I get it the Coronavirus invading China is important and significant news, it is. China is freaking vast and populated to the nth degree. It is, however, not the only thing going on in the medical world, and I, for one, am sick the fucking tired of reading about it. So, I am not reading about it, and nor should you (just stop). You will see if they talk about vaccinations, but until then, it is repetitive and won’t affect the United States (at least in the flyover states). Beyond that, you are forgetting everything else about healthcare and focusing on something as trivial as this. I said trivial because until China’s measures start to fail, IT DOESN’T MATTER, except for the information starved media. Yeah, I have read about the death toll.

Yeah, I said it, as we always do the media blows the story out of proportion, and next thing you know, you assume your neighbor has it because he coughed. JUST FUCKING STOP…no serious, STOP.

There are far more important things, like your blood pressure, your diet, how much you exercise, and whether you are up to date on vaccines. Yeah, boring shit that gains no traction on CNN, because why the fuck would taking care of yourself be interesting when you can show people in masks to protect them from this dread.

Here is where you messed up, America. To be healthy and vaccinated is your best prep against a pandemic. If you are in good health, with a healthy immune system, your body will thwart the disease no matter how much CNN or Fox News you watch. The only thing I would add is handwashing. It stops the spread of most if not all disease in its tracks. All you have to do is lather and scrub your hands while you sing the happy birthday song twice and no harmful germs. Oh, that and stop fucking coughing on people. Couch into your sleeve, since most viruses cannot live on fabric. That simple, freeze frame roll credits…

When did we stop taking care of ourselves?

Near as I can figure, the day someone said, “we have a pill for that.” We became obsessed with taking a pill than we did with actually making lifestyle modifications. The pill mentality will be our downfall since working towards total health can be helped with medications; it can’t be solved. So there is a simple answer; Being in good shape and healthy habits will be what will help you win. Of course, that and not going to China and being exposed. The media is making this into a circus that is super not helping. Your feeding into it is not helping. Take some time to get real information, not all these hype sites. If you want to know, the CDC is tracking it quite well, even with its budget shortfalls, and is keeping the info current.

This blog is a broken record about quality info, but everyone chooses to ignore it and pick up the popular hype on the interwebs. So be it.
This week is starting to show the promise that the spring and summer will be here soon. I have started with the workshop, getting it ready to spend a ton of time in and hopefully do some more significant projects this year (fingers crossed).

The blog is still here, and the podcast is the podcast. One thing to say about that is that Chris and I do not sensor ourselves very well, so don’t be overly language-sensitive. Apple asked me to mark the podcasts “explicit.”

So back to the quagmire (Giggity) that this has become. We were told today by the President that, “It’s ok the warmer weather will get rid of the virus.” Que the old ladies from the Geico commercial to say, “That’s not how this works, it’s not how any of this works.” So there, Mr. Pres, where did you get this valuable info? The CDC? Nope, they are not saying that. Your personal physician? Ha! The lack of ethics alone kind of makes me question his fitness as a doc. Maybe, Jenny McCarthy, lord knows that skank and her crew have an odd take on science.

Donnie, stay in your lane. Let those of us with medical degrees handle the thinking on viral infections. You have a huge tendency to stretch the truth, and this “stretch” has lasting repercussions.

Well, be the kind of person your dog and your mom hope you are.