I literally see people complaining about how their 2020 has been hell despite it only being 8 days in. I personally have been having a great 2020. I've been traveling & having lots of fun, how about y'all?

Just been working and resting, not too much. Been a lot of troubling news around the world this past week but luckily we (probably) just avoided a war with Iran, so that's a very good thing!

It's getting better day by day.  :)

Not liking this start of the year, TBH, for reasons that don't need repeating. :(

Not liking this start of the year, TBH, for reasons that don't need repeating. :(

I hope it gets better  :\'(

I hope it gets better  :\'(


To clarify, I was talking about the Iran situation. Personal life wise I'm carrying on as normal (which is good, I liked 2019) :P

To clarify, I was talking about the Iran situation. Personal life wise I'm carrying on as normal (which is good, I liked 2019) :P

I thought that's what you meant at first, but then thought maybe you were speaking personally. Anyways, hopefully everything calms down now and we can get this impeachment trial rolling soon, but with witnesses to testify.

I have something that needs to be taken care of but think I'll be overjoyed when it does.

... I honestly don't know.

Many days are a struggle as I am likely going to have some or all of my stomach and esophagus removed this year.  But making the most of my good days.  Enjoying life in my own house on my own 9 acres.  Working on things in the garage and practicing music without any housemates or close neighbors to disturb.  Thankful I still have a job in this economy, been engineering with the company 21 years now.

It's OK so far, just give me another couple of more months and I'll let you know about my 2020.

Well, I'm also recovering from all the tension and shock that came with the US-Iran crisis.  ;D But other than that, it's going pretty good. I'm enjoying the Jeopardy "Greatest of All Time" primetime special on ABC, I have a better relationship between me and my stepmom, and I'm about to watch "The Mandalorian" to see what all the fuss is about.

I’m trying to make it at least decent.

It's going alright, but it will get better.

It’s a great year.

I’ll never get tired of winning.  8)

So far, so good. I mean with world events it was a tough week with Australia, Iran, and Puerto Rico but personally it's been pretty good. Just taking it one day at a time.

Update: "The Mandalorian" is great so far. If you haven't seen it yet, you MUST.

So far, 2020 is good, but hectic for me.

So far, this year is been a wild ride. My mom just got a brand new car and I'm planning to get the latest iPhone really soon.

So far, 2020 is good, but hectic for me.
Gradually getting smoother for me.

My stepmom and I are bickering again.  >:(

It's going really good. This is a transitional year for my personal life, lots of changes happening with family and personal life and stuff.

Update: "The Mandalorian" is great so far. If you haven't seen it yet, you MUST.


If you haven’t seen it, the influx of Baby Yoda merchandise this year will remind you of “The Mandalorian” on Disney+.

Started looking for things to do so I'm not sitting around the house on weekends, joined a gym for starters, and as long as this year isn't a repeat of last year that's an improvement. Work has been going mostly good, I feel appreciated there at least. Still I don't want to get overly optimistic.

A bit of a slow start in the first few weeks of January, but awesome ever since  :D :D :D (hopefully it says that way  ;D)

I am hopeful that March will be a fresh new start for me!  :)

Well February has had breezy and overcast days and for the first day of March, I'm still cold in overcast weather.  We'll see if the weather and other things get better

Not so well as I put my leave notice in and don't have a job line up. At least now know I'm not the corporate 9 to 5 person. I'm on Xanax as I hate working in a call center. I will pursue modeling and singing, it's high time I follow my dreams. :)

2020 not bad  so far. Usually I experience a sort of slump/winter blues at the beginning of the year. I did in 2020, but it has been mainly confined to January. February, especially late February, has been good, and March looks set to be solid.

Anything May until about October or so NEVER fails me. It's all uphill from here!

The year 2020 so far has been ruined by the Coronavirus (Covid-19). People cannot do a thing at church anymore or anywhere for that matter.

The year 2020 so far has been ruined by the Coronavirus (Covid-19). People cannot do a thing at church anymore or anywhere for that matter.

I know, right? This virus really sucks.  >:(

Actually it’s been amazing. My grades are good, I finally have my depression under control, I’m eating healthy and losing weight.. I couldn’t be more pleased.

Usually March is the month that determines how the rest of the year will go for me. For example, if I end up being a bit more happier in March of any year, I’m usually going to like the rest of the year. If I hate March, then I usually know it’s going to be a terrible year.

So March 2020 will probably set up the vibe for me for the rest of the year.

This March, I'll be hopeful, because I might actually get another job after my other job site closed down unexpectedly.

Not so well as I put my leave notice in and don't have a job line up. At least now know I'm not the corporate 9 to 5 person. I'm on Xanax as I hate working in a call center. I will pursue modeling and singing, it's high time I follow my dreams. :)


Good Luck. :)

The year 2020 so far has been ruined by the Coronavirus (Covid-19). People cannot do a thing at church anymore or anywhere for that matter.


This virus has made people crazy.

This March, I'll be hopeful, because I might actually get another job after my other job site closed down unexpectedly.


What will you be doing?

The current state of the world makes me almost already nostalgic of the late 2010s tbh :P.

What will you be doing?


Working at a retail job until I go to another college.

For me personally? The new decade has been great: it’s my daughter’s first birthday on Friday. I love my job and I have a lovely wife, who is helping me build a decent nest egg. The only thing that could be better is I want to be writing more but can’t find the motivation.

