Practice and Humor

I try to read enough news about the corona virus to see what is required in the area I happen to be in and how human behavior maybe reacting-way to much for me to research. I would like to mention just a few personal experiences from dealing with the corona family in veterinary medicine over my career and some human behavior that is striking to me.

I started the post and it quickly became a scientific discourse-something I’m not qualified for. I will mention one sentence in a news article I saw, “while masks are being required on the beaches in some areas, one is recommended to remove your mask before swimming or water activities”!

This reminds me of the embossed warning on our PLASTIC CANTEENS the US Army provided me in the later 70’s, “ this canteen is not to be heated over open flames”! Both of these statements seem almost humorous, unless one happens to have a frozen canteen, starving for water and under enemy fire, or dives into water with a surgical mask on!

This just reminds me we humans need help to remember the obvious, and we need to laugh at ourselves during ‘battle’-it seems to keep the senses clear and engage the reality coming straight at us.

“Long may you run’, Neil Young

may your bullets be dodged, and your mask be unnecessary soon-until then, find a place to laugh out loud!!!!