Folly
Happy New Year. This thought doesn’t just “still” apply today, it’s a more and more vital thought as time goes by.
Happy New Year. This thought doesn’t just “still” apply today, it’s a more and more vital thought as time goes by.
Yep, these seem like dark times, but you always have the opportunity to shine a little light.
This March 2019 article in Scientific American helps to explain the phenomenon:
“COVID-19 can be spread by people who do not have symptoms and do not know that they are infected.” —CDC
“Mother, incidentally, was not amused by that picture,” said Margaret Truman Daniel, the president’s daughter, years later.
That’s how I expect him to die, anyway. (Seriously, though, medics do need to be able to find you when you call. Mark your address clearly!)
Benn was a British writer and publisher. His father, John Benn, was a politician, and so was his nephew, Tony Benn.
They’re not doctors. They don’t even play one on TV. Playing one on the Internet makes them look like the obliviots they are.
This is one of the reasons I work so hard to get people to do a little more thinking: I want society to remember how to when we need it. And boy do we need it.
Well, one of the reasons, anyway.