In five days I get my second Covid-19 vaccination. Since I had the first shot, and it has been more than two weeks now, you could say I am, maybe, as immune as I'm going to get. I can, if I am courteous to others and wear a mask wherever I go, go places. I can sit down in a restaurant, or walk among others of my kind without fear.
Well, I guess I could still catch a cold. But I can take my car to Jiffy Lube now and let other people touch my steering wheel, I can take receipts that are handed to me and put them in my pocket. I can go to the dentist and get my teeth sharpened! I could even get in an airplane and fly somewhere, if that weren't so obnoxious even in the best of times.
It has been a year now, roughly, of being cautious, washing my hands frequently, not getting too close to other people, not letting my breath touch anyone, nor let anyone's breath touch me, being consciously aware of something that I cannot see or feel or smell, but still exists to harm me, like the Commies, or the aliens with their mind control rays, and the robots whom I suspect are busy at night stealing single socks and moving cell phones just out of sight, and sometimes unscrewing milk bottle caps.
I can return to the world that has, for a year now, belonged to someone else, it seems. Did the Covid deniers think we would never return?
Lucky you. Still waiting here, though I did get informed that I am in the next tier. I'm used to it though, kind of. I'm indolent enough and self-willed enough to like having so much 'me' time though I am, finally maybe, feeling a bit ragged. Stay safe though, anyway. You're armed with facts. No need to lecture you.
ReplyDeleteAs for me, I am evil enough, that I don't feel any pity for the ghouls at Mar-a-lago which is currently suffering a COVID outbreak. Just sayin'.
Happy Spring Equinox and, if not happy, then safe and ordinary. :)