{"id":39447,"date":"2020-04-04T08:56:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T15:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=39447"},"modified":"2020-04-04T08:56:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T15:56:30","slug":"saturday-smiles-covid-19-potpourri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/04\/04\/saturday-smiles-covid-19-potpourri\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Smiles: COVID-19 Potpourri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To begin, I want to share an important and helpful PSA video of how to put away your groceries to avoid contamination. It&#8217;s by a family physician, and although long, it&#8217;s well done.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PSA Grocery Shopping Tips in COVID-19 (See Important Notes Below)    www.DrJeffVW.com\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sjDuwc9KBps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Having done my good deed for the day, let&#8217;s enjoy some amusing aspects of the impact of Coronavirus \u2013 as it&#8217;s always good to see the humor in things.<\/p>\n<p>Who knew that Shakespeare would have a take on this pandemic:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What\u2019s the difference between Covid 19 and Romeo &amp; Juliet?<\/p>\n<p>One\u2019s a corona virus and the other is a Verona crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julian Lee (@JulianLeeComedy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulianLeeComedy\/status\/1238846378157236226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And we wouldn&#8217;t want the visual fine arts to feel left out, so here&#8217;s Albrecht D\u00fcrer&#8217;s famous <em>&#8220;Praying Hands&#8221;<\/em> sketch\u2013 but with a timely update.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Pray_Soap-Water.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Pray_Soap-Water.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Pray_Soap-Water.png 374w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Pray_Soap-Water-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Pray_Soap-Water-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Pray_Soap-Water-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Pray_Soap-Water-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Pray_Soap-Water-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Pray_Soap-Water-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Pray_Soap-Water-64x64.png 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s an obvious downside to overdoing it. My aunt sent me this picture of her hands after washing them 73 times yesterday:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Hands-Washing_Chicken-Foot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Hands-Washing_Chicken-Foot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Hands-Washing_Chicken-Foot.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Hands-Washing_Chicken-Foot-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Hands-Washing_Chicken-Foot-150x125.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I went to Costco today (wearing my red &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; bandana for a face-covering \u2013 and over half of the people were wearing a face-covering of some type), and it looks like we&#8217;re seeing at least some relief from the TP shortage. But one never knows \u2013 it could rear its ugly head again with scenes like these:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Claw-Game-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Claw-Game-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Claw-Game-1.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Claw-Game-1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19_TP_Claw-Game-1-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the <em>Meat<\/em> section of your grocery store:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_TP_Roll-Wrapped.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_TP_Roll-Wrapped.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_TP_Roll-Wrapped.png 397w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_TP_Roll-Wrapped-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_TP_Roll-Wrapped-150x141.png 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_TP_Roll-Wrapped-24x24.png 24w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A grocery store in Denmark or Finland (I forgot which) developed a clever way to stop the hoarding of hand sanitizer:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Sanitizer_Prevent-Hoarding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Sanitizer_Prevent-Hoarding.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Sanitizer_Prevent-Hoarding.jpg 342w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Sanitizer_Prevent-Hoarding-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Sanitizer_Prevent-Hoarding-137x150.jpg 137w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that folks are stuck at home, tempers can become short \u2013 even involving our beloved Critters<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Sick_Case-of-Corona.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Sick_Case-of-Corona.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Sick_Case-of-Corona.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Sick_Case-of-Corona-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Sick_Case-of-Corona-150x88.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But for some, it&#8217;s given them time to develop a real talent for creativity.\u00a0 (I like the second one better):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FNI1H9hZ2r\">pic.twitter.com\/FNI1H9hZ2r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mouhoubi lounes (@mouhoubi_lounes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mouhoubi_lounes\/status\/1239615771073970177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve decided you&#8217;d rather test your creativity in the kitchen with some new gourmet recipes, you just might want to start following Justine on her Twitter account. While she&#8217;s no Julia Child, she does have a flair for the innovative:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Follow me for more recipes. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronapocolypse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronapocolypse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zfsK65LOH4\">pic.twitter.com\/zfsK65LOH4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justine Kilpatrick (@ladykilham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ladykilham\/status\/1239757390548877312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d be remiss if I didn&#8217;t take a parting shot at the A$$hole in the Oval Office whose gross incompetence has literally cost lives.<\/p>\n<p>As you probably know, the CDC is now recommending that everyone wear a facemask of some type when they go out.\u00a0 They asked *Rump if he would agree to appear in a PSA photo promoting the wearing of facemasks.<\/p>\n<p>As you know, if you say <em>&#8220;photo&#8221;<\/em> and <em>&#8220;promote&#8221;<\/em> in the same sentence, Donnie will jump at the chance.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the CDC forgot to factor in that *Rump is dumber than a bag of rocks:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Trump_Mask_Lone-Ranger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Trump_Mask_Lone-Ranger.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"886\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Trump_Mask_Lone-Ranger.jpg 886w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Trump_Mask_Lone-Ranger-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Trump_Mask_Lone-Ranger-150x130.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/COVID-19_Trump_Mask_Lone-Ranger-768x666.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To begin, I want to share an important and helpful PSA video of how to put away your groceries to avoid contamination. It&#8217;s by a family physician, and although long, it&#8217;s well done. 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