b106 (1/7/2022): i think i got the covid from the cat

i think i got the covid from the cat [1]
by notta b. igtruck
 
fluffy claims that spike is just a (w)ussy
john just wants to know just where it’s at
maybe it’s just oral present-ation
i think i just got covid from the cat
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[1] martino, j. (1.7-2.22). i think i got the covid from the cat. book 106: back (and forth). © 2021 by joal martino.

*(w) was not the letter used in the original thoem.

b100 (4.29-1.2021): vaccine

vaccine [1]
by vacci nated

maybe this is working
wake-up, smile (caffeine)
wake-up, smile (protection)
wake-up, smile (vaccine)
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·       as it appears that the vaccines are not (in the short-term, anyway), harmful, and
·       as it appears that they are working, and
·       as it appears that many are getting vaccinated, and
·       as it appears that every, new morning isn’t tarnished by a twit…
 
i’m grateful for a cup of coffee, a game of chess against the computer, a walk, and a smile.
 
* at this juncture, the potential benefit of protecting others outweighs the risks.

* plus, you get to date a higher grade of babe. 
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[1] martino, j. (4.29-1.2021). vaccine. book 100. 2021. © 2021 by joal martino. 

 

 

 

b89 (4.15-2.2020): i'm off (to risk my life)

 
i’m off (to risk my life)  [i]         
by grocer y. s. hopping
 
i’m off, to risk my life (as everybody knows)
i’m off to risk my life, to risk my life:
 
at trader joe’s
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·       to be quite honest, i’m happy just to be able to shower, drive, and shop.  if trader joes is the death knell that finally takes me out, i’ll attempt to sip a little two-buck chuck as my final toast!

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[i] martino, j. (4.15-2.2020). i’m off (to risk my life). book 89: april fools. © 2020 by joal martino.

[ii]“two buck chuck” is trader joe’s “economy” wine.

b88 (3.24-2.2020): some simple covid math

some simple covid math ^[1]         
by s. uriv 
 
will sheltering and lockdown make all viri go away, or
will viri come back again in just some other way?
 
will not continued risk bequest the uninfected path?
will lockdowns ever end?
 
some simple covid math
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these are just thoughts… written as a layman, based upon the news i’ve seen (which, admittedly) is limited.
 
1.      if covid-19 is less harmful than the flu to the average person, yet more harmful to those who are aged and/or immunocompromised… then the key should be to protect those at risk (through extreme social isolation).
   a.      …but… will “sheltering in place” and “lockdowns” make the virus go away?  no.
   b.      will it make the aged any younger?  no.
   c.       will sheltering boost the immune systems of the immunocompromised?  no.   
   d.      will it make the aged & immunocompromised immune?  no.
         i.     …so… when those at-risk are (eventually) exposed, they are going to be in the same boat.
         ii.     it seems as though the aged and immunocompromised are going to be at-risk for viri until (1) we produce vaccines that work, and/or (2) the virus goes away. 

2.      aren’t the aged and the immunocompromised still going to still be at risk for the next virus?  …and the subsequent one?  yes.  they are.

3.      if we were to “lock down” the country for 2-3 weeks… would the virus “go away”?  would the flu go away?  i’m not sure about covid-19, but lockdowns (i’d wager) won’t kill all viri.
 
i don’t get the math on this.
 
seems to me that everyone should get out there and get the virus, and/or take whatever precautions that he/she deems necessary to avoid the virus (e.g. washing hands, distancing, sheltering).  the immunocompromised need to be more diligent!
 
in the meantime, make more masks, make more ventilators, and recognize that people are going to get sick, and (some) are going to die – just like they would if they got the flu.
 
i might be one of those people who has a lung issue from childhood that might respond the wrong way.  i’m over 60, so i’m more at risk.  i would need to take all of that into consideration.  still, i’d rather be on the exposed/recovered team than the uninfected team.
 
truth is, we don’t know who is going to get sick.  we don’t know who is going to get really sick, and who is going to get really, really sick.
 
protect your grandparents and your asthmatics and your smokers.  maybe those groups should be the ones who are sheltering at home, for their own sake.
 
(more to follow as we find out more)
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[1] martino, j. (3.24-2.2020). some simple covid math. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.13-3.2020): cancel inter-action

cancel inter-action ^[1] 
by can c. ellations
 
cancel inter-action
fight, corona, fight!
touch? corona (extra!)
sip corona (light)
 
breathe corona (premium) and
stoke corona (fear)
fight, corona, fight (this is a bit too much to beer)
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·       let’s cancel all interactions… and make every hour sad.

·       cancel happy hour?  …nah… not today.
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.13-3.2020). cancel inter-action. book 88: marching into madness.  © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.13-1.2020): "let's come together"

the only game in town ^[1]        
by m. arch & m. addness

alternative title: "let's come together" 

i watched the news today (it was the only game in town)
as news reporters (faint/persuade) the facts they toss around
they say “lets come together” while the clips they show (divide)
i watched the news today (a blend of captivating lies)
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·       news channels (particularly fox and msnbc) have lost the ability to report news.  did entertainment networks ever have the ability?

·       in any event, two ‘channels’ describe the same ‘news’ – but paint pictures of two diametrically-opposed worlds.

·       global, consumerized systems fail to avert crises.

·       now, we get to watch & listen to disaster (from the locked-down confines of our own, quarantined homes).

·       let’s "spend some time" (alone).
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.13-1.2020). the only game in town. book 88: marching into madness. © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us. 

b88 (3.12-2.2020): there's no need for $chool

there’s no need for $chool ^[1]      
by anna teacher
 
there’s an empty classroom near an empty parking space
students locked at home (with their devices in their face)
 
once the politicians figure out the gold-en rule:
there’s no need for teacher$
there’s no need for $chool
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·        because a robot can account for learning -- when learning is defined as “the ability to retrieve data.”
 
 
 
 
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[1] martino, j. (3.12-2.2020).  there’s no need for $chool. book 88: marching into madness.  © 2020 by wellnesseducation.us.