Thoughts Out Of Season

If the post I am linking to is correct we got a big problem in New York City. According to her research what we are experiencing is not a surge of Omicron but the much more dangerous Delta variant! If the article holds water true, many people will become severely sickened and need hospitalization. Hospitals are already overburdened but they are not expecting at this time to be overwhelmed because they believe that it's the supposedly "mild" Omicron variant that's causing all the trouble. If this comes to be then our political leaders must be held accountable. Faith in their abilities to perform their basic duties will disappear. They knew Delta was still around but gave no thought to it. They knew viruses thrive in cold, dry weather, but again they never gave a thought that it was actually the Delta virus and not the Omicron virus. A horrendous lapse of judgement. I'm still hoping it is Omicron because, personally I will be furious if it is the Delta variant and ...

Dispelling Distortions of My City I am a native New Yorker and I'll admit we have our ways, but this huge explosion of Omicron is not indicative of any malfeasance by New Yorkers themselves. Many of the citizens have been vaccinated but, and what may surprise you we also follow the rules. We try to sperate as much distance as we can from another. And as for wearing masks we are have no problem with that. We don't feel we are being imposed on our rights being trampled or afraid some super-national government is looking to do us in. Every day I take the subway and to see and unmasked individual is a shear anomaly. The looks usually do not bring an outcry but an acknowledgement and most time the person will put a mask on.  Walk down any street and you will see the greatest majority of passerby wearing masks. No one screaming "Give me Liberty of Give me Death". We have no problems wearing masks when going into supermarkets We accept what's real in this world and we do...