bad choices make great stories

May 12, 2021

First it was toilet paper — now it’s gas. It’s a scary time, for sure. Have you noticed that when people are afraid they often make some pretty bad choices? I’m not sure bad choices always make GREAT stories… but they often make for some interesting ones. I know because my Facebook feed is full of them…

Like the woman filling a Wal-mart bag with gas. Who is that stupid? (Of course, it’s an older white woman not wearing a mask because she refuses to “live in fear.”)

I figure I can outlast the current gas shortage… I use more fuel in my lawnmower than in my car. I’ve had my Mini for 3 years or so now and it still doesn’t have 7,000 miles on it. Perry, who drives two-hours a day to and from work? He’s gonna need a raise. And at least a dozen Wal-mart bags. 😉

I’m happy that I have the freedom to choose! Gimme that Reese’s every single time even though that’s probably a “bad choice.”

Think of all the great stories I’ll be able to tell! “I’m fat because…

The pandemic’s severity seems to be much lower in the US than it has been for quite some time. There are only 2 states currently in the “red risk” zone — Rhode Island and Michigan. Florida is still orange — the 8th worst in the nation. Indiana isn’t far behind in 13th place — Jackson County is low… in the yellow.

COVID severity maps

TIL (Today I Learned): Steve Jobs had just been pruning apple trees in Oregon which led him to call his company Apple. “It sounded fun, spirited, and not intimidating. Apple took the edge off the word computer, ” Jobs said. “Plus, it would get us ahead of Atari in the phone book.”