However, for the rest of the world it appears to be going dismally. I feel like I’m staring societal collapse in the face.

For me personally? The new decade has been great: it’s my daughter’s first birthday on Friday. I love my job and I have a lovely wife, who is helping me build a decent nest egg. The only thing that could be better is I want to be writing more but can’t find the motivation.

However, for the rest of the world it appears to be going dismally. I feel like I’m staring societal collapse in the face.
Happy birthday to your daughter in advance.

For me, my home is gradually being refitted, and gradually taking shape.

Working at a retail job until I go to another college.


Like a department store?

Happy birthday to your daughter in advance.

For me, my home is gradually being refitted, and gradually taking shape.


Thanks! And good luck with your house work; I know the highs and lows of that situation from experience and here’s wishing you an easy time of it.

Like a department store?

Yeah, it's an Old Navy. It ain't much, but it helps with the job experience.

Thanks! And good luck with your house work; I know the highs and lows of that situation from experience and here’s wishing you an easy time of it.
I see it as a challenge in working out to survive, with the cooking, and water facilitates, etc.

Yeah, it's an Old Navy. It ain't much, but it helps with the job experience.



You're going to be on the cash register?

The Coronavirus has muffled all of the noise I once made about living in the 2020s. You cannot even touch hand sanitizers in an office without wondering who touched the hand sanitizer before you. It was always like that, but it jumps out at you more now than ever.

Otherwise, Super Tuesday is talk of the week. Looks like it will be Biden versus Donald Trump this year.

The Coronavirus has muffled all of the noise I once made about living in the 2020s. You cannot even touch hand sanitizers in an office without wondering who touched the hand sanitizer before you. It was always like that, but it jumps out at you more now than ever.

Otherwise, Super Tuesday is talk of the week. Looks like it will be Biden versus Donald Trump this year.


Thankfully there's no community spread where I'm at yet, but with this talk of it spreading in New York City it's only a matter of time.  :-\\

Good Luck. :)

Thanks, Howard!
All the best to you too!  :)

You're going to be on the cash register?


I don't know. The hiring manager says she'll call me when she has an interview for me.

How about now? It was one thing when the Coronavirus was just in Asia, Italy, and the West Coast of the US. Now it's in our own backyards and expected to get worse, along with other consequences that may result from it (especially economically and culturally).

Started fine but has gone sour. My uni is now in quarantine for two weeks, everything in my country is slowly getting closed off and paranoia is running rampant.

Started fine but has gone sour. My uni is now in quarantine for two weeks, everything in my country is slowly getting closed off and paranoia is running rampant.

I am sorry about that but I didn't know you were dealing with that when I made that comment  on that thread or if other people are going through that themselves. I am not dealing with that myself. I am just living my life and I'm not in fear which is why things are going well for me personally.

Started fine but has gone sour. My uni is now in quarantine for two weeks, everything in my country is slowly getting closed off and paranoia is running rampant.

I hope you, your friends and your family are safe

I am sorry about that but I didn't know you were dealing with that when I made that comment  on that thread or if other people are going through that themselves. I am not dealing with that myself. I am just living my life and I'm not in fear which is why things are going well for me personally.


Just live your life day by day.

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This is not what i asked for when i said "2020" is gonna be my year. I hope we all make it out alive.
When i first heard about the virus, i was trying to not be dramatic like everyone else, but it is spreading so quickly and i am really concerned for my loved ones. I get so paranoid nowadays whenever i leave my house.

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And the fire is not even real fire but fear mongering from the news and media.

And the fire is not even real fire but fear mongering from the news and media.



It's putting so much panic into everyone, it's making the whole world crazy!  :o

And the fire is not even real fire but fear mongering from the news and media.


I dunno, I’d call our medical infrastructure’s inability to house let alone treat all the infected kind of a fire. And add on top of that a government that has completely abdicated its responsibility for acknowledging let along resolving the issue, sheesh’s gonna fly far and fast.

I am sorry about that but I didn't know you were dealing with that when I made that comment  on that thread or if other people are going through that themselves. I am not dealing with that myself. I am just living my life and I'm not in fear which is why things are going well for me personally.


Ontario shut down its schools and colleges/universities for the next month. Gonna happen in Alberta too soon enough.

I thought you would have a lot more to say about the oil price crash. It was 82 cents today.

Ontario shut down its schools and colleges/universities for the next month. Gonna happen in Alberta too soon enough.

I thought you would have a lot more to say about the oil price crash. It was 82 cents today.

Went down to 77.9 tonight.

I thought you would have a lot more to say about the oil price crash. It was 82 cents today.

Went down to 77.9 tonight.
Will this reflect in the UK?

This is not what i asked for when i said "2020" is gonna be my year. I hope we all make it out alive.
When i first heard about the virus, i was trying to not be dramatic like everyone else, but it is spreading so quickly and i am really concerned for my loved ones. I get so paranoid nowadays whenever i leave my house.


Normally the summer Olympics years are supposed to be the good years. They have always been as long as I can remember. Not sure what changed recently. 2016 wasn't so great either, although it had some good pop culture, but I don't think I'll ever feel nostalgic for that year. Unless this thing blows over and everything goes back to normal in a few weeks, we will want to erase this year from our memories.

