Posted on 03/12/2021 4:18:51 PM PST by conservative98
A year into the pandemic, a lot has changed. And we're reminded of that every time we go outside (if we go outside). Masks have joined the traditional don't-leave-home-without-them trifecta of keys, wallets and phones - and they are here to stay.
There are folks who hate them, who can't breathe through them, or who think they're a sign of political oppression.
But for others, the widespread use of masks has made the past year one of liberation.
With a mask, you can sing in the grocery store, talk to yourself on a walk, grimace in the gym, leave the spinach in your teeth, have coffee breath, forget lipstick - and no one is the wiser. Oh, the savings on Altoids and L'Oréal this past year!
Folks on social media write little odes to the masked life:
"I love wearing a mask. I want to do this forever. It has helped my social anxiety so much."
And: "Wearing a mask is really letting me be ugly in peace. I love it here."
One librarian much loved by local kids on the West Coast said she loves being able to go to do errands without being recognized by her tiny fans.
Amid half a million lives lost, financial ruin and social devastation that the coronavirus has wrought there are teeny tiny glimmers of good things this cruel virus has left us. The normalized use of masks is one of them.
"I don't think I could ever go back to not wearing a mask," said Donna Bauer, a "40ish" Twitter maven in Orlando, Fla. (Masks hide the laugh lines, so why not run with it? "40ish" it is, Donna!)
(Excerpt) Read more at stamfordadvocate.com ...
Nice. You can have filthy teeth and sewer mouth and nobody knows. How liberating./s
Kills two birds with one stone.
/retch
The absolute stupidest thing I’ve seen was a dress and matching mask for sale. Not in my wildest dreams would I ever accessorize my outfit with a mask!
Yes, liberating it is if you are a criminal and rob banks, riot, murder, and commit other crimes and mayhem.
Ah, more brain droppings from Pigtula Dvorak, the ComPost’s resident airhead. Only she could find liberation in a face diaper.
Wearing a make means never having to say .. “It was me officer!”
Exactly!
Wearing a mask is also "liberating" for quitters. I had a teleconference call where thankfully I'm not on video because it would have given away my gasp at seeing a coworker who clearly gave up on personal hygiene months ago. She looked like she was in the advanced stages of zombie rot after being bitten back in July.
I just needed a can of spray paint. I looked it up on Amazon and they gave me an ETA of next Wednesday for delivery. So I took a chance and ducked into an O’Reily’s Auto Parts.
All the clerks were busy so I walked past them and sought out the paint I needed. Then I remembered that I needed sand paper and new wipers for the Durango. I grabbed them and some PB Blast penetrating oil when I heard the clerk calling out to me. I ignored him and continued shopping. He got louder but he was wearing his face diaper so it was easy to dismiss him. Finally he came out from behind the counter and approached me, his voice at a near shriek.
“Where’s your mask?!” he demanded.
“I don’t use them” I replied.
“You can’t be in the store without one!!!”
“Oh, OK. I’ve got what I need.” I said.
“No, you’ll have to leave...now!”
“You won’t infect me - I promise!” I said.
“No, you’ll have to leave...now!” he repeated, acting like he was going to crap his pants.
So I shrugged, dropped what I was holding, and said, “No problem. You’ll never see me again.”
Amazon wins, O’Reily’s loses.
Sure, for the democrats.. Seeing how half of them are wanted by the law.. :)
Karen’s wardrobe list:
High heels. Check.
Tattoos. Check.
Nylons. Check.
Girdle. Check.
Fake fingernails. Check
Lifting bra. Check.
Colored contacts. Check.
Fake eyelashes. Check.
Died hair. Check.
Mask. Check.
Came up video unavailable.
I’ve had sinus problems all my life. I HATE masks. I have to wear one at work, though, so I’ve gotten used to it to some extent. But not having to cover your mouth when you yawn doesn’t make up for not being able to breathe properly.
idk why! it was working a day or 2 ago???
I logged into my youtube account, and the video is there.
It is a 30 second clip of my 26-27 minute daily exercise to cover 1 mile distance with treadmill set 2 deg up-slope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I55ZxIwbuOU
sheep... yep, the article from the Tablet (https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/history/articles/anna-geifman-russian-revolution) about what we can learn from the Russian Revolution says “As a result of infinite reinvention, identity ceases to exist in any meaningful way, and the individual is disinherited from himself.”
So now it is happening on the outside as well as on the inside.
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