What is it with Masks?

    The dominant stories in the news today and yesterday....and for some time to come, apparently...is about the resurgence of Covid-19.  You already know about it, unless you have been in suspended animation during this time, so I won't bore you with the details of just how bad it has gotten.

   But, it's BAD!!!   Huston is in a panic.  They are doing their best to deal with a surge of infections that has the potential to overwhelm their medical and physical preparedness.  If nothing shifts away from the path they are on, they will soon find themselves in the nightmare scenario that Italy and New York have already been through....too many patients, and not enough ICU beds, or medical personnel to treat all those who need it.  And, Huston is just one of many cities in the south and southwest that are in real trouble with a resurgence of Covid-19.

   You may be thinking: "How could this happen? I thought we had flattened the curve and were headed out of the woods."  Well, yes, we were making headway against it, despite the egregious incompetence with which it was initially met.  It's not an exaggeration to state clearly that many people have died who would likely have survived if the Orange Idiot had not pretended it was all a 'hoax' and that it would go away of its own accord.  There's another good reason why I feel so comfortable calling him 'The Idiot".  There are too many to count at this point.

Memorial Day weekend 2020

  But, the second half of the first wave is upon us because of stupidity and arrogance from somebody else:  all the people who decided that it was just too annoying to wear a mask in public, and hell, why not go to the beach, the club, the street, the wherever, and pal around with my friends.  Life is too short and this whole thing is a joke.  Right?

  So, sure it's a big joke. It's riotously funny if you like the idea of more than 120, 000 people DYING.  And, that's only Americans.  The global total is now--as of 6/25/20 : 486,244 dead.  Wow!  Now, that's just a major belly-laugh, eh.

  The simple truth is Americans of a particular demographic are spoiled brats. They think about themselves first and expect life to fall into their laps.  If something is inconvenient, it's okay to ignore it and carry on as if it wasn't real.  So, it started with those college kids all streaming down to the Gulf Coast for 'spring break'.  Nothing was shut-down at that point, but it was clear that social distancing and masks were a good idea...turns out, a damn good one. But, hey, why should a young and vital person who just wants to have a good time waste any time at all thinking about ANYBODY ELSE?

  So, numbers of those same students returned home infected....and gave the pandemic a good jump start. If one could access all the numbers and details I am very certain you would find that at least a few of those fools went home and infected a grandparent who died...or anybody with an underlying condition that made then less than untouchable.

  We are now headed BACK into the maelstrom and it's already becoming apparent that what is happening is going to potentially lead to a situation that will be WORSE than what we have already been through.  All because so many people are putting their own petty desires and concerns first, before considering the full implications of what that means in this situation.

  Think I am making this up?  Then you are a part of the problem. I sat and watched the entrance of a Walgreens the other day.  My wife was in the store getting something, and there were large blue and white posters on either side of the doors saying "Masks Must Be Worn In the Store".  So, as I watched....about 3 out of 4 people entering the store were WITHOUT A MASK.  Did it occur to them that they were blowing off a state policy, a business's stated request and just plain damned inconsiderate?  Especially so in view of the fact that many of the other customers were older and some of them were no doubt there to pick-up prescriptions for conditions that render them 'high risk' in terms of the coronavirus.

  So, to all of you who think you can just do as you please, regardless of how it might effect other people, I say: "Congratulations Assholes!  You have created a much more deadly and painful situation"   At some point, I hope you are confronted with just how selfish and stupid you are.  Maybe....just maybe,....it will come to you, like bolt out of the blue, that your actions have caused great pain and suffering.  And, that will earn you your 'Lifetime All-American Asshole', badge.