When I was 18 I had a bad flu w/a week-long fever that had me talking to the tv and using an inhaler for months afterwards. When I was 27 I saw my dad die from a sudden massive heart attack. When I was 29 I had emergency surgery and â
(1/6 âcause Iâm insufferable)
(1/6 âcause Iâm insufferable)
my main memory from afterwards is how my throat felt from intubation. When I was 37 I saw my mother intubated. I can also non-humble brag that I have excellent information literacy skills â
(2/6 âcause what would I be w/o terrible twitter essays, ha)
(2/6 âcause what would I be w/o terrible twitter essays, ha)
and am always trying to further improve my information literacy radar. Experts say that masks seem to be our best bet at the moment.
You canât wear a mask while you eat.
(3/6 and Iâm just inviting people to whine at me now huh)
You canât wear a mask while you eat.
(3/6 and Iâm just inviting people to whine at me now huh)
In almost non-sequitur but then again completely logical conclusion: it makes sense that I donât want to sit inside restaurants except for takeout and I donât want anyone in my household to sit inside restaurants â
(4/6, are you exasperated yet?)
(4/6, are you exasperated yet?)
until experts are across-the-board confident we have this virus under control.
I also want to support local restaurants through takeout and advocating for state assistance while weâre waiting on better control of this
. â
(5/6 almost done I promise)
I also want to support local restaurants through takeout and advocating for state assistance while weâre waiting on better control of this

(5/6 almost done I promise)
Trauma (which can linger even from events that are neither wars nor bear attacks?) + logic + information literacy + listening to the collective knowledge of experts = legitimate decisions
One would think?
(6/6, the end, you can breathe a sigh of relief now)
One would think?
(6/6, the end, you can breathe a sigh of relief now)