I got my first dose
of a shingles vaccine
recently.
If I had waited
for over a decade,
the cost would have been
free.
But I don’t think
the medical system
will be functioning fully
in over a decade.
I paid the money
and got the first dose
now.
Don’t assume
programs and systems
will be around forever.
Use them now
if they benefit you
or your business
at all.
Yesterday, I was waiting
in the lobby of a hotel.
I was masked.
I’m double vaxxed.
There was a masked Mom with her newborn
also waiting.
A man walked into the lobby coughing.
He wasn’t masked.
I gave him a dirty look
and tapped my nose
(the universal sign
for wear your d*mn mask).
He smirked at me
and sat in the chair
next to the newborn.
At which point,
…I did nothing.
There was nothing to do.
The man knew he should be
wearing a mask.
He knew he was putting that sweet baby
at risk.
But legally, he had a right
to do exactly that.
We do what we can
to make the world
a better, safer, more wonderful place.
But when we can’t accomplish that,
we have to step back.
(And hope for the best.)
Know when a battle
is unwinnable.
Know when to stop fighting.