Normally the summer Olympics years are supposed to be the good years. They have always been as long as I can remember. Not sure what changed recently. 2016 wasn't so great either, although it had some good pop culture, but I don't think I'll ever feel nostalgic for that year. Unless this thing blows over and everything goes back to normal in a few weeks, we will want to erase this year from our memories.
All I can say about the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio) is that I was in a foreign land and there was no free coverage of the events on television, so I missed out on it.

Hopefully big corporations start offering work from home options. Not sure how big supermarkets can go around that. Working in an office or store with lots of people is bad. Too bad it's the small businesses that will suffer the most from closures.

Going allright

And the fire is not even real fire but fear mongering from the news and media.


Elderly people and other medically vulnerable people matter.

Elderly people and other medically vulnerable people matter.

So you believe everything the media tells you? Because I sure don't.

So you believe everything the media tells you? Because I sure don't.


Nope. But, not everything "the media" says is a lie.

I'm guessing you only believe what you want to believe.

I tell you what...when big money is freaking out and pulling the heaviest strings to save itself, you should get the hint that something is wrong.

Nope. But, not everything "the media" says is a lie.

I'm guessing you only believe what you want to believe.

I tell you what...when big money is freaking out and pulling the heaviest strings to save itself, you should get the hint that something is wrong.

Something is wrong but it ain't any virus. What's wrong is those people you think care about you and are wanting to protect you. The government doesn't care about anyone.

Something is wrong but it ain't any virus. What's wrong is those people you think care about you and are wanting to protect you. The government doesn't care about anyone.


See...the thing is...that kind of talk raises red flags. As an American, I'm well acquainted with people who say "the government doesn't care about anyone." But 80% of them almost always bend the knee to some right-wing government autocrat who "says what they're thinking."


But maybe I'm wrong in your case. Please, give us a detailed report on what's wrong.

See...the thing is...that kind of talk raises red flags. As an American, I'm well acquainted with people who say "the government doesn't care about anyone." But 80% of them almost always bend the knee to some right-wing government autocrat who "says what they're thinking."


But maybe I'm wrong in your case. Please, give us a detailed report on what's wrong.

I don't bow down to any government, neither left wing or right wing. I just think there is more to the story they aren't telling us. There were flu epidemics for many years but nothing like this. I may be wrong too. But I think there is more to the story than just a random flu popping up out of nowhere.

Yesterday, all my ailments seemed so far away...

I don't bow down to any government, neither left wing or right wing. I just think there is more to the story they aren't telling us. There were flu epidemics for many years but nothing like this. I may be wrong too. But I think there is more to the story than just a random flu popping up out of nowhere.


If you ever voted or plan to vote...you bow. Sorry but I just don't trust where your logic leads people to. Your logic is unbelievably vague, paranoid, nonsensical, and uncircumstantial.

Your logic is unbelievably vague, paranoid, nonsensical, and uncircumstantial.


If he is paranoid, that doesn't mean they aren't out to get us.

If he is paranoid, that doesn't mean they aren't out to get us.


WHO is out to get us?!

WHO is out to get us?!

"THEY"

If you ever voted or plan to vote...you bow. Sorry but I just don't trust where your logic leads people to. Your logic is unbelievably vague, paranoid, nonsensical, and uncircumstantial.

I don't vote anymore

"THEY"


Tyrion: Podrick...
Podrick: Yes, my lord?
Tyrion: They'll be following you now.
Podrick: Who will?
Tyrion: I don't know! THEY, THEY, the ominous THEY!


Sorry. I had to.

If you ever voted or plan to vote...you bow. Sorry but I just don't trust where your logic leads people to. Your logic is unbelievably vague, paranoid, nonsensical, and uncircumstantial.


Well he’s Canadian, so at least he’s not our problem.

I don't bow down to any government, neither left wing or right wing. I just think there is more to the story they aren't telling us. There were flu epidemics for many years but nothing like this. I may be wrong too. But I think there is more to the story than just a random flu popping up out of nowhere.


That's because it is not a flu. It is a coronavirus, like SARS.

This sh*t is serious. I have gone from wearing the same shirt 2, or 3 times before washing it to washing it after every wear. If that isn't a cultural shift then I don't know what is.

This has got to be the absolute worst year of my life so far. I can’t stand hearing the news about the coronavirus. And I’m constantly having to worry about experiencing graduation and stuff. I feel absolutely hopeless and I feel like the world is against me. I haven’t felt this way since summer 2016, which was a terrible time for me. I feel like I’m living in hell right now and can never escape. It’s like a nightmare that I can’t wake up from. Sometimes I’d imagine scenarios where I just kill my self and everything returns back to normal, but I know that won’t happen. Literally just horror. I have no idea how I’m going to survive the next nine months.

This has got to be the absolute worst year of my life so far. I can’t stand hearing the news about the coronavirus. And I’m constantly having to worry about experiencing graduation and stuff. I feel absolutely hopeless and I feel like the world is against me. I haven’t felt this way since summer 2016, which was a terrible time for me. I feel like I’m living in hell right now and can never escape. It’s like a nightmare that I can’t wake up from. Sometimes I’d imagine scenarios where I just kill my self and everything returns back to normal, but I know that won’t happen. Literally just horror. I have no idea how I’m going to survive the next nine months.


