24 September 2020 - Plague Journal Day 195

Micah 6:8
Romans 16:16-17
Yes, your life matters.

We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?

Today is the Festival Of Latest Novelties! I can't imagine a better way to celebrate this joyous occasion than a visit to the website (or the physical store) of Archie McPhee. There's a ton of fun stuff there, and to top it off, they're slightly less disappointing than other stores. What could go wrong?

In addition to that, today is National Punctuation Day, and as the T-Shirt says, punctuation saves lives! Let's all try to punctuate properly today - and every day. I feel certain that your mother will thank you.

Now, in addition to that syntactico-grammatic celebration, today is also Kiss Day. Can you imagine a better way to end a sentence (or to begin one, for that matter) than with a kiss? I can't, and I'm even a fan of the interrobang‽ (No, it's not about the band. Sorry, Frank Fritz.)

Bonus material:
On This Day in History
1992 – The Sci-Fi Channel launched with a broadcast of Star Wars. (The network is now called SyFy, and as far as I can tell they have little or no actual Science Fiction content these days. It's kind of sad.)
1993 – Myst is released. (This remains a watershed game in the history of computer gaming. Thinking about its targeted equipment - and the hardware and software they used to create it - this is an amazing feat that still holds up pretty well today. Brilliant, really.)

Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.