Sign Of The Times

I saw this sign while walking the dog through Crossroads Park in Bellevue.

Inslee Orders Non Essential Businesses Closed--Orders Stay At Home For State Residents

Going one step up from previous edicts, Governor Jay Inslee ordered the closure of non essential businesses around the state and ordered residents to stay at home to ride out the Corona Virus.

The order has garnered criticism from both sides with one side saying it didn't arrive soon enough and is too weak. 

The other side says it is overreach and will lead to economic disaster.  

My guess is more restrictions will come down from Olympia.
Click here for more information on the Governor's order.

XFL Calls It A Year Because Of Corona Virus

When it was announced that the Dragons would represent Seattle in the reformed XFL, I really didn't give it much thought.  There had been a number of upstart football leagues that would play, only to fold.
When my wife gave me season tickets to the Dragons for Christmas and said that our friends would also have season tickets, I got excited.  Dragon tickets are affordable, in addition, you can get club seats for just a fraction of what it would cost to attend a Seahawks game.
Almost a month ago, we attended the home opener at Century Link Field.  It was fun and we really enjoyed Seattle's latest sports entry. It was the Dragon's first victory.
We gave our tickets to the second game away because we were out of town, but we eagerly looked forward to this week's game when the team would return home after a long road trip.  It's not to be though as the XFL has announced the season cancelled because of the Corona Virus.
It is indeed heartbreaking, but something that needed to be done.
Hopefully, the league in it's entirety will return to play next year.

NBA Suspends Season

The NBA has shut down as the first of what has never happened in the world of sports has taken place.  The decision was made Wednesday after two Utah Jazz players tested positive for the Corona Virus.

The shutdown should be particularly hard hit  for towns like Portland, Sacramento, and San Antonio where NBA is the only major sport.

Governor Inslee Cancels Large Gatherings

Although the loss of life is nowhere the 9/11 attacks and is not as sudden, the Corona Virus has put this state and the nation into a crisis mode not seen before in recent times.  With the worst outbreak in the nation at a facility only about 10 miles from where we work,  it's easy to see how critical this situation has become.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has now cancelled gatherings of over 250 people in the Seattle area for at least the rest of this month.  This means missing a play downtown and a Seattle Dragons game that we would have attended.  There are also performances that we are really looking forward to attending that may not occur.  We know, however, that staying healthy is of absolute importance.

Northshore School District Closes Shop

Reports say Northshore School District will shut down it's public schools which are in Bothell, Kenmore, and Woodinville, as a preventative measure to stop the spread of the Corona Virus.  There have been no reported cases for either of those schools, but they are in very close proximity to where the virus has hit the hardest.

The shutdown could take up to two weeks.