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Category: COVID

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Positively Healthy

About 25 years ago, I was at a business dinner.  The person across the table from me mentioned that he had read a study that indicated people tend to live about as long as they think they’re going to.  For example, if someone believes they’re going to live until they’re

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Extra Crispy COVID

Like many people, I’ve chosen not to get a COVID-19 vacksination.  My reasoning is simple.  I’m healthy, so even if I were to contract the disease, I’d most likely be OK. Even though I’m not vacksinated, I don’t wear a mask.  I freely walk wherever I want to go, unconcerned

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Snap Out Of It

Earlier this week, I was standing in line outside waiting to take my dog to the vet (ironically, it was to get her vaccinated).  There were 17 people in line, and I was the only one not wearing a mask.  Being the way I am, I couldn’t help but think

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A Vackseen and a Large Fries

There are few points that people can agree on these days.  But we’ve all known about and agreed on for over a year that people who are already sick are more likely to develop a serious/fatal case of COVID-19.  And, if you’re healthy, chances are pretty good that you won’t

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Supplemental Religion

Have you ever run into a situation where your current religion doesn’t go quite far enough?  Maybe you’ve found yourself facing things your existing religion doesn’t cover.  Or, perhaps you wish that you had just a little more religion, in case the unexpected happens.  If you’re one of the tens

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Evil Genius Billionaires

About 20 years ago, I was working at a small, growing company that had just passed the 100-employee mark.  At a dinner to celebrate the event, one of the board members remarked, “Well, now you have one of everything.”  I gave him an inquisitive look, so he continued, “With 100

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Gambling With Your Life

Remember back before people were afraid of change?  When I say “change”, I mean “currency” and not “something different”.  People have been averse to the “something different” type of change for a long time.  This whole if-I-touch-a-nickel-I’ll-die thing is fairly recent. Anyway, back when you could use actual change to

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Bob the Bartender

A black, lesbian, transsexual walks into a bar.  How’s that for being inclusive?  I think I checked most of the boxes.  But don’t worry, I’m going to use a different example.  That way I can be reasonably certain I won’t offend anyone by using the wrong pronouns or because of

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Forced Labor

Employers can require employees to be vacksinated before they can return to work.  Let me say that again.  The company you work for can legally force you to get injected with an experimental drug before you can go back to your job. Holy shit. I’m one of those people that

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