Boston bean, soy bean, Lima bean, string bean. You know that I'm not keen for a bean unless it is a cheery coffee bean (The Ink Spots)

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Many in NZ have adopted the brace position for the predicted deluge of Covid omicrom variant patients to come. I just can't though.

I noticed on some minutes from my local Principal group a list of what each school was doing to prepare for the mass staff and student absenteeism that is predicted. There were probably a dozen schools on the list.

Each one was different. Not just slightly different. Vastly different.

No one has the answer. We're all flayling away.

The mask wearing is a constant battle with students and, well, basically, to cut to the chase, I think the sooner we all get covid and it retreats to the status of the seasonal flu the better.

Take what I say in a different way and it's easy to say that this is all confusion (Yes)

See the big picture (like Ansel Adams)

It's a two week study break from school for us lucky enough to live in Aotearoa (New Zealand).

That means a couple of quick holiday posts in Baggy Trousers along the way as there are always jobs and projects to take care of at home during that time.

While working to get 90% of the population immunised, NZ continues to pursue an elimination strategy with the Covid-19 pandemic and the Delta strain. It's worth noting that one Covid infected guy has resulted in infections climbing to well over 1,000 in Auckland, so this is a good strategy to my mind.

Who knows what state we'll be in by the end of this study break. Hopefully more kiwis get the jab (more on this in Wozza's Place's next post).

We live with the prospect of lockdowns if there are outbreaks before we meet that 90% target so I asked my staff to take everything with them for the study break. Another full lockdown is a distinct possibility.

In the meantime, here's some reading to provoke some thoughts. It's a piece that intrigued me recently.

The article centres on reading habits to retire, and some better strategies to try. Enjoy!