Happy Monday, dear readers!

Today is Memorial Day, of course, and it is a special day to remember our veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice, the loss of life for our country.

Normally, today would see thousands of Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts planting flags at cemeteries nation-wide, but out of concern for increasing the spread of Corona Virus, those ceremonies have been cancelled.

Many of us are still working from home, if working at all, and the days might seem to blend into one.  The monotony and routine of shelter-in-place, though gradually being eased, can often fog the bigger picture.

The current scare is temporary.  The pandemic will pass.  The sun will rise again.

When it does, we will still have a rich cultural history to draw from, preserve, and continue.  So even though we might not participate in flag planting or wreath laying today, let us take a moment to meditate on the grand scale of things.

Tomorrow, applicants’ attorneys will dial in to remote hearings and present their best arguments for why being tired after work sometimes is an industrial injury and warrants 100% PD.  UR doctors will issue denials for RFAs of extra-soft-tissue paper because the requesting physician didn’t pick up the phone after one ring for a peer-to-peer call.  Pro per applicants will appear at deserted WCAB Boards demanding pain and suffering damages for the scratched paint their parked cars sustained while they were attending a PTP visit.

But that’s tomorrow.  Today it’s Memorial Day – and despite everything, let’s all set aside a moment or two to remember why today isn’t like tomorrow.