If you don’t vaccinate, you are an incubator for the variants
PS: this was told to me by an epidemiologist who’s been studying this. And who, by the way, does not “profit” from people having Covid. In fact, many of her closest friends have died on the front lines. No (sorry, small but vocal minority), I am not a “shill for Big Pharma.”
PPS: I’m not upset with people who can’t do it for medical reasons, or who (sadly) can’t because it’s unavailable to them. I listen to people who study this & have nothing at stake other than their desire/ability to save lives. No I’m not personally an expert & don’t claim to be.

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Garry Shandling died 5 years ago today. In thinking about him this morning, I realized the very first - and last - time I saw him involved the same kind of restaurant and the same exact joke. "The Cow Joke." Which became a 35 year running mock "argument" for us (well, for him).
We met 41 yrs ago this week. March 20, 1980. I was a student stand-up in The UCLA Comedy Club. We'd each do a short set, then a professional headliner (we paid $50) would close. Garry was the headliner. He saw my set and asked if I wanted to try writing with him.
We went to The Good Earth in Westwood, where I pitched: "Why is it whenever people pass a cow on the side of the road they stick their head out the window and say 'moo?' Are they expecting the cow to be thinking: 'Hey, there's a cow driving that car?'"
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In August 1985 I was awakened by a call saying "Are you the Night Stalker?" I hung up, thinking it was a weird prank. But it kept happening. That's when I learned - from a reporter on the other end - that I was a prime suspect in that grisly RIchard Ramirez murder spree.
The reporter explained that my car was found at the crime scene, which made no sense because I looked out my window & saw it was still in the parking space of my Westwood apartment. I had to hang up because the police were walking up my driveway - but weirdly slowly.
They had an odd attitude when they arrived, saying something about needing to just "check it out" because it was already not seeming likely that I was "the one." (Also: I had obviously just woken up and was - I suddenly realized - wearing only my tighty whiteys).
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..their believe that because they'd disenfranchised so many, injured the USPS's ability to deliver, & made it so difficult to vote in certain urban areas, etc, they had it in the bag. More people voted - which is a great thing - than ever before. People were energized. BUT..
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I keep trying to find good news & can't. So here are a few of my own personal silver linings:
1. I now realize most meetings I travel to are a waste of time.
2. I like seeing into the background of people's homes.
3. Air quality! Companies should adopt more days of teleworking.
4. I'm enjoying hanging out w family at home and just.. talking.
5. Less stressful choosing a movie in the evening.
6. I like having an excuse to *not* go to stuff.
7. Realizing there's folks I've been taking for granted.
8. Realizing there's folks I don't really need in my life.
9. Looking forward to appreciating the little things again; small kindnesses of strangers, for instance.
10. I realize I've been eating out too much in general.
11. I like when people are united over something.
12. I have upgraded my ideas of what good governing means to me.
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