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Sending hearts out to you Rainbowz. Thankfully I'm not finishing college this semester, but I'm unbelievably stressed and frustrated right now having to stay home with my parents away from college and these classes being 100% online the rest of the semester and it's a huge pain.  >:(  I haven't been in the mood myself the last week or so as well. We will all have to get through this no matter how painful this is. All lifetime generations have to go through abnormal events like this, and unfortunately it's not easy to get adjusted to this lifestyle.

Besides the unfortunate Coronavirus shutting everything down, I'm doing much better than I was six months or even a year ago. I'm about to move into an apartment next weekend with friends.

Besides the unfortunate Coronavirus shutting everything down, I'm doing much better than I was six months or even a year ago. I'm about to move into an apartment next weekend with friends.

Same as me. Oddly enough as the world gets darker my personal life got better.

This has got to be the absolute worst year of my life so far. I can’t stand hearing the news about the coronavirus. And I’m constantly having to worry about experiencing graduation and stuff. I feel absolutely hopeless and I feel like the world is against me. I haven’t felt this way since summer 2016, which was a terrible time for me. I feel like I’m living in hell right now and can never escape. It’s like a nightmare that I can’t wake up from. Sometimes I’d imagine scenarios where I just kill my self and everything returns back to normal, but I know that won’t happen. Literally just horror. I have no idea how I’m going to survive the next nine months.


I'm sorry that you're dealing with a lot of unfortunate things right now. The virus really put a strain in millions of lives in hundreds of countries, including ours (my dad had his job site closed down due to the pandemic and is now unemployed).

But I know you'll make it through this, despite the hardships and obstacles that comes your way.  :)

This has got to be the absolute worst year of my life so far. I can’t stand hearing the news about the coronavirus. And I’m constantly having to worry about experiencing graduation and stuff. I feel absolutely hopeless and I feel like the world is against me. I haven’t felt this way since summer 2016, which was a terrible time for me. I feel like I’m living in hell right now and can never escape. It’s like a nightmare that I can’t wake up from. Sometimes I’d imagine scenarios where I just kill my self and everything returns back to normal, but I know that won’t happen. Literally just horror. I have no idea how I’m going to survive the next nine months.

I'm sorry you're going through that.

Besides the unfortunate Coronavirus shutting everything down, I'm doing much better than I was six months or even a year ago. I'm about to move into an apartment next weekend with friends.

That's awesome. Congrats! O0

That's awesome. Congrats! O0
Thank you! I'm glad my nightmare is over. :)

This has got to be the absolute worst year of my life so far. I can’t stand hearing the news about the coronavirus. And I’m constantly having to worry about experiencing graduation and stuff. I feel absolutely hopeless and I feel like the world is against me. I haven’t felt this way since summer 2016, which was a terrible time for me. I feel like I’m living in hell right now and can never escape. It’s like a nightmare that I can’t wake up from. Sometimes I’d imagine scenarios where I just kill my self and everything returns back to normal, but I know that won’t happen. Literally just horror. I have no idea how I’m going to survive the next nine months.


Really hope things get better  :\'(

Before all of this I was more positive and now my morale has gone down, not going to lie. I briefly made a friend or so I thought, who I'd been getting together with for a board game on weekends and he up and ghosted me already. People suck.  >:(

Was going FANTASTIC, until two weeks ago! I got allergies acting up then a global pandemic happens... >:( >:( >:(

How about now? It was one thing when the Coronavirus was just in Asia, Italy, and the West Coast of the US. Now it's in our own backyards and expected to get worse, along with other consequences that may result from it (especially economically and culturally).

2018- early 2020 were my best years as an adult. At the moment, my 2020 has temporarily taken a decline due corona virus hysteria. I won't lie, a couple days ago, I was feeling a little down about everything going on and I've had to cancel my travel plans this weekend. However, I'm starting to come back around. I am optimistic that these lockdowns will be suspended sometime in April and then I will be able to travel and enjoy the nightlife again.

I'm thankful to still have a stable job, without reduced hours. I can even work extra hours if i choose. Certain loans and bills have been put on hold by some companies which is also good to hear.


Was going FANTASTIC, until two weeks ago! I got allergies acting up then a global pandemic happens... >:( >:( >:(

I've got allergies too. I made sure to take my medicine early on and now my allergies have stopped after 5 days. Are you taking any allergy medicine?

This has got to be the absolute worst year of my life so far. I can’t stand hearing the news about the coronavirus. And I’m constantly having to worry about experiencing graduation and stuff. I feel absolutely hopeless and I feel like the world is against me. I haven’t felt this way since summer 2016, which was a terrible time for me. I feel like I’m living in hell right now and can never escape. It’s like a nightmare that I can’t wake up from. Sometimes I’d imagine scenarios where I just kill my self and everything returns back to normal, but I know that won’t happen. Literally just horror. I have no idea how I’m going to survive the next nine months.



Just feel better Rainbowz! :)

This has got to be the absolute worst year of my life so far. I can’t stand hearing the news about the coronavirus. And I’m constantly having to worry about experiencing graduation and stuff. I feel absolutely hopeless and I feel like the world is against me. I haven’t felt this way since summer 2016, which was a terrible time for me. I feel like I’m living in hell right now and can never escape. It’s like a nightmare that I can’t wake up from. Sometimes I’d imagine scenarios where I just kill my self and everything returns back to normal, but I know that won’t happen. Literally just horror. I have no idea how I’m going to survive the next nine months.


