What Should We Worry About Now?
Love thy neighbor.
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News always seems to get blown up. There has to be a headline to get you to pick up the paper or stay tuned to the news. It’s the ‘news’ online that really goes above and beyond the usual fluffing.
The political re-postings from both sides have become nothing more than ridiculous tirades. I can’t believe people I know, who are normally sane, don’t mind attaching their names to these works of fiction. Unfortunately, when a post containing truth appears, it gets buried..
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Years ago it was coined as Yellow Journalism, embellishing a headline to sell papers. Mr. Pulitzer and Mr. Hearst were small change next to what’s going on now.
sigh
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Americans used to be truthful, innovative, take-charge people. Now, led by folks who call themselves journalists, we are turning into blathering idiots.
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You said it sistah.
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I love (and relate) to this advice you gave your neighbor. Did you know that Corona beer sales have suffered since news of the virus started going all Kim Kardashian on us?
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I don’t doubt it. LOVE…KIM K. ON US.
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Stores have sold out of masks and sanitizers. eBay and Amazon sellers have taken to hawking the stuff at huge markups. It would be hilarious if it wasn’t so fucking sad.
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Yeah…you should see the grocery stores. People are shopping so they don’t have to leave their homes. It’s so bewildering to me. It reminds of when the AIDS crisis began when no one knew anything ad fear ran wild. The acronym for fear? FALSE EVIDENCE APPREARING REAL.
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Truth sister!
I don’t know, I feel like if we ever did have a really serious situation in this country, things would get very ugly.
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Fear is infectious. Trumps any virus.
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Ugh
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Well said.
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The Media is ‘killing’ us and not softly or kindly. They put out crazy responses like mad dogs! There’s nothing left of ‘good journalism’…it’s about drawing the most readers, the most viewers…the most EVERYTHING IMAGINABLE and it’s absolutely creating pandemonium. I hear they are hiring any Chicken Little’s w/very loud voices and strong lungs. They labeled corona virus a pandemic when they first sniffed it. It seems in Seattle all toilet paper, masks are hoarded… store shelves empty. Who knew? People die every day in accidents, murders, cancer…diseases galore. People are losing their sanity…or maybe they hadn’t much for starters. I’m just gonna’ do the usual daily stuff…being normally clean. Ooh, I used ‘normal’…is it dying out? Don’t answer that. Aargh!
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Don’t read the news. Read Jane Austen instead. 😊
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Thanks for the advice.
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More a suggestion. I find reading cures all. I’m in the thralls of a book on Elizabeth Taylor I can’t put down by J. Randy Taraborelli. She just met Richard Burton on the set of Cleopatra. She swans in like the real Queen of the Nile and his first words to her were…you’re a little fat, but do have a pretty face. See why I can’t put it down? Sure beats worrying about an epidemic. 🙂
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Thank you for writing this. As a self-confessed irrational hypochondriac I’m SO over it. When things like this happen it reveals the general lack of emotional intelligence in western culture. My day job exposes me to all kinds of horrible statistics which make the panic surrounding this one thing seem…obnoxious? Silly? Insulting?
I bought some Lysol wipes and will continue to wash my hands but I cannot live this one life paralyzed by media induced hysterics. Oy.
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Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Have faith.
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PS It reminds me very much of when the first cases of AIDS came out. How gay men were treated out of sheer ignorance more than anything else. This has that tone.
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Tis ludicrous what goes on. We have to vigilant in what we believe. Amazon dumped hundreds of their retailers that were gouging the public. Stay healthy, use Lysol on all surfaces and wash your hands – common sense!
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Common sense. Pretty soon Amazon will corner the market on that.
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Yep, doesn’t surprise me!
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When I logged onto AOL, it was scary what came up. FEAR across my screen. No one is holding hands at my AA meeting during the Serenity Prayer. It leaves me feeling gypped of the closeness one usually feels. sigh
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Very well written…humorous….Yes, washing hands are most important.
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And not touching your face, the flip side.
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Reasonable is a good word. I don’t wash hands constantly, but try to often. I am not going to shy away from people any more than I have before. Being kind and civil is what will help us get out of this mess. There’s a TED talk on “what we know about the Coronavirus”. I think I will watch it.
Scott
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A good idea. Half of New York is conducting business as usual, the other half, wearing masks and rubber gloves. it will get much weirder before it gets much better, I’m afraid.
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Excellent advice to your neighbour. I’m just off a cruise ship – imagine that: not ALL of them are affected – AND woe of woes (dripping sarcasm here) I must layover in JFK for three hours this evening. However will I survive if I’m to listen to the news?
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I can’t believe you are on a ship. Oh my. Well, let us all know when you’re back home safe and sound, without incident. Zeke must be so worried, pacing. Don’t let the news freak you out, just be careful. Wash your hands.
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I was. Got off yesterday and am hanging in Miami ’til we leave. A long overdue vacation.
Zeke is being spoiled rotten by my niece but will surely be happy to see us. I refuse to let the news take over and yes, lots of hand washing!
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Excellent. Wordless Wednesday is en route.
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Oh yes it is! With something from my trip, for sure.
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YAY…Not that Mr. Imma’s wasn’t delightful, but it was like Joan Rivers, stepping in for Johnny Carson, if you know what i mean. 🙂
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Haha! Love it! It’s nice to be missed…
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Here’s Johnny!!! I mean Dale. 🙂
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Buahahaha!!
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