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A False Hope, A Yanked Chain
5 years ago
It is now February 10, 2021, as of this journal post.
The news of vaccinations making their rounds around the nation offer a comforting light of hope, only to be extinguished by the following news of rising cases of the pandemic. Though it is true that some states, including my home state of Massachusetts have started rolling back restrictions, I see very little hope of anything opening back up before late summer, into early fall. By then, it is anyone's guess as to whether or not life as we knew it back in 2019, will be a thing once more. It doesn't help that the smaller towns, and communities are more often overlooked to receive a shipment of the vaccine.
There has also been talks in the news, and on social media, that there is now a requirement to wear not just one, but TWO face masks in some public areas, as well as on public transportation. If you plan to travel by train, bus, or plane, you must wear two masks. If you enter any sort of government, or federally operated facility, you must wear two masks. And I am already hearing a lot of stores in most areas around me are starting to adapt to this new requirement. Normally, when I go into a store, be it Target, Walmart, or even something as simple as a convenience store, I wear a mask that fully covers my nose, and mouth. Typically, I'm fine for a good half hour. But after I heard about the new requirement, I did a small test, where I put on two masks in my own home, walked around, and cleaned a few things to simulate activity in a public setting. What I found, was that after 5 minutes, my vision started to become slightly blurred, and I began to experience a feeling of lightheadedness. Breathing became a bit more difficult, as I found myself having to pull the mask down from my nose for a moment, which is something most often frowned upon as it defeats the purpose of the mask. The result? It appears that for my own health, and for the sake of everyone else, I will once again keep myself locked up for another extended amount of time in my house, only ordering the things I need online, and having them delivered. In all honesty, and this is my own opinion, it appears that 2021 is nothing more than a rebadged version of 2020. I'm sorry if that isn't something everyone agrees with. But it is what it is.
Finally, there's the family issues I have with my father.
You know what? I'm not even going to bother with that one. A lot of you already know the situation, so I'm not even going to continue with the subject. Moving on.
Other than the usual doom, and gloom of things, I'm looking forward to achieving a few small goals that are quickly approaching. One, getting my taxes completed. I do have them done professionally. And talking with a few people, I have found that having both state, and federal taxes taken out of my unemployment benefits will help me out quite a bit. The second goal is, of course, getting the vaccination shot.
Other than that, not much else to say I guess. I hope that all my friends and followers here on FA, as well as on other platforms are doing well, and I miss hearing from a lot of you. Don't be afraid to leave me a comment, or a shout. Yes, I am going through some hard times, but a lot of the issues I face, are the same ones we all are facing. I look forward to hearing from you all.
That's about it for now.
Take care all.
The news of vaccinations making their rounds around the nation offer a comforting light of hope, only to be extinguished by the following news of rising cases of the pandemic. Though it is true that some states, including my home state of Massachusetts have started rolling back restrictions, I see very little hope of anything opening back up before late summer, into early fall. By then, it is anyone's guess as to whether or not life as we knew it back in 2019, will be a thing once more. It doesn't help that the smaller towns, and communities are more often overlooked to receive a shipment of the vaccine.
There has also been talks in the news, and on social media, that there is now a requirement to wear not just one, but TWO face masks in some public areas, as well as on public transportation. If you plan to travel by train, bus, or plane, you must wear two masks. If you enter any sort of government, or federally operated facility, you must wear two masks. And I am already hearing a lot of stores in most areas around me are starting to adapt to this new requirement. Normally, when I go into a store, be it Target, Walmart, or even something as simple as a convenience store, I wear a mask that fully covers my nose, and mouth. Typically, I'm fine for a good half hour. But after I heard about the new requirement, I did a small test, where I put on two masks in my own home, walked around, and cleaned a few things to simulate activity in a public setting. What I found, was that after 5 minutes, my vision started to become slightly blurred, and I began to experience a feeling of lightheadedness. Breathing became a bit more difficult, as I found myself having to pull the mask down from my nose for a moment, which is something most often frowned upon as it defeats the purpose of the mask. The result? It appears that for my own health, and for the sake of everyone else, I will once again keep myself locked up for another extended amount of time in my house, only ordering the things I need online, and having them delivered. In all honesty, and this is my own opinion, it appears that 2021 is nothing more than a rebadged version of 2020. I'm sorry if that isn't something everyone agrees with. But it is what it is.
Finally, there's the family issues I have with my father.
You know what? I'm not even going to bother with that one. A lot of you already know the situation, so I'm not even going to continue with the subject. Moving on.
Other than the usual doom, and gloom of things, I'm looking forward to achieving a few small goals that are quickly approaching. One, getting my taxes completed. I do have them done professionally. And talking with a few people, I have found that having both state, and federal taxes taken out of my unemployment benefits will help me out quite a bit. The second goal is, of course, getting the vaccination shot.
Other than that, not much else to say I guess. I hope that all my friends and followers here on FA, as well as on other platforms are doing well, and I miss hearing from a lot of you. Don't be afraid to leave me a comment, or a shout. Yes, I am going through some hard times, but a lot of the issues I face, are the same ones we all are facing. I look forward to hearing from you all.
That's about it for now.
Take care all.
