A Shortlist Of My Covid-19 Concerns
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A Shortlist Of My Covid-19 Concerns

Stop me if you read this before, but here is a shortlist of my concerns and frustrations during this time of confusion and isolation.

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A Shortlist Of My Covid-19 Concerns
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It has been a bizarre experience for many during this pandemic, and the coronavirus is always on everyone's mind. Stop me if you read this before, but here is a shortlist of my concerns and frustrations during this time of confusion and isolation.

First and foremost, is everyone required to wear a face mask, and what is the real protocol for them? Can we all please just agree, Vice President Pence was reckless as well as disrespectful to the patience he visited at the Mayo Clinic on Tuesday. As I sit in a hospital room wearing a face mask typing this article, it frightens me to think the head of the "Pandemic Task Force," is not following his protocol. No wonder citizens are demonstrating in the streets for businesses to open.

Second and somewhat concerning is the unemployment rate that skyrocketed in March and April. Florida shuttered businesses and closed schools, thousands of people barely making a living were sent home with no idea how they would pay their rent in the coming months. Sadly, Florida's unemployment system is predisposed to fail way before the pandemic. Disney, Universal, and Sea World, the three top attractions in Central Florida are waiting and watching the powers that be and will more than likely hold out for better days before opening to the possibility of a recurrence.

So, what do the workers from these attractions and all the surrounding businesses that feed off the visitors from them do? While most of the states are scrambling to process unemployment benefits the Florida Governor shut down access to the site for a full three days to slow the process. However, it was already broken, you see, one of the requirements for receiving unemployment is an average amount of $3,400 per month each for the last two quarters of employment. Knowing most of the employees are part-time and work two jobs neither part-time position will qualify for benefits. So, as the housing industry takes a kick in the pants because no one can make rent/mortgages in Florida, there will be repercussions, along the same lines as the 2008 recession when the housing industry took a hard fall as well.

Third and most absurd concern, no it is very much likely a frustration, is the hundreds of YouTube, TikTok, and blog posts popping up on my social media from non-athletic shutters that created a new way to work out. Problem is these non-athletic people are body shaming the average shelter in place person who prefers to sit on the couch and binge-watch Netflix. Many live this life from December to April if you live in the snow belt. Staying in and eating your weight in Funyuns and drinking a large bottle of red wine in two days is just that, an average winter storm episode.

I know that is extreme, but we live in extreme times. Let's not forget the many people who feel compelled to show us their loaves of baked bread. Yes, bread is good, and it is fun to make. I don't eat it because I can eat a whole loaf in one sitting and then it goes right to my ass.

I get it, everyone has become woke from the pandemic and they are finding out that their children are fun to be around, their spouse is a nice person and his personality isn't from work exactly but maybe the people he works with. It's like Christmas time we all envisioned for and now we are all sitting around our little families and playing board games next to a crackling fire.

The fourth concern is for the single people out there. The ones having full conversations with themselves while waiting for the Keurig to brew that one cup of coffee. There is no "Saturday Evening Post," picture in that apartment. Let me tell you from experience, there is nothing worth watching on TV alone. Meals are a necessity, not an experiment in bringing the family together. The news is scary enough but watching alone and having nobody to help you climb down from the ceiling after listening to one of Trump's press conferences is life in my tiny apartment. I do, however, get up every day and shower, put on clean clothes, makeup, and jewelry, just like I am heading to the office. It keeps my sanity and that is important.

Lastly is not a concern but probably a frustration for all those 2020 graduates that were looking forward to walking across the stage and shaking their Dean's hand with all the pomp and circumstance. I can't say I feel your pain, but I do know that most of you come from a generation that dealt with 9/11, multiple school shootings, and now I want you all to look at how brave and resilient you are. Be proud that you never stopped learning and becoming the next leader of this country. I am proud to know some of you and wish you a happy future and congratulations.

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