This file includes Humor, Political Stuff, Info, Time Line, and Miscellaneous Stuff about the Covid19 pandemic that started in 2020 in the USA.
Also see Laughter is the Best Medicine, Stress, Emotional, and Mental Health, and Patriotism and Politics.



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(Note: The Covid-19 pandemic was terrible in so many ways, but humor and a different way of looking at things helped lift many people's spirits.)



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Time Line


One Person’s Perspective on the Pandemic

(This was posted on Facebook by Makayla Madden but don’t know if she is the author.)

I respect those who choose to wear a mask.
I respect those who choose not to wear one.
I respect those who choose to shut down their business to protect the health of their loved ones.
I respect those who choose to keep their business open to provide for their loved ones.
I respect the person who avoids seeing their parents or grandparents because they don’t want to put them at risk.
I respect the person who runs to give their parents or grandparents a hug because they don’t know when they might get the chance again.
I respect the person who fears COVID could take their life or they could spread it to someone whose it could and takes extra precautions.
I respect the person who continues to live each day without that thought because they have other issues they’re facing and pouring their energy into.
I respect the person who orders in and helps support door dash drivers because they know they’re high risk.
I respect the person who goes to a restaurant in person and supports servers who might be struggling.
I respect the person who stays away from the gym and works out at home.
I respect the person who goes because it is the only place they have peace and space to work on their health.
I respect the person who opts to get a different job so they are not exposed to more people, because they know that this virus could take their life.
I respect the person who continues to work their job because they feel it is important or they don’t have any other options.
I respect the person who watches church online.
I respect the person who goes in person for the community.
I respect the person who stays on strict lockdown, even when restrictions have been lifted, because they can’t afford to get sick or worse.
I respect the person who chooses to see friends, family, and go out and about, because their mental health is rapidly declining.
I respect all these people, because in the end, while we are trying to point fingers, place blame, and create sides, in reality we are all just going through our natural instinct of self-preservation.
In 2020, we have all been hurled into survival mode no matter what way you look at it.
Whether it’s to feed our family or protect our health and life, or for a lot of us- BOTH- everyone is just trying to survive the best they can right now. And yet we are so quick to shame and call names and ridicule.
Do I want 1-3% of the population to die or have long term, devastating effects of a virus? Absolutely not. They’re all people whose life ending or being altered forever is a tragedy.
Do I want 99-97% of the population to suffer from a global economic crash, mental health decline, or death from poverty? Absolutely not. They’re all people whose life ending or being altered forever is a tragedy.
Do I want to stop seeing my family for an undetermined amount of time? Absolutely not. I love them and want to spend as many moments as I can with them.
Do I want my family to get sick or die and never see them again? Absolutely not but I love them and want to spend as many moments as I can with them.
Do I want people to suffer? Absolutely not.
But no matter what way you slice it, suffering is happening. COVID, businesses being shut down, moments with family lost, weddings canceled, travel halted, stress, worry, financial devastation, foreclosed homes, homelessness, sickness, hospital bills, health declining, heartbreak from death- people are suffering everywhere. And to point a finger and say a person is awful or fearful or “ignorant” or “a sheep” when they’re just trying to survive makes my heart hurt so dang much.
So I say this to you- I respect your decision.
And I hope that respect can continue to be possible between all of us. Because God knows, we need respect. We need compassion. We need grace. need understanding. We need to remember that we can only control ourselves- and for the most part, I think everyone is doing the best they can with what they’ve got. Even if I don’t agree or wouldn’t make their same decisions.


Notice to all Visitors to Kansas in 2020

(author unknown)

We're doing OK here now with COVID cases but we watch in horror as the rest of the country spikes and wonder how long before it makes its way here. So if you plan on vacationing at our rivers, lakes or on our prairies this summer, there are a few things I think you should know:
~~ Red ants and bedbugs have infested hotels and motels across the area due to a wetter than usual spring.
~~ Mountain lions have eaten all domesticated animals and some smaller people.
~~ Poison oak has overtaken all other vegetation.
~~ We have had bear sightings in every county.
~~ We have Bigfoots INVADING OUR PARKS.
~~ Porcupines are "stabbing" small children should they dare to enter the forest.
~~ Skunks have multiplied at unprecedented rates and wander the local campgrounds in packs.
~~ Murder hornets!?! We’ve got tons of murder hornets.
~~ Head lice now fly... right beside the bats.
~~ And I’m pretty sure all private tiger owners have released them into the streets.
So stay where you are, in your own state or county where it's safe!
Seriously, PLEASE DO NOT COME HERE... and also we have NO TOILET PAPER!!