Sorry it's going so rough, Rainbowz.  I believe deeply it's all gonna get better.  This community, we're here to cheer you on.  We're pulling for you.

I briefly made a friend or so I thought, who I'd been getting together with for a board game on weekends and he up and ghosted me already. People suck.  >:(


I mean, there is a fudgeing global pandemic going on...maybe hanging out, for your own health and safety, is not the best idea right now.

This has got to be the absolute worst year of my life so far. I can’t stand hearing the news about the coronavirus. And I’m constantly having to worry about experiencing graduation and stuff. I feel absolutely hopeless and I feel like the world is against me. I haven’t felt this way since summer 2016, which was a terrible time for me. I feel like I’m living in hell right now and can never escape. It’s like a nightmare that I can’t wake up from. Sometimes I’d imagine scenarios where I just kill my self and everything returns back to normal, but I know that won’t happen. Literally just horror. I have no idea how I’m going to survive the next nine months.


I’m so sorry to hear that. It is a rough time right now, but it isn’t all that bad. I know you might not believe in God, but he is there and he loves you. And he does want you to have a relationship with him. Even though things are terrible now, it will get better.

I’m just glad I’m in a better place mentally to cope with all of this right now. Things could be a lot worse and I’m grateful for the circumstances I’m in.

I’m just glad I’m in a better place mentally to cope with all of this right now. Things could be a lot worse and I’m grateful for the circumstances I’m in.

Me too. And I have God with me (as a Christian).

What 2020? Time is standing still at the moment.

What 2020? Time is standing still at the moment.


So true. The cultural aspect of 2020 doesn't even exist to me now thanks to people staying at home and not freely moving out to do whatever.

Maybe things could take a turn for the better later this year, but for now, the hottest pop-culture trend is COVID-19.

So true. The cultural aspect of 2020 doesn't even exist to me now thanks to people staying at home and not freely moving out to do whatever.

Maybe things could take a turn for the better later this year, but for now, the hottest pop-culture trend is COVID-19.


The jokes about COVID-19 in particular are popular:

WUHAN AIN’T NOTHING TO F*** WITH: https://mypresidentshirt.com/product/coronavirus-wuhan-aint-nothin-to-fudge-with-covid-19-shirt/

The jokes about COVID-19 in particular are popular:

WUHAN AIN’T NOTHING TO F*** WITH: https://mypresidentshirt.com/product/coronavirus-wuhan-aint-nothin-to-fudge-with-covid-19-shirt/


Lmao. On a time like this, laughter is the best medicine. But since we're dealing with a pandemic, maybe it's ONE of the best.

Lmao. On a time like this, laughter is the best medicine. But since we're dealing with a pandemic, maybe it's ONE of the best.


Here’s another on:

COVID spelled backwards is DIVOC and what DIVOC is going on?

Here’s another on:

COVID spelled backwards is DIVOC and what DIVOC is going on?


LOL That was funny, OMF.

Here’s another on:

COVID spelled backwards is DIVOC and what DIVOC is going on?


All right, that was a good one.

I feel better knowing that movie, TV show, book, toy, and video game creators and producers are building on what has been successful in the past year all the way into this year right now.

What can I say... ?

My 2020 so far:

Turned 26
Learned that my mom's dementia is worse than I was originally told :(
Helped with the CA primary election here in San Francisco and it was awesome! However this occurred late Feb / very early March right before quarantine became what is now.
Graduated grad school with a Masters in Public Health, seems very fitting during these times
Celebrated my 5-year anniversary with my partner. I love him so much and am very happy and fortunate to have something so solid during these chaotic times.
My partner and I are moving and will have our own apartment again after having roommates for the past 3.5 years. It is not an ideal time to be apartment hunting, especially in SF where rents are sooo high but due to covid I think prices are a *tad* lower than a few years ago.


All in all, with everything happening in my life and around me as a human citizen, there is a new chapter opening up. IDK where this new chapter will take me but I am hopeful and ready.

My city Philadelphia, like other cities across America, is under a riot.  :(

My city Philadelphia, like other cities across America, is under a riot.  :(

which I myself am also aware of. :\'(

What a year. What a year. 2020 is for the historic books, folks. We're living in historic times.

I've always wondered what it must have been like to live through 1968. Well, 2020 is 1968 on steroids with a dash of crack cocaine. America is a war zone right now and we're STILL in the middle of a global pandemic (we've largely forgotten about the coronavirus due to recent events).

Unbelievable. Also, if the 4 officers who participated in the murder of George Floyd don't get convicted, then America will be burnt down to the ground. I'm not advocating for that but the anger will be insurmountable at that point.

I'm a young Black man and these are truly horrific & scary times to be living in :(.

What a year. What a year. 2020 is for the historic books, folks. We're living in historic times.

I've always wondered what it must have been like to live through 1968. Well, 2020 is 1968 on steroids with a dash of crack cocaine. America is a war zone right now and we're STILL in the middle of a global pandemic (we've largely forgotten about the coronavirus due to recent events).

Unbelievable. Also, if the 4 officers who participated in the murder of George Floyd don't get convicted, then America will be burnt down to the ground. I'm not advocating for that but the anger will be insurmountable at that point.

I'm a young Black man and these are truly horrific & scary times to be living in :(.

