Dinshaw Avari- Trying my Hand at Blogging!

  August 12, 2020   ….Hey!   Hold on!   I’m now a COVID expert!?   No but here are some practical tips for travelers to consider-   1.                          Wear the COVID N-95 or K-95 face mask on board; If you are really paranoid 😊 , add a cloth or surgical mask over that;   2.                          Carry on board- a.           Wear mask continuously b.           Disposable surgical mask- (tie-on type- not behind-ear type) c.           Hand sanitizer & hand wipes d.           Hand moisturizer e.  ...

June 12, 2020 (Do you follow Marvel Cinematic Universe?)   (Photo credit- https://images.app.goo.gl/ceGmi8qAB9ZarsTbA ) With one snap of his fingers, Thanos eliminates an arbitrary 50% of the world’s population; according to him it was to correct Nature’s imbalance … he was “trying to save the universe from itself”.    Yeah, right!!!!   Compared to any other living being on Earth & the seas, humans’ capacity to harm & kill each other, and exploit & destroy the world’s resources, is unlimited. Is the Coronavirus pandemic nature’s way of correcting our exploitation of the World? Is the Coronavirus pandemic a lesson to humans about the value of Life? Is the Coronavirus pandemic here to give mankind a taste of its own Medicine?   Whatever the reasons, we need to sit up, learn and rectify our ways.   Unfortunately, I don’t believe this is going to happen in this lifetime!  As I said, our capacity to harm others gets in the way ...

May 30, 2020   (This is a long article) (photo credit- webmd.com) Since my last “diatribe” on this topic ( https://dinshawavari.com/2020/04/19/imitation-is-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery-further-ramblings-of-a-layman-covid-2/ ), we have opened a lot of our lockdown sectors, retail outlets, business, etc.     Now comes the question- has lockdown helped or not? 1.      Personally I believe that lockdown was an important strategy at the outset of this pandemic- however, it should have been all encompassing and stricter.  Our businesses have been closed for last two months instead of 2-3 weeks – and that is due to a “hybrid” system instead of “total” lockdown.   However, dynamics have changed.  Two months without income cannot sustain any economic band of society- it’s just not possible.  Giving credit where it’s due - to the State Bank and the Federal Government for supporting companies and businesses - is important but it isn’t e...

May 2, 2020 To arbitrarily attack the World Health Organization that it “flip flops” is unfair.  As WHO puts it- “ What it has done differently is it has very much relied on its relationship with its citizenry and the ability and willingness of its citizens to implement self-distancing and self-regulate ” ( https://nypost.com/2020/04/29/who-lauds-sweden-as-model-for-resisting-coronavirus-lockdown/ ).   Besides this, Sweden has issued rules for social distancing and encouraging working from home- they haven’t arbitrarily opened up their society. While that strategy seems to work for Sweden, Australia & New Zealand’s strategy of lockdown has worked for them ( https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/world/australia/new-zealand-coronavirus.html ) . So, WHO’s statement on Sweden’s strategy should not be taken out of context. Practically speaking, none of us alive today have EVER faced a pandemic like this in our lifetime.  Nations, leaders, scientists...