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Mask #2 — “That Grins and Lies…”

'bumpyjonas…
3 min readJul 2, 2020

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Everyone who knows something about the coronavirus, about Covid-19 says, wear a mask. Everyone. If you enter a store, or some other public establishment, wear the mask. People aren’t listening. So the virus lives on vibrantly in the U.S. Loves it here. The really saddest thing of all is masks actually work, even masks that are low tech. Leadership in other parts of the world and in some parts of the U.S. get it: they are insisting upon masks.

I went to a graduation this last week. One of those drive through graduations. The real graduation was canceled to keep us safe. We were advised to stay in our cars. Look at the screen. It was planned this way to reduce transmission of the virus. Many did not listen.

They did not stay in their cars. They got out and mingled. Their parents did not stop them because some parents also got out their cars. None of them wore masks. Some of the students sat bunched up in the front of the cars for most of the graduation. It was reckless. We have just been told that some of the students at the graduation have tested positive for the coronavirus.

In related news, a popular restaurant bar opened back up, and it is reported that over 100…

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