Pretty crazy stuff, that's why I try to turn off the news.

This is by far the most historic year I've lived so far. Not even the 2016 Election can compare to what is happening right now.

Pretty crazy stuff, that's why I try to turn off the news.


For me it’s a throwback to the riots after the Rodney King beating in 1991.

What a year. What a year. 2020 is for the historic books, folks. We're living in historic times.

I've always wondered what it must have been like to live through 1968. Well, 2020 is 1968 on steroids with a dash of crack cocaine. America is a war zone right now and we're STILL in the middle of a global pandemic (we've largely forgotten about the coronavirus due to recent events).

Unbelievable. Also, if the 4 officers who participated in the murder of George Floyd don't get convicted, then America will be burnt down to the ground. I'm not advocating for that but the anger will be insurmountable at that point.

I'm a young Black man and these are truly horrific & scary times to be living in :(.


I hate to sound like a broken record (to use an appropriate, if somewhat dated term), but as someone who DID live through 1968 I can tell you that the saving grace was that the music was so incredibly better.  And movies, and the arts in general. There was also a sense of idealism among youth that isn't really there now. There was a genuine counterculture. A lot of it turned out to be unrealistic in the end, but it was nonetheless beautiful. People felt they could change the world.

I hate to sound like a broken record (to use an appropriate, if somewhat dated term), but as someone who DID live through 1968 I can tell you that the saving grace was that the music was so incredibly better.  And movies, and the arts in general. There was also a sense of idealism among youth that isn't really there now. There was a genuine counterculture. A lot of it turned out to be unrealistic in the end, but it was nonetheless beautiful. People felt they could change the world.

You never know maybe some kind of counterculture will come.

2020 has made me realise that I really don’t like working from home.

My 2020 has made me realize I gotta get out of this country: https://streamable.com/u2jzoo

My city Philadelphia, like other cities across America, is under a riot.  :(


I don't think a single city was spared from rioting. Even San Diego which is one of the safer quieter cities in the United States.


What a year. What a year. 2020 is for the historic books, folks. We're living in historic times.

I've always wondered what it must have been like to live through 1968. Well, 2020 is 1968 on steroids with a dash of crack cocaine. America is a war zone right now and we're STILL in the middle of a global pandemic (we've largely forgotten about the coronavirus due to recent events).

Unbelievable. Also, if the 4 officers who participated in the murder of George Floyd don't get convicted, then America will be burnt down to the ground. I'm not advocating for that but the anger will be insurmountable at that point.

I'm a young Black man and these are truly horrific & scary times to be living in :(.


It's like a combination of 1918 and 1968 (and 1992 in recent history). I wish it could be more like 2004 and 1988, but it's only when I listen to music or watch movies from those years, which won't matter to anyone else.


My 2020 has made me realize I gotta get out of this country: https://streamable.com/u2jzoo


Same here. My wife is an immigrant and may not have a choice but to leave, and I'm willing to leave with her.


2020 has made me realise that I really don’t like working from home.


That's the one part I like. Actually for my personal life aside from my wife's immigration situation, it hasn't been too bad. I just have to turn off the media.

You never know maybe some kind of counterculture will come.


I tend to doubt it. In order for there to be a counterculture there has to be a CULTURE to run counter to. In the 60s there was a monoculture, as it is now termed. There were three television networks, CBS, NBC and ABC (and PBS, then known as NET, but it has very little programming at the time). Everybody knew everything that everybody else knew, basically. (Don't confuse this with everybody THINKING or FEELING the same way, everybody just KNEW all the same things). Nowadays everybody is in their own silos, their own echo chambers, their own playlists, their own news, their own "facts", their face stuck in their phones. Twitter and Facebook (for those who still use Facebook) use algorithms to curate news to you that they already know you agree with. People talk about "my truth" ("I express 'my truth'"), as if anyone had a monopoly on TRUTH. Truth exists beyond "your truth". So even with coronvirus (the closest thing to everybody thinking ONE THING at the same time since the old days of the monoculture) and the current riots and unrest, I don't think a genuine counterculture can emerge, because the world just isn't set up that way anymore.

I don’t see why there needs to be a counterculture anyway - as noted, people can largely curate their own cultural input as there are now endless sources of entertainment instead of 3 TV channels and the radio. That’s the good thing about popular culture becoming increasingly decentralised.

I don’t see why there needs to be a counterculture anyway - as noted, people can largely curate their own cultural input as there are now endless sources of entertainment instead of 3 TV channels and the radio. That’s the good thing about popular culture becoming increasingly decentralised.


I agree on that. Anyone can make their own opinions and will have certain platforms to get really popular.

I don’t see why there needs to be a counterculture anyway - as noted, people can largely curate their own cultural input as there are now endless sources of entertainment instead of 3 TV channels and the radio. That’s the good thing about popular culture becoming increasingly decentralised.

That's bad though because there won't be a mainstream counter culture. But it is what it is.

My city Philadelphia, like other cities across America, is under a riot.  :(


Here in New York the very same thing as you.  :(

What a year. What a year. 2020 is for the historic books, folks. We're living in historic times.

I've always wondered what it must have been like to live through 1968. Well, 2020 is 1968 on steroids with a dash of crack cocaine. America is a war zone right now and we're STILL in the middle of a global pandemic (we've largely forgotten about the coronavirus due to recent events).