How Requiring Masks Might Work in Elementary School

(author unknown)

Please don’t snap Billy's mask in his face.
Your mask is not a necklace, bracelet, or any other form of jewelry.
You should not be using your mask as a slingshot. Please put it back on your face.
Please do not chew on your mask.
Your mask should be on your face, not on the back of your head.
I’m sorry your mask is wet, but that's what happens when you lick the inside of it.
I’m sorry you sneezed. Here's a tissue. Wipe out the snot as well as you can.
No, you may not blow your nose in your mask.
And you put it back on your face after you dropped it?
I’m sorry you broke the elastic on your mask by seeing how far the band would stretch. Now you'll have to hold the mask on your face ... or use this duct tape.
Please take the mask off your eyes and watch where you're walking. I don’t care if you have X-ray vision.
Please take the mask off of your pencil and stop twirling it.
I know the mask fits over your pants like a knee pad, but please take it off of your leg and put it on your face.
What do you mean you tried to eat your lunch through your mask?
Please don't share your mask or trade masks. I don’t care if you like Ingrid's mask better than yours.
We're not comparing our masks to other kids' masks… everyone’s mask is unique and special.
You're not a pirate, please take your mask off your eye.
Try to get the gum off as much as you can.
Please don't use your mask to pick your nose.
No, your mask doesn't make it hard to get your work done.
Your Mom will need to get you a new mask since you chewed a hole in that one.
Why is there a shoe print on your mask?
No, you cannot eat the snow through your mask.
Who's making that noise?
I’m sorry your ponytail is stuck, that’s what happens when you see how many times you can wrap it around your mask.
I’m sorry your breath stinks in your mask, maybe we should all try to brush better.
Please take those cookies out of your mask. You are not a chipmunk.



Why My Brain Hurts

(author unknown)


In Praise of Farmers

(author unknown)

This was written about people who were buying up all the groceries they could during the pandemic in 2020 even though there was never a time when grocery stores might be closed. Also, most stores had delivery or free pickup available, so there was no need to buy much more than the usual amount of food.

They ran to the groceries, they filled up their carts,
They emptied the Busch's, Costco and Walmart,
They panicked and fought and then panicked some more,
Then they rushed to their homes and they locked all the doors.
The food will be gone! The milk eggs and cheese!
The yogurt! The apples! The green beans and peas!
The stores have run out, now what will we do?
They'll be starving and looting and nothing to do!
Then they paused, and they listened a moment or two.
And they did hear a sound, rising over the fear,
It started out far, then began to grow near.
But this sound wasn't sad, nor was it new,
The farms were still doing what farms always do.
The food was still coming, though they'd emptied the shelves,
The farms kept it coming, though they struggled themselves,
Though the cities had forgotten from where their food came,
The farms made them food every day, just the same.
Through weather and critics and markets that fall,
The farms kept on farming in spite of it all.
They farmed without thank yous.
They farmed without praise.
They farmed on the hottest and coldest of days.
They'd bought all the food, yet the next day came more,
And the people thought of something they hadn't before.
Maybe food, they thought, doesn't come from a store.
Maybe farmers, perhaps, mean a little bit more.


From a grocery store manager:

(author unknown)

Here's some things everyone should know:
~~ I don't have toilet paper
~~I don't have sanitizer
~~I run out of milk, eggs and meat daily
~~I promise if it's not on the shelf ... it's not in a hidden corner of our back room
~~I have been doing this for 25 years I did not forget how to order product
~~I did not cause the warehouse to be out of product
~~I schedule as much help as I have, including many working TONS of overtime to help YOU
~~I am sorry there are lines at the check-out lanes
~~My team puts themselves in harm's way everyday so you can buy groceries
~~My team works tirelessly to get product on the floor for you to buy
~~My team is exhausted
~~My team is very under-appreciated
~~My team is exposed to more people in one hour than most of you will in a week (medical community excluded, thank you for all that you do!)
~~My team is abused all day by customers who have no idea how ignorant they are
~~My team disinfects every surface possible, every day, so you can grab a wipe from the dispenser, wipe the handle and throw the used wipe in the cart or on the ground... so my team can throw it in the trash for you later

The last thing I will say is this: The next time you are in a grocery store, please pause and think about what you are saying and how you are treating the people you encounter. They are the reason you are able to buy toilet paper, hand sanitizer, milk, eggs and meat. If the store you go to is out of an item maybe find the neighbor or friend that bought enough for a year -- there are hundreds of them -- and ask them to spare one of two. They caused the problem to begin with.

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