COVID. The kind of thing that always happens to somebody else…until it doesn’t. Omicron has been catching everyone off guard, and the Long family has proven to be no exception. My son, Matthew was flying in for ChristmasA trip planned last month in sunnier days. He got here, stayed for two days, then got two…
Month: December 2021
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Psychological Herd Immunity
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An interesting phenomenon occurs in many epidemics that the experts can’t really explain. Once the disease really takes hold, the curve begins to rise more swiftly than the government reacts to it. Everything seems to be too little, too late. And then, gradually, with nobody taking any specific action, the epidemic tapers off. Why? The…
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And the greatest of these is ego…
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I saw an article I liked on social media last week, There’s no point in citing it because it’s only opinion, but it made an interesting point. There are several reasons why people believe in conspiracy theories, but the strongest one is ego. Three reasons people believe in Conspiracy Theories: Fear. It’s a big, complicated…
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We Are at War!
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The human race is fantastic at dealing with trouble but we are abysmal at realizing when trouble is coming. Aggressive sorts have been abusing this trait for centuries, especially when starting wars. Usually, peaceful folk don’t even know that they’re at war until the soldiers start pouring into their yards. The beginning of WWII…