stay for longer than they are meant to stop in the drop off zone. Sometimes cars queue around the roundabout, blocking through traffic just so they […]
The Corona Crucible – Mon 8th June
World 7 million USA 2 million World fatalities 400K+ USA fatalities 110K+ World active cases 3.2 million USA active cases 1.1 million Across the globe, the rate of new coronavirus cases is now increasing by well over 100,000 each day. Infections are rising dramatically in Brazil and the US. Likewise in India, Russia, Mexico, Chile, […]
The Corona Crucible – Sun 7th June
World 6.9 million Brazil 670K+ Peru 190K+ Meanwhile in the Divided States of America… Shouting, rioting, protesting, looting, confronting, demonstrating, yelling, shooting. Fighting, bashing, torching, pleading, burning, crying, screaming, grieving. Swerving, dodging, marching, speaking, recording, filming, dying, fleeing. Blaming, accusing, ignoring, raging, chanting, protesting, resisting, praying. Black Lives Matter protests went ahead yesterday in […]
The Corona Crucible – Sat 6th June
World 6.8 million Brazil 640K UK 280K+ The mornings are getting cold now, but the sun was shining again yesterday which made it feel a lot warmer on the golf course. Monday is a public holiday, so a few people are taking advantage of the relaxed travel arrangements and heading out of the city for […]
The Corona Crucible – Fri 5th June
World 6.6 million India 220K+ Mexico 100K+ Mexico is the latest country to record more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19. There are now 14 countries that have reached this grim statistic. USA, Brazil, Russia, Spain, UK, Italy, India, Germany, Peru. Turkey, Iran, France, Chile and now Mexico. Poor nations in particular are being […]
The Corona Crucible – Thurs 4th June
World 6.5 million USA 1.9 million Brazil 580K+ I heard yesterday that my regular massage clinic is still in business, but is closed for renovations until later this month. Before the shutdown I used to get a deep tissue massage about once a month. My body has really missed it. In the meantime I managed […]
The Corona Crucible – Wed 3rd June
World 6.4 million Russia 420K+ India 200K+ Demonstrations across the US continue to escalate. Some are peaceful gatherings, but others are violent, with people rioting, looting and setting fire to vehicles and buildings. This is the eighth day of demonstrations that have flared across the US. People carry placards with George Floyd’s dying plea; […]