A relative is in a stage production this weekend and sent a message inviting us to attend. What I wanted to respond is that gathering people together when flu and COVID are this high in the Midwest is like handing out cigarettes to unbuckled people while driving drunk. Instead, I simply ignored the message.
Too many people are going to learn the hard way. We need to learn to plan events around viral threats, not simply ignore them.
Augie Ray
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2026-01-22 02:25:58 UTC
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