IT’S TIME TO REOPEN A LOT OF THINGS, ESPECIALLY THINGS NOT IN NEW YORK CITY: Time To Reopen Texas. “After weeks of people clamoring to reopen Texas’ closed economy, and after President Donald Trump unveiled his own guidelines for states to start reopening their economies, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued several directives to get the Texas economy up and running again.”

THe VodkaWife™ and I did takeout pho yesterday and ate in the parking lot with two of our best friends. It was a bit of a fuss but lots of fun. But there’s only so much longer the American people are going to put with having to jump through hoops just to enjoy a lunch out. That’s especially true now that we’re finding out that the virus is more prevalent than expected, less deadly than expected, and can largely be avoided through commonsense steps like social distancing.