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on March 30, 2020

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When does distrust become destructive?

In South Australia we've had a few days in a row with no new cases, and several days throughout the last ten days with no new cases, and there's been such a change of mood, it's already hard to remember the sense of uncertainty from only a few weeks ago. I've told my year 12 that I'll leave the decision about going back to school up to him. I feel that I distrust our Prime Minister so completely that I can't be objective about anything he says. So when the Prime Minister is so adamant that schools are safe all I can think is, 'Yeah, nah, no way.' Not that I'm completely wrong for my skepticism. This article articulates my reservations, particularly around whether or not there really is any evidence. In my dealings with the Prime Minister, I let my smug-o-meter guide me, and it is up to 9 (out of 11) when I hear him talk about schools. Plus, blagh to a government that has spent decades undermining and devaluing teachers and now speaks of

Nothing has changed, except it has

I'm trying to leave behind the frustrations of working out which NBN package by which NBN provider is the best for us, and bringing my focus to writing. It's a lovely rainy afternoon, perfect for burrowing in with some work. I'm getting into the Weird Adelaide work a bit more all the time. I've already done quite a bit on it, but March and April, post-fringe were supposed to be the months I really immersed myself in the two Adelaide projects I had on-- Weird Adelaide and Blackout . I do feel the momentum building to get back into the novel project. As I get back into reading, and remind myself of how it feels to build a story and a world and to have a substantial piece of work that you can come back to and lose yourself in. (Don't forget the times when it's frustrating and overwhelming and you want to throw it all in the bin). As Adrian warned me, getting the builders back into our project is not as easy as flicking the switch. An early reminder of how

The questions change but never end

It was only a few weeks ago that we were caught up in the maelstrom of decision-making, each day a new wave of what was needed to understand and needed to change. It was a constancy of questions. Should we really be going out for the birthday lunch? Should we be making plans in case we need to work from home? Should we stop catching the tram to school and work and go by car instead? Should we be working from home starting next week? Should we even be going anywhere today? And all of this was set to the music of the (re)construction of our kitchen which was having a much bigger impact than I realised at the time. Not just the noise, but the coming and going, the busyness when we were supposed to be slowing down. And of course the underlying uncertainty of income (become less underlying and more of a reality every day). The nights were long, my sleep was broken. I was mining the internet, searching for the answers. It reminded me of my early days in Abu Dhabi when I would wake up

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