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The Virus – Part Three

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A Story About the Continued Comedic Aspects of Living Through a Pandemic

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As time travelers peruse reviews of years past to determine their travel destination, 2020 will likely stand out as a year to stay far away from. Google reviewer “Covidisaloser19” has already locked in his review: “living through 2020 can be compared to joyfully biting into your favourite type of cookie, after a long, hard day. As your teeth sink into the middle of the deliciously sweet dough, you realize that it has a spicy mustard, ketchup, and relish filling. To make matters worse, the person that made you the cookie was the person you (used to) trust most in the world.” Though that review is a tough act to follow, I’ll attempt to keep future time travelers safely away from 2020 with a more thorough review of the year in, “The Virus – Part Three”.  

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The Virus – Part Two

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A Story About the Continued Comedic Aspects of Living Through a Pandemic

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At the beginning of a pandemic, the restrictive measures put in place to keep citizens safe appear temporary. It feels as though there’s a light (possibly UV) at the end of the seemingly short tunnel. As the internet memes have made clear, the governmental asks are simply that citizens sit on their couches and watch Netflix (or the 100 episodes of House Hunters International one has recorded on their TV), and this is a pretty simple request when compared to the heavy lifting done by past generations (e.g., fighting in wars, surviving prior to the industrial revolution).  The most complicated thing about the request to stay at home, is really whether a person chooses to use a regular or a heated blanket to keep comfortable while they lounge. As the number of days in quarantine draw on though, it’s natural to realize that there might be more to the sitting on the couch thing than one originally anticipated. Let’s explore this further in, “The Virus – Part Two”.

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