Please do all you can to help our prison systems handle this situation. The Chicago Trib reported that Cook County Jail has started “compassionate releases” so that elderly prisoners don’t catch the virus.

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… Speaking of backroom shenanigans, the deal you tried to strike with CureVAc to get them to move their vaccine research from Germany to the US is not going over well. I hope you can reassure our allies on your video call with them today that we are all on the same team.

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Thanks for meeting with the grocery execs today. Will someone from Grocery Outlet be there? Yesterday their paper products shelf was completely bare at 9:30 AM…. I was reminded of the photos of stores in the USSR from the ‘70s with empty shelves & desperate shoppers. It was creepy….

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…when you persist in acting like you will never get infected as you did at your press conference yesterday, not only are you setting a bad example, you are risking your health. So please, adopt the elbow bump or the namaste greeting rather than shaking hands with everyone you see…

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… I was disturbed to see 2 photos of you standing close to JMB’s aide and CV carrier, Fabio Wajngarten at Mar-a-Lago last weekend. I’m sorry that you were not practicing “safe distance” precautions and may now be incubating the virus yourself. …

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…I hope your annual St. Patrick’s Day visit with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar goes well today. He’s closed all of the schools so I’m sure there are some happy Irish 5th graders playing video games all day.

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… I feel sorry for Jeff Sessions (JBS) and hope you will show him some grace. He’s been loyal to you despite all of your criticism. Now that he’s trying to get his Senate seat back, I encourage you to stay out of it….

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… I encourage you to check out Vox’s March 6 article about the silly songs and videos that folks around the world are coming up with to educate the public to combat the spread of CV. That might help you understand why it’s time for you to adopt the elbow bump or foot tap rather than the handshake….

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Uh-oh! What’s your plan for this stock market drop? ….

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Daylight savings time caught me by surprise this morning. I got distracted by all this news about CV. I think that may have been true of the media, too. No harm, no foul….

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… I was surprised to see that you are entertaining JMB today. It seems like an odd time for a party. Brazil has some CV cases now and Carnival which ended about 10 days ago was the perfect petri dish for the spread of the virus. … Seems like a good time to stay home and keep an eye on things….

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…did you see the article in the WP today about Sarah Collins Rudolph, the only girl to survive the 1963 16th Street Church bombing. After a life of suffering, at age 68 she’s asking for an apology and restitution. I think we owe her something, don’t you? …

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…      I’m sure you heard about the debacle on the Grand Princess Cruise ship that has distributed about 2000 possibly infected passengers all over the country. I know you’re not a fan of regulation, but I think there should be some so Princess Cruises would have some accountability and this kind of thing doesn’t happen again….

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… I hope that your annual visit with the Boy Scouts (BSA) today brings you some joy. As always, this year’s crew includes kids doing wonderful things. 8-year old cub scout, Maya, can tell you about her winning pinewood derby car that’s painted like an ice cream truck. …

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…I hope you enjoy your visit to the National Association of Counties meeting today. You might encounter Yolo County Supervisor, Oscar Villegas. One of his issues is cannabis cultivation. We need to figure out how that crop fits in with our grapes, almonds and tomatoes. It’s a great cash crop but we don’t want to use up all of our water growing pot. …

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