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Bloggy Blog #85

Thanks to quarantine, my exceptionally chiseled physique has fallen into such sad atrophy. Unscrewing jars with my left hand has now become a silly, yet challenging task. Twice in the last couple weeks I have managed to sprain A) a knee and B) an ankle while doing things I always do - getting into a car, and walking. Looking forward to falling in the shower. 

And speaking of walking, the only appropriate time I can do it is very early in the morning. Sure, maybe seven or eight in the morning doesn't seem that bad to some, but it is to me. It's too damn early! And there's too many people, with their dogs and cats and chickens or whatever they're walking up and down these streets. So I have been "postponing" the walking, to later, or mostly not at all. My cardiologist (if I had one) would be proud.

My local grocery store has been playing some corny, yet timely, overhead announcement lately. The last line she utters is "we're all in this together." The classic vanilla platitude in such a perilous time to live. As she says this, there's a handful of shoppers around me not wearing masks, and not obeying the one-way arrows in the aisles. Nobody cares in this country anymore. Or should I say, whatever is left of this country, the "United" States. 

And speaking of states, this one in particular is on a straight trajectory into a moldy toilet bowl. Cases are spiking, people are dying, and the governor is nothing but an obdurate schmuck in the matter. Along with good portions of the country, this state is gung-ho at shipping kids right back to school in a couple of weeks. And since we do absolutely nothing after school shootings, expect us to do the same when these buildings turn into prime petri dishes for our new airborne friend. Why do we hate children and teachers (and other school staff as well) so much? Let's ask our Secretary of Education, as soon as she docks one of her yachts for the weekend. 

If I were a good swimmer, I would breaststroke my way over to Europe and try and start the next chapter of my life there. Or maybe Australia. Or maybe go by boat, or flight (if I could afford either), or maybe hope my car could at least make it to Canada's border. Of course, none of us can travel to these countries right now, because we're now the immigrants from the "shithole country." 

So on second thought, maybe we truly are all in this together, since we are now all trapped here. 

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