My Generation's Epitaph?

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Four years ago we heard about the "deplorables."  

Now old people like me are the "expendables."  

The economy is more important. 

For some reason it reminds me of Douglas Adams’ dolphins, who said as they departed the soon-to-be-destroyed-Earth, “So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.”

Coronavirus is the same thing but totally different

Ever the pupil, this is what I learned today.

The spread of the coronavirus is based on two factors.

1. How dense the population is.

2. How dense the population is.

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Masks, Social Distancing Public Service

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As a public service, to help with your social distancing, here are a few masks I found on Pinterest today.

The Grippe

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The “Grippe” is another name for flu.

US President John Tyler has been called the Donald Trump of the 1840s, in part because of their shared views on immigration. Tyler was inciting Protestant attacks on Irish Catholics. Trump’s targets are different, but the language used is similar.

Tyler has the dubious honor of being the only US President for whom an epidemic is named.

He had been elevated from VP in 1841 when old “Tippecanoe” (President William Henry Harrison) died a month after his inauguration. He died from what became known as the “Tyler Grippe.”

Trump and Pence say the current flu is no-one’s fault. Certainly, they would gripe if it becomes known as the “Trump Tragedy” or the “Pence Pandemic.”

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Optimism is so passé.

Except in the left field bleachers at Washington Nationals baseball park at game 4 of the 2019 World Series. 

Sole Isolation

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Shoeless on the 9th floor.

These are not times that try men’s soles.

At this rate my sole will live eternally.

Normal

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There are many people in my country and yours who wake up in the morning and act totally normal.