Unbelievable. Also, if the 4 officers who participated in the murder of George Floyd don't get convicted, then America will be burnt down to the ground. I'm not advocating for that but the anger will be insurmountable at that point.

I'm a young Black man and these are truly horrific & scary times to be living in :(.



And waiting for the bus this afternoon coming home, I witnessed a protest for George Floyd.  :o

Pretty crazy stuff, that's why I try to turn off the news.


I watch the news but sometimes I can't stand it either.

2020 has made me realise that I really don’t like working from home.


Why not? That's the best part about 2020 ;D

Wow  :-[ just coming here to lament with you guys about what a surreal year this has been. I joined my city’s first day of protests two days ago. I was on the sidelines mostly as I didn’t want to get tear gassed. It was unreal seeing it in person. Police throwing tear gas, sparks flying, people running. They are going out again for the third day and our city has an 8 pm curfew today. A 22 year old black man from my city got shot by a white supremacist and died yesterday during the riots. Stay safe y’all

I hate to sound like a broken record (to use an appropriate, if somewhat dated term), but as someone who DID live through 1968 I can tell you that the saving grace was that the music was so incredibly better.  And movies, and the arts in general. There was also a sense of idealism among youth that isn't really there now. There was a genuine counterculture. A lot of it turned out to be unrealistic in the end, but it was nonetheless beautiful. People felt they could change the world.


Was 1968 as crazy as 2020? Was there more or less unrest or was it pretty much the same?

Was 1968 as crazy as 2020? Was there more or less unrest or was it pretty much the same?


It was a more constant, consistent unrest because of the Vietnam War. With even bigger flareups for such events as the assassination of Martin Luther King, which set off riots all over the country. Robert Kennedy was killed that year also, but I don't recall that one causing unrest as much as making people really, really bummed out.

Wow  :-[ just coming here to lament with you guys about what a surreal year this has been. I joined my city’s first day of protests two days ago. I was on the sidelines mostly as I didn’t want to get tear gassed. It was unreal seeing it in person. Police throwing tear gas, sparks flying, people running. They are going out again for the third day and our city has an 8 pm curfew today. A 22 year old black man from my city got shot by a white supremacist and died yesterday during the riots. Stay safe y’all

What city do you live in?

Also, I hope that you stay safe! :)

What city do you live in?

Also, I hope that you stay safe! :)


I live in Omaha. Nothing like this has ever happened here in my lifetime. It’s a relatively small city.

I live in Omaha. Nothing like this has ever happened here in my lifetime. It’s a relatively small city.

Yeah, you're in Nebraska. Nebraska is a small overwhelmingly White state. Even though, Omaha has a decent-sized Black population.

I live in the most populous city in the country (New York City) so I'm more used to protests.

It's good. I mean, my life in general, it still sucks, but I have a lot more time on my hands to lessen the likelihood of it staying that way.

Such as crawling towards finishing a stack of books I've been on for literally years, and being able to devote time to studying Japanese.

It's good. I mean, my life in general, it still sucks, but I have a lot more time on my hands to lessen the likelihood of it staying that way.

Such as crawling towards finishing a stack of books I've been on for literally years, and being able to devote time to studying Japanese.


I have also been reading tons and studying French.

I've written a few thousand words of my novel.

And waiting for the bus this afternoon coming home, I witnessed a protest for George Floyd.  :o


This will probably change American policing forever.  :o

Wow  :-[ just coming here to lament with you guys about what a surreal year this has been. I joined my city’s first day of protests two days ago. I was on the sidelines mostly as I didn’t want to get tear gassed. It was unreal seeing it in person. Police throwing tear gas, sparks flying, people running. They are going out again for the third day and our city has an 8 pm curfew today. A 22 year old black man from my city got shot by a white supremacist and died yesterday during the riots. Stay safe y’all


They were protesting when I was waiting for the bus coming home from work.  :o

Yeah, you're in Nebraska. Nebraska is a small overwhelmingly White state. Even though, Omaha has a decent-sized Black population.

I live in the most populous city in the country (New York City) so I'm more used to protests.



I saw one when I waiting for a bus coming home from work.

Wow  :-[ just coming here to lament with you guys about what a surreal year this has been. I joined my city’s first day of protests two days ago. I was on the sidelines mostly as I didn’t want to get tear gassed. It was unreal seeing it in person. Police throwing tear gas, sparks flying, people running. They are going out again for the third day and our city has an 8 pm curfew today. A 22 year old black man from my city got shot by a white supremacist and died yesterday during the riots. Stay safe y’all
There was a peaceful protest march for George Floyd in London yesterday, and social distancing was not observed.

There was a peaceful protest march for George Floyd in London yesterday, and social distancing was not observed.


Well, that's worrying.

I'm probably gonna expect a second peak of cases in the U.S. after so many people were congested together in protests.  :o

Well, that's worrying.

I'm probably gonna expect a second peak of cases in the U.S. after so many people were congested together in protests.  :o
...and with recent National Holidays and the hot weather there has been more people in the parks and at the seaside, I fear three weeks time another peak, lockdown has been eased now, allowing more freedom of movement, I am being sensible by staying safely at home.

That's bad though because there won't be a mainstream counter culture. But it is what it is.


