So as we enter Day 2,356,999 of this isolation (sorry, I lost count after 7 days...), here are my Kung Fu Virus lessons learned rambling for today:
1. Whiskey Tolerance is a real thing. How much is too much each night?
2. Staring out my bedroom window daily, I see every dead and yellowing leave on every plant in my landscaping and must cut it off right away.
3. Never realized I could feel so much joy having to drive across town for a doctor appointment.
4. You really have to protect your mind from a dangerous and fast-spreading pandemic: FEAR pandemic.
5. Statistics - mostly incorrect and false - can truly shape the way people perceive things.
6. Fact finding takes back seat to stats and fear.
7. Vultures will always be vultures and pick at dry bones, even in crisis (See Democrats holding up stimulus bills, see representatives using inside info for market trading)
8. LSU 2019 WAS the greatest team ever in college football - re-watched CFP.
9. Blocking negative people on social media brings an unrealized joy.
10. Crisis has exposed how real TDS is, and the loony tunes of NeverTrumpers.
11. Man, I miss watching sports.
12. Landscaping daily is a thing.
13. Gathering with friends sure is important in my life.
14. Can you imagine life without internet, WiFi, or social media???? Horrors!!!
15. Didn’t realize how many people don’t understand basic hygiene
16. Sweeping, dusting, cleaning counters daily doesn’t kill enough time.
17. Epstein didn’t kill himself.
18. During this virus, telling the world “28-3” jokes is still funny.
19. “Meme-ing 101: How to Meme while in isolation” will soon be a university-approved course.
20. “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere” took on whole new meaning when you don’t know time it is daily.
21. Now that wearing bandito masks in public is ok, what will bank robbers wear?
22. Getting a clandestine hair-cut was badass.
23. Faith vs. Fear is a REAL thing.
24. Fear is powerful weapon, one so strong it shut down the entire country.
25. God is good, so good, even during this difficult time.
I agree wholeheartedly with number 13 and number 25. We view some things through a different lens. I am glad the Trump Administration called a national emergency and I appreciate hearing from the coronavirus task force. I believe the social distancing measures that have been put in place have helped limit the illness and death that could have resulted. Hindsight is 20/20 but Mardi Gras is likely to blame for the widespread number of cases in New Orleans and spreading out in Louisiana. I don't see so much people who are fearful and while some news is exaggerated, there are many good places to get statistics including the Department of Health for each state, the CDC, and Johns Hopkins University. The facts and statistics inform our leaders and citizens so choices can be made to limit lives lost. China should be held accountable for the spread of this disease for several reasons, one, for allowing wetmarkets where livestock both dead and alive provide unsanitary conditions leading to the spread of viruses like this one, SARS, and H1N1. In addition, the lack of communication about the start and spread of the disease. That being said, words matter. There has been an increase in violence against Asian-Americans in recent weeks (https://www.kcra.com/article/california-study-tracks-hate-crimes-against-asian-americans-amid-covid-19-outbreak/32100956). By calling this the Chinese Virus or China Virus on social media and in blogs do you think in that way you are holding China accountable and they will change their ways? Or, is it more likely, some people who read it may take their anger out on Asian-Americans? Consider the effect your words may have.
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