I just spent 5 minutes reading the last post I made in 2015 and ooohweeedoggie - so much has happened in the past 5 years. Job changes, love ups and downs and back ups again, I got engaged, got a new car, started and quit smoking, oh, and some idiot was put in charge of the country by the "majority," and many of you actually buy into his bullshit! But, we'll save that rant for later.
See, here it is. In an effort not to polarize myself from others, I keep my honest opinions off of Facebook for the most part. That's not the case here. If you don't like what I have to say, you can stop reading right now and move onto whatever conspiracy theory Fox News or other bullshit news sites are feeding you. Here, I unload. Here, you'll get a verbal Bukakke all over YOUR FACE! And you'll like it!! (or not ... your choice ...).
Wow. That felt really good. I'm not going to lie. I've been holding a lot in, but with the current climate and societal breakdown, it's time to let it OUT. I'm going to try to take baby steps in this unload so as to not overwhelm your faces, but I'm not making promises ... ;)
I'm going to focus this blog on what's taken place over the past 3 weeks. The month of March, which historically has been my favorite month, is quickly progressing to a large pile of shit and possible policed society. Unlike some people I know (and live with) I don't believe that Disney started COVID-19 and there is some underlying conspiracy with Tom Hanks possibly being a pedophile (??). I don't claim to be an expert and have done my best to read and gather my information from expert sources.
I'm not excited about social distancing, but I don't mind it. Honestly I was made for this. For the most part, I dislike people (sorry!) and prefer the company of animals, so staying away from the general public isn't difficult for me.
What I don't like is the underlying fear of not knowing whether you MAY have come across someone who MAY at some time over the past 14 days come in contact with who has Coronavirus. It's impossible. Statistically, we've all probably been exposed in some "Seven Degrees of Kevin Bacon" way.
So, I don't mind doing my part and holing up for a while. I get bored and a little stir crazy, but it's a small price to pay to not be a cog in the Corona-spread wheel. It bothers me when others can't seem to do the same. A small sacrifice now could be all that it takes to slow this motherfucker down and free us all from being holed up!
Finally, after 20 years, Rage Against the Machine decided to get together and tour and I GOT TICKETS! Now, the fucking show is postponed and who in the Hell knows what may happen. Thanks
Now, I'm going to get a little sappy. I really hope that amid all of the fear in our hearts and minds and freedoms that we're (temporarily) losing, we can come together. This is something affecting THE ENTIRE HUMAN RACE. It's not an "us vs. them," or "government vs. us," thing. We're all in the same predicament.
If I've got some extra toilet paper, I'll share it with you (and I do have a few extra rolls ...). If I can help you, I'll do what I can and I hope you can all say the same thing. The one small thing we can all do is just stay away from each other for awhile. Social media allows us to stay away from each other while still staying in touch; so stick with that. Let's have Facebook Live parties or video chats. Cool?
I really hope that no one I know or that they know gets sick. I hope that one day we can look back on this and think "Whew. That sucked, but we made it!" I'm pulling for you all, but mostly I'm pulling for US ALL!
Till next time ... love to you.
