Don't Panic! Lighten Up!
"I've never felt so alive as when I've gotten in people's faces, saying, 'Where's your mask?! Where's your mask?!'" said Karen Hughes. "I'm basically stopping murderers. And, let's face it, with my lack of skills and annoying personality, this is the highlight of my life."
"This has given me purpose and meaning," agreed Karen Boyd. "Usually, I'm looked at as some sort of witch when I scream at kids, but now I have a reason backed by the CDC. I'm a hero. But when the pandemic is over, I'll go back to being a crazy lady."
"I don't think I have the ability to do anything else," said Bob "Karen" Shelton. "What else can I yell at people about? 'Wear sunscreen?!' I dunno. And I was just getting so good at mask policing. I was yelling at people for only wearing one mask. 'Why don't you have two?!' I'd shout. But those days are ending."
The mask-yellers do have some hope that masks will become a habit during flu season, which at least gives them an annual reason to harass random passersby.
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Divide & conquer: PM Ardern tells Kiwis to rebuke lockdown rule-breakers
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged New Zealanders to "call out" Covid-19 rule-breakers Monday, as public anger built over a series of infringements that forced the country's largest city back...RC
As kids when first introduced to that story, so many of us laughed. Same with The Emperor's New Clothes. Yet here we are. It really hit home a few years back when I attended an impromptu 45th HS reunion (first and last). I had been of the impression for years that those classmates were a cut above most in the valley. I'd hazard <5% of them had ever questioned what they had been
When I pass, I'm going on a Galactic Walkabout. A tour to see just how many souls in the Universe have awakened.
A quick calculation would indicate you graduated HS around 72? (Me, 77*.) May I ask where you are from? (If I've asked before, I apologize; I guess I should keep a list but I haven't and don't expect to. I do know, for example, that BBub is from AZ, that LM is from Canada, HFL is from London, etc. Me? I'm from Florida, plus see my name for more specificity. Only answer if you wish, of course - or, simply ignore the question (and, as always, I mean exactly what I say/write, and usually no more. That's why I always declare 'sarcasm' or ' ', etc.) I'm going to bet that you agree with this, I know I do: no one here owes anyone else anything other than simple courtesy.
How did you deal with Vietnam? That kept getting close for us. (I think of you as American.) BTW, both my parents and all my siblings and almost all of their spouses were or are rocket engineers or such, except one SIL.
Thanks!
RC
*UF 80'. Law 85.
rc
Graduated in '68. The HS school in question was in Utah, though I attended four, graduating in Indio CA. Attended Weber State/U of U during 70's and 80s. Picked up a degree in Science & Tech/Elect Technology.
Still trying to figure out some of the emoji meanings.
Yep, say what you mean, mean what you say, and mutual understanding is paramount. If I piss somebody off, its more than likely we're just not on the same page yet.
I'm confused as to SOTT lonely, etc. I wrote:
"Except here at SOTT, it surely has been a pretty damn lonely place."RC
Damned English.
I'm a melancholy man
That's what I am
All the world surrounds me and my feet are on the ground
I'm a very lonely man
Doing what I can
All the world astounds me and I think I understand
That we're going to keep growing
Wait and see
When all the stars are falling down
Into the sea and on the ground
And angry voices carry on the wind
A beam of light will fill your head
And you'll remember what's been said
By all the good men this world's ever known
Another man is what you'll see
Who looks like you and looks like me
And yet, somehow he will not feel the same
His life caught up in misery
He doesn't think like you and me
'Cause he can't see what you and I can see
When all the stars are falling down
Into the sea and on the ground
And angry voices carry on the wind
A beam of light will fill your head
And you'll remember what's been said
By all the good men this world's ever known
Another man is what you'll see
Who looks like you and looks like me
And yet, somehow he will not feel the same
His life caught up in misery
He doesn't think like you and me
'Cause he can't see what you and I can see
I'm a melancholy man
That's what I am
All the world surrounds me...
I'm a very lonely man
Just doing what I can
All the world astounds me and I think I understand
That we're going to keep growing
Just wait and see
Wait and see
That we're going to keep growing
Just you wait and see
It's comin'! Just wait
Just you wait and see
I'm a melancholy man
That's what I am
Just doing what I can
Thanks! RC