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Some are masked gloved and hooded all day long at work. I ventured out to Walmart masked gloved hooded. VERY UNCOMFY! What say you?

It took an hour and a half and I was MIZERABLE every minute of it. That getup is very uncomfy. How do these folks who wear that getup all day long stand it?

It will get darker before the dawn assuming there is a dawn. Meanwhile we carry on as best we can. For how long?

What size is death? Where is the bluebird of your happiness?. How high is up? What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? What is our purpose? Whom can we trust? What lies ahead? What is love? Will I ever understand what I need to understand to comprehend what I need to comprehend?

Hopeful hopeless. Which izzit?

Posted - April 15, 2020
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  • 10697
    Doing anything we're not used to doing seems uncomfortable. 

    We have been instilled to associate masks worn in public with evil (muggers, bank robbers, etc.).  Unless it were very cold or smoky out, we wouldn't even dream of wearing a mask to the grocery store.  Even the Lone Ranger's mask only covered his eyes.

    However, as with most things,  we become used to them over time.  After all, many of the things we took for granted before weren't there 50 years ago.  The internet, computers, cell phones, flu shots, microwave ovens...    Sure, some people have used these things for evil, but it's hard to imagine our lives without them... even though we were around long before they were.  

    This world is always changing.  Sometimes for the better, sometimes not.  Benjamin Franklin once said, "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes".  Well, taxes just got postponed...

    What lies ahead is unknown.  We'd like to know, but the fact is we can't.  The most we can do is make the best of what we have hear and now.  For what we do now, shapes our future ... or at least how we'll view it.
      April 15, 2020 12:26 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    My nose itched. I dared not remove the mask and scratch it. The mask tickled so it was a constant distraction. Looking down at anything was like looking over a ledge. And I think it made me claustrophobic Shuhak. I know that sounds silly but I felt oddly trapped. I know you are absolutely right. That was my FIRST TIME OUT wearing a mask. Priorly I wore gloves that are washable but no mask. Now I believe our Governor made it mandatory. Thank you for your thoughtful reply. I mean at 82 I have adjusted to a bazillion things my entire life and I will keep adjusting. But I don't have to like it. Do you ever experience claustrophobia?  Happy Thursday! :)
      April 16, 2020 1:47 AM MDT
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  • 10697
    Yes, I experience claustrophobia.  Just reading your description made me tighten up.
      April 16, 2020 10:17 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Since I know what to expect it will be easier next time. Thank you for your reply Shuhak! :)
      April 17, 2020 3:55 AM MDT
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  • 13277
    IT'S ALL TRUMP'S FAULT!
      April 15, 2020 12:28 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    I am impressed that you would so clearly endorse reality despite all of Trump's gas-lighting about his role in this pandemic.
      April 15, 2020 2:07 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    Touche! Olay! Hurray! :):):) Ditto.
      April 16, 2020 1:38 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Many a truth is said in jest. To thine own self be true. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Every journey begins with a single step.
      April 16, 2020 1:39 AM MDT
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