The CDC has declared the current cornavirus outbreak a “pandemic.” President Trump has grounded all inbound European flights for 30 days. The economy is paniked. And I’m worried.

I’m not necessarily worried about getting the virus. Rather I’m worried about this herd mentality that makes everyone paranoid about not having enough toilet paper and closing schools. I worry that the summer camp which I have volunteered at for 20+ years will be cancelled this year. I worry that this Cornavirus might be a yearly thing like the flu and panic will set in a year from now.

I’m angry at the Chinese person who thought it would be a good idea to eat a bat and thereby spreading the disease far and

Currently I’m sitting in a hotel room in Maui. We haven’t seen much concern from others. Tourists are doing tourist things. A few signs are up about the virus. Target had a few signs up limiting customer’s purchases of toilet paper and hand sanitizer. But other than that I haven’t seen much panic. And it makes me wonder ow much panic is in Tennessee. Are we all laughing about this 3 week school closure or are people seriously hoarding stuff for the long haul?

Two days from now I’m transitioning through San Francisco’s airport. I plan on keeping my handling of seat rests and handrails to a minimum. Hopefully there will be no issues.

One thing that has remained constant is my wife’s unwavering support of me to calm me down when I start overthinking things, not only with this virus thing, but also with my other stressors in life. She is my rock and someone who I can depend on during times like these.