Random Thoughts in the Time of Coronavirus

Whoever said that money can't buy happiness was never short of the former. Oh, maybe it can't buy actual happiness, but it can buy (some) peace of mind, and these days, we can use all of that we can get.

Just because you don't want to see or use it doesn't mean it shouldn't be available. This applies to everything from Covid-19 contingency plans to abortion to religion.

No, thanks, I still don't need viagra OR anything to enlarge my penis.

Lizzy should not be around other humans until after breakfast. Maybe even Second Breakfast; the child is a very grumpy hobbit.

About that; her teachers are all awesomesauce. Supportive folk.

People who feel that "everything is a spectrum" except for their own pet topic, which is an absolute, whatever it may be... those people are hypocrites.

No, Biden is not "just as bad" as Trump. Is he a good person? I don't know. Neither do you. But he is demonstrably less bad than what we've got.

Dear Leader needs to delay stimulus checks to put his name on them?! While defunding WHO? What. The. Actual. Fuck?

It's not a goddamn competition.

The party that has been championing States' Rights for ages is now screaming that states shouldn't take care of themselves when the feds won't?

Happiness (in this case, via money) is paying bills current and still having some leftover for (educational) toys and kits. Which is why we have still more books, LEGO, Snap Circuits, art supplies, jigsaw puzzles, and the like, either newly in-home or on the way.

Some people seem to think I am not qualified to speak on any topic. One person actually told me I am "not oppressed enough" to have an informed opinion, on a topic in which I am the oppressed class in question (neurodiverse women). I have seen a disturbing amount of this online - with me and some online friends - here lately. I try to remember that we're all under stress and lashing out, because the alternative is that the folks making these statements are shallow assholes.

Abby and I are a bit nonplussed that our current favorite anime to watch together (dubbed, because if we wanted to read it, I'd get the manga. Snob.) is about volleyball. We don't even sportsball here. But we looooove Haikyuu!

Being stuck at home is exhausting. I think it's the constant pervading sense of Certain Doom.

I have made liberal and extensive use of the Unfriend. Block, Snooze, and Restrict Notifications settings on my Facebook. For reasons. It seems to help. I don't want an echo chamber, but neither do I want to argue over every little thing that crosses my path.