(With apologies to Queen Elizabeth II)
Continue readingOur Mensis Horribilis
(With apologies to Queen Elizabeth II)
Continue readingLast Sunday night, just before Covid had its way with me, a weird and rather scary thing happened.
Continue readingMe: John, thank you for breakfast. I canโt eat the bacon, though.ย
John: What are you talking about?
Me: I like bacon to be crispy.ย
John: (puzzled) Uh, yes I know that. But I didnโt make any bacon.ย
Me: (coming awake, realizing I dreamt it) Dโoh!!
…be careful out there!
With apologies to Fermo Dante Marchetti and Maurice de Fรฉraudy, composer and lyricist of the famous song, Fascination – perhaps best known as performed by Nat King Cole:
So: I have taken the liberty of writing a version that is perhaps more current, given these Covid times… My ditty goes like this:
๐ถ๐ต Vaccinaaation ๐ถ๐ต
It was vaccinaaation, I know,
Time for a shot in my arm, for protection
Just a little jab, just a tiny stab
I was saved by a quickie injection
It was vaccinaaation, I know,
A second shot came along three months later
Just a little poke, it really is no joke โ
My arm hurt like a bite from a โgator
It was vaccinaaation, I know,
Time to get boostered, just for โinsuranceโ
Just a little pierce, just a little prick
No Covid! For I have resistance! โฆwell, 70% resistanceโฆ approximatelyโฆ theyโre not sureโฆ
๐ฌ๐
Best wishes to you all for a very Happy New Year with MUCH less Covid around… ๐
It’s a clichรฉ, but in this case it fits perfectly. My son, Jeremy, is 454 miles or 731 km away, but I haven’t been able to see him nor his wife, Lucy, since spring, 2019!
John and I have “built” a new landmark for this “new normal”!
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