Friday, June 5, 2020

Ancient Rome Had Bread and Circuses

A lot within our lives has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and some have argued that it has altered and impacted every aspect of our lives and that may well be true.

It hasn't kept our President from being a feckless and reckless asshole, emboldened and enabled by Supine Senators of the Republican Party who regard the public trust as a private trough in which to stick their snouts and gorge themselves, but I digress...

Politics as unusual isn't the only facet of our lives in lockdown to have changed. Shopping, socializing, attending religious services, and going to school all look different now because they are different now. 

Even the world of sports, live and televised, has been transformed if not improved. Where once we chanted for Jordan or Jeter now we cheer for Pepper (?). 

Great big feeds of sunflower seeds
-bill kenny

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