Micah 6:8
Luke 4:16-22
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?
Here's a pair of celebrations for you: today is both Sesame Street Day and National Young Readers Day.
How ironic, since Sesame Street has probably done more to push children away from books than anything else in American "culture" in the past fifty years or so. With its emphasis on very short bits, rewarding and reinforcing very short attention spans, the show's format militates against anything so slow as reading a book - even a book featuring Grover or Elmo can't move fast enough for a fast-cut-addicted tyke.
Perhaps we should promote books as a random access entertainment format - no need to fast forward, just turn directly to the page you want!
It's very distressing, as the inability to stick with even a short book indicates the inability to follow even a short explanation or argument, which further indicates an inability to think and to function as a citizen of these United States. It's no wonder it seems the electorate is asking to be taken care of.
Save the nation - read a book!
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.
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