Opening!

It's like a growing wave.  Every day in many ways the country is opening up.  In California as we move to a new tier we open up more.  In Texas they're wide open.  And everything in between.

So this is a good thing, right?  People want their freedom.  Let's get back to normal, they say.  And the politicians respond.  Science be damned, enough is enough.  I want my freedom back.  It is, indeed, a growing wave of public opinion.

Only one problem: What if it's too soon?  What if we're leaving ourselves open to a new surge?  What if we're giving the variants a chance to get ahead of our current vaccine efficacy?  What if we're letting impatience win over common sense?  What if . . .?

All this should come as no surprise.  Delayed gratification isn't one of our strongest human traits.  Daddy, I want what I want and I want it now.  So opening it will be.

And we shall see if we win this game of Russian roulette.  Good luck to us all!