4 Gifts From The Coronavirus Pandemic
Two years ago, the cornonavirus changed our lives forever. It also brought blessings.
NO LONGER HAVING TO SEE PEOPLE YOU DISLIKE
Yes, being restricted from human contact was awful. Yet, no longer being obligated to interact with people we loathe was a blessing. Going months without suffering through gut-wrenching small talk with your boss before and after debriefings was simply answered prayers. Over the last couple years, that micro-aggressively racist coworker who loved (loved) your hair was in your presence a total of two times. What about your boyfriend’s buddies who stank your living room with buffalo wings, video games and brown liquor? It’s not like you don’t enjoy a twirl of Mary Jane, but tobacco and weed is just so Method Man circa 1993. Nonetheless, since 2020, your living room has been reclaimed. Just know that your boo was equally grateful. He went a full nine months without having to hear glasses of rosé clink while your best friend wishes that the latest love of her life would leave his wife. Won’t he do it?
TRUMP GOT THE BOOT
The United States is terrible at self-correction because it sucks at looking into its own mirror clear-eyed. Within Donald Trump’s first year as POTUS, the Republican party knew they created a monster that their own zookeepers couldn’t control. This country…