Author Archives: Steven Damron

Things are getting back to normal in the US! No one who visits Florida or lives there part time is dying of Covid-19. Is it a coincidence they stopped dying just as the summer beach season approaches? I think it’s a Republican miracle. Those meatpacking plants with thousands of Covid-19 cases? Remember the ones thatContinue reading “2 May 2020 – Saturday – #48”

Let’s talk money, Covid-19 style. The US GDP dropped by 4.8% in the first quarter of 2020, bringing its decade long economic expansion to a screeching halt. White House economists estimate another drop of 20% – 30% in the current quarter. To me, this looks economically like the end of WWII and politically like theContinue reading “1 May 2020 – Friday – #47”

I may have got a bit ahead of Spain’s upcoming 11 May relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions. A friend stopped by yesterday to taste vermut on the terrace. After 50 days without face-to-face social interaction, I threw caution to the lovely Spring breeze outside. Besides helping me decode an invoice from the local water company, myContinue reading “30 April 2020 – Thursday – #46”