Nonsensical Stuff That Makes Me Scream Out Loud, Volume One

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I don’t sleep well anymore. My mind wanders to all sorts of nonsensical stuff (aka crap, bullshit, ca ca, horseshit) that I can do nothing about, yet I can’t stop thinking about all of it…and I mean ALL of it. Here are a few things that leave me screaming out loud.

1. Donald just decided to stop the COVID relief negotiations until after the election. Yeah, he doesn’t give a crap about the country. Just himself.
2. Donald left the hospital yesterday and then had an Evita moment on the balcony of the White House. He gasped a bunch and pretended that he was fine, which he was not. My mother died from COPD and congestive heart failure in 1996. She breathed that way. So, what’s he doing? Is it the ‘roids? Have the doctors at Walter Reed never heard of a psychiatric hold? But then they’re probably glad he’s someone else’s problem now.
3. Donald took a joyride around the block on Sunday. With the Secret Service agents. Nothing left to say about that.
4. Knowing if we’re contagious or not and the willfully blind without an ounce of critical thinking skills:
   • A negative test when you’ve been around others who are infected may mean that you don’t know yet. So, if you actually are infected, you could be shedding the virus all over everyone you come into contact with. It makes sense in my opinion to stay quarantined and away from everyone until you know for sure. And continue to wear a mask when it becomes safe to be around others. Period.
   • Temperatures are the same as above. Just because you don’t have an elevated temperature doesn’t mean you don’t have the virus. All it means is that you’re not experiencing any symptoms yet. Apparently, that can take some time. Wear a mask if you’re around others. Period.
5. Face shields alone aren’t going to protect anyone, including the individual wearing them. The gaps around the edges will contain NOTHING. Wear a mask underneath the shield. You know, the way doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers do. Don’t be a short-sighted idiot. Wear a mask (and a face shield for additional protection if you like) if you’re around others. Especially if you’re around children. They’re just as vulnerable to the virus as is anyone else. Period.
6. Do we really believe that we’re safe from someone infected with COVID-19 if we’re a mere six feet apart? If singing or yelling can propel your breath further than six feet, what about a slight breeze, or a stronger one? Wear a mask. Period. Whether you’re inside or outside. Wear a mask.
7. And about children. Kids can become infected. If you take them out and about, put masks on your children. Stop listening to the joyriding fool who doesn’t appear to give a rat’s ass about anyone but himself and for the love of all that is holy, PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN. They are NOT immune from COVID-19.

This reliance on a single test or a temperature check isn’t enough if you’ve been exposed because the virus could still be growing inside you and just hasn’t triggered a positive test yet. Taking temperatures at rallies or other events also gives a false sense of security. Again, what if the virus hasn’t got to the level where you’re running a fever? Apparently we’re still contagious in the early stages of this thing, even when symptoms haven’t started showing up. That’s why the CDC wants everyone to quarantine for two weeks and possibly longer if we’re immuno-compromised, to give the virus time to show up if we’re infected.

Look. If we had all been in masks from the beginning, we might be like New Zealand now and have no cases going into the cold and flu season. But that’s not what the joyriding toddler apparently wanted for the country. Instead, he thought sowing chaos was a better reality show.

After all, it’s about fans and ratings…not about governing a country or protecting its citizens.

Blessings to all…and Vote!