The ABC’s of California Lockdown Part II
This second lockdown hit hard.
Enough to inspire an alphabet lesson.
A) A is for Awkward that we’ve been in lockdown once before and here we go again.
B) B is for Been here before and not happy about returning.
C) C is for Covid/Coronavirus, which do not seem inclined to leave our vocabulary.
D) D is for Death, which is an outcome many of us are clearly trying to avoid.
E) E is for Educate yourself so you are not ignorant.
F) F is for Fauci and all his tough love, give-it-to-us-straight leadership.
G) G is for Gambling with our lives for those who refuse to take this virus seriously.
H) H is for Halt the spread.
I) I is for Ignorance that can be fixed with education.
J) J is for Joke as in this is NO joke. Let’s get serious about flattening the curve this time around.
K) K is for Kindness that we need more toward each other.
L) L is for Lead by example; wash your hands, wear a mask, social distance, and stay home as much as possible.
M) M is for Mask that properly fits and covers your face to help protect you from me and me from you and slow the spread.
N) N is for Nose, the appendage that uncovered renders the mask useless.
O) O is for Over the whining and self-righteous people who don’t feel rules apply to them.
P) P is for Protocols that define how to keep ourselves and each other safe.
Q) Q is for Quandary in that do we protect ourselves and each other by following protocols
or take a stand on perceived rights not to follow established guidance; hope you choose the former.
R) R is for Rule. We have many of them for a reason. Accept them.
S) S is for Science that body of knowledge continually evolving as we learn more about the novel coronavirus.
T) T is for Travel that we all miss dearly.
U) U is for Unmistakable threat the coronavirus presents to our health, economy, and existence.
V) V is for Vacation that we cannot take.
W) W is for Wisdom/Wash/Wear. Wisdom not gained in the first go-around; Wash your hands always;
Wear a mask whenever outside the home.
X) X is for eXtra precautions to protect yourself and loved ones. Take them.
Y) Y is for YOU can make a difference in getting us on the right track to get our lives back to some sense of normalcy.
Z) Z is for Zoom meeting again.
Bottom line: Don’t share your air. People: Mask your faces to reduce the cases. Don’t be fools; follow the rules.
Listen to expertise and follow their guidance PLEASE!
