BETH FINKE About Books Events Memoir Classes Blog Media Kit Masterclass Contact Beth Finke on Facebook Beth Finke on Twitter « Mondays with Mike: Gun radicalism MONDAYS WITH MIKE: OH MY! OH MY! OH SCREW OMICRON November 29, 2021 • Posted in Mike Knezovich, Mondays with Mike, Uncategorized by mknezo2014 We had a great Thanksgiving, entertaining a neigborhood friend with several lamb chops, Greek smashed potatoes, and green beans. Speaking of Greek: omicron. It’s worrisome. Or it’s not worrisome. It’s tiresome, for sure. And covid’s not going anywhere. At least we don’t have a dickhead president calling it the African virus. Thank goodness for small favors. As readers know, I got real sick in 2020. I’ve had two shots and a booster. I’m living my life with the idea that I’m not bulletproof, but close. I’m pretty sure the spiky little bastard has no chance with me. But no one can know. We’re all doing our best. Except for the selfish, self-centered assholes who don’t get vaccinated. Getting the vaccine is the one solid thing we can do for ourselves and for people we care about. You might feel bad for a day. I did with each of two shots. But I had no effects from the booster. Doing it makes a difference. I had four uncles that served in WWII. This is small. And you don’t get it just for you. Or your family (though you should). Or your friends (though you should). You do it for your country. Not doing so is unpatriotic. You do it for humankind. It’s not about you. It has nothing to do with rights. It has to do with responsibility. Here’s something I learned: Lots of people have been on the rolls to receive lung and other organ transplants. Cystic fibrosis, and more. Many of these people need organ transplants for reasons entirely outside of their control. But now they’re competing with people who had a choice and didn’t get vaccinated and ended up needing organs. For good reason, there are no moral judgments about who gets organs—it’s about medical need.. Good reasons that are enforced by better people than me. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Mel Theobald On November 29, 2021 at 11:46 pm Mike, this should be in the Voice of the People in the Tribune. I’m tired of the repetitious daily COVID media coverage, but what you have written has teeth. Why this issue is even a debate is beyond my sense of reality. As my son often says to me, “No shit, Captain Obvious.” Mary Rayis On November 30, 2021 at 9:31 am Spot on, Michael! I’m sharing this on my Facebook page. People are sick of hearing from me! Sheila A. Donovan On November 30, 2021 at 9:40 am Mike, punch ’em in the gut with that third from the bottom paragraph! I agree with your entire essay. Gretchen Livingston On November 30, 2021 at 12:33 pm Yes. Yes. Yes. The willfully unvaccinated have prolonged this pandemic for us all. Mandates should be in place and enforced by everyone, everywhere. John DeStefanis On November 30, 2021 at 9:41 pm Mike, I always enjoy your columns. I must say that this this is the most emphatic and bristling one I’ve seen to date. This is not to say that I do not find your indignation to be righteous. I share your sentiments; especially as directed to the contrarians who doth protest too much about “personal liberty.” Personal liberty has always, and in every ordered society, been constrained by responsibility toward other individuals, and to the community as a whole. You know, the thing about not shouting fire in a crowded theater… Leave a Response Name * Email (will not be published) * Website Comment Share this blog post: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Purchase Beth’s book here Subscribe to my blog Enter your email address to subscribe to my blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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