April 8, 2020
This goddamned novel coronavirus has got me fucked up! I just emerged from 3 weeks of online programming and grading — neither of which I am very proficient at — hence the gap between essays. I\’m Old School and feel retirement just around the corner…perhaps one-more-year if I don\’t wake up one morning to learn that the dollar has crashed and we have become a Banana Republic — then I may be forced to keep working…
First off, I can see the gun thang — because if this novel coronavirus turns people into zombies — we\’ll need the guns to stave off the zombie apocalypse! Of course this makes perfect sense for the sudden spike in gun purchases. Additionally, it would be wise to keep an eye on those who have had the novel coronavirus and didn\’t succumb to it — and to keep two eyes on those who did succumb to it — they may yet rise…
Disclaimer: Again, I mean no disrespect to the victims of coronavirus…and my condolences certainly go out to the families who have lost loved ones. I am simply paralleling Hollywood with what is happening to US right now!
What doesn\’t make sense, however — is the toilet paper hoarding?! I saw footage of people leaving stores with a lifetime supply of the stuff. As I have suggested elsewhere — there are plenty of ass-wiping substitutes — from the L.A. Times to kleenex to paper towels to large leaves.
Why do Americans need so much toilet paper? Is it because US is finally shit scared (and rightfully so) about what has been happening under Uncle Donny\’s non-watch?
US should be shit scared! Because if the rumors are true — US didn\’t receive the necessary testing kits because the Trumps were trying to cut a back-door-deal with China to make some money off of coronavirus test kits. I\’ve heard other rumors that — after failing to make a deal with China — the Trumps tried to cut one with WHO.
Whatever the case, it\’s good to see so many pundits deconstructing the Trump blunders regarding this pandemic! (I have my sociology students researching the heck out of this [so far] once-in-a-lifetime event!) Uncle Donny is appearing more cartoonish than ever as he takes the podium each-and-every-day — to say what, exactly?
The Wife and I have been discussing how PH levels are playing into this viral spread. Reportedly — the virus does well in an acidic range (5.5 to 8.5) but doesn\’t do well in an alkali range (from 8.5 on up). This might explain the devastation wreaked on Italy and France with their red wine consumption?!
I\’m sure we\’ll get a definitive explanation some day — let\’s just not blame it on the green monkey this time.
And some-of-us still wonder about that conspiracy theory that the One Percent would like to cull the world\’s human population down to about 2 billion. We are at something like 7.7 billion and the earth allegedly can only handle 10 billion of US — and that\’s not counting a global warming disaster.
All, I can say is — that Los Angeles purportedly had the cleanest air on the planet yesterday after a night of rain and relatively few cars on the road. The Wife and I even got a mask free walk in and experienced some light-headedness to go with our social distancing.
So go ahead and keep the guns — but come on now, let\’s share the toilet paper — before we all end up in deep shit…