"Mainstream counterculture" is a contradiction in terms. By definition a counterculture runs counter to the mainstream. Back in the 60s days of the ccounterculture, countercultural things were frequently called "underground". For example, there were "underground" movies, "underground" albums, they existed outside the mainstream.

Why not? That's the best part about 2020 ;D

I have no motivation to do any work, there are too many distractions and I have no separate work space which I hate (just my bedroom and an open plan living/kitchen).

I wouldn’t mind working from home a day or two every week but not on a permanent basis.

Why not? That's the best part about 2020 ;D
It is a shorter walk to the kitchen than to the coffee machine at work?

It is a shorter walk to the kitchen than to the coffee machine at work?


It’s a 200ft walk to the bathroom and kitchen at work.

Sometimes it’d be nice to work from home. No distractions.

But in the winter it’s nice to not have to pay to keep the house warm all day while I’m at work. Also use their TP, Kleenex, trash, dishes and silverware, etc. Especially when I’m on overtime I use very little resources at home.

But I don’t have high speed internet yet so I can’t work from home. Hopefully this year. They’ve been running lines down my road lately.

It’s a 200ft walk to the bathroom and kitchen at work.

Sometimes it’d be nice to work from home. No distractions.

But in the winter it’s nice to not have to pay to keep the house warm all day while I’m at work. Also use their TP, Kleenex, trash, dishes and silverware, etc. Especially when I’m on overtime I use very little resources at home.

But I don’t have high speed internet yet so I can’t work from home. Hopefully this year. They’ve been running lines down my road lately.
If I was in the position to be working from, I would have too many distractions.

It’s a 200ft walk to the bathroom and kitchen at work.

Sometimes it’d be nice to work from home. No distractions.

But in the winter it’s nice to not have to pay to keep the house warm all day while I’m at work. Also use their TP, Kleenex, trash, dishes and silverware, etc. Especially when I’m on overtime I use very little resources at home.

But I don’t have high speed internet yet so I can’t work from home. Hopefully this year. They’ve been running lines down my road lately.


Winter is actually when working from home is best for me. It takes me two hours sometimes to get home when it's snowing. Something about arriving at home at the night makes me depressed too with the early sunsets.

I hate commuting in general though no matter the season.

Winter is actually when working from home is best for me. It takes me two hours sometimes to get home when it's snowing. Something about arriving at home at the night makes me depressed too with the early sunsets.

I hate commuting in general though no matter the season.


In that case totally. I live 9 miles away so 12 minutes in the summer and no more than 20 minutes on bad roads in the winter.

There was a peaceful protest march for George Floyd in London yesterday, and social distancing was not observed.


Were they wearing masks?

Winter is actually when working from home is best for me. It takes me two hours sometimes to get home when it's snowing. Something about arriving at home at the night makes me depressed too with the early sunsets.

I hate commuting in general though no matter the season.


I like coming home when it's nice and sunny out.

Were they wearing masks?


Sadly, nope.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/george-floyd-protests-uk-export-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-shields-us-a9543106.html

Were they wearing masks?
...and many did not pay attention to social distancing.

This year is like the great depression and the urban uprisings of the Sixties happening at the same time :o.

In my state(Georgia) the national guard is on standby to be deployed. We might have the active military in the streets of most major American cities this summer, a literal police state!

This year is like the great depression and the urban uprisings of the Sixties happening at the same time :o.




More like the great depression and the urban uprisings of the Sixties and the great pandemic of 1918 happening at the same time. Social distancing has completely gone down the toilet in this time of protest and unrest. People have forgotten the pandemic because they are so sheeplike now with groupthink that they can only concentrate on one thing at a time, but they will be sorry.

More like the great depression and the urban uprisings of the Sixties and the great pandemic of 1918 happening at the same time. Social distancing has completely gone down the toilet in this time of protest and unrest. People have forgotten the pandemic because they are so sheeplike now with groupthink that they can only concentrate on one thing at a time, but they will be sorry.


Yeah, I expect a lot more COVID cases from these protests, which is really unfortunate.

But I think the trauma of people watching or rewatching the clip of George Floyd being murdered desensitized them to the point where they had to voice their anger in  massive protests and not worry about COVID-19 (which I think they should). I'm not saying the narrow yet large amount of protestors were good, but I just wanted to give a different perspective.

Well, that's worrying.

I'm probably gonna expect a second peak of cases in the U.S. after so many people were congested together in protests.  :o


To be honest, we were bound for a second wave anyway, what with all the states reopening prematurely.

To be honest, we were bound for a second wave anyway, what with all the states reopening prematurely.


Looks like my worst nightmare could be unfortunately true.  :(

This year is like the great depression and the urban uprisings of the Sixties happening at the same time :o.

In my state(Georgia) the national guard is on standby to be deployed. We might have the active military in the streets of most major American cities this summer, a literal police state!


mine are just about everywhere now.

Looks like my worst nightmare could be unfortunately true.  :(


You mean Round 2 of lockdowns?

You mean Round 2 of lockdowns?
For instance in London today?

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/6/3/4f529528-89c6-40fb-ab5b-2a77cdfacf9f.jpg

For instance in London today?

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2020/6/3/4f529528-89c6-40fb-ab5b-2a77cdfacf9f.jpg


What a huge crowd.  :o And the UK is already in a decline of new cases.

Last night I heard choppers going around, I guess they were making sure there were no people outside. I don't really know why they were around though. Anyway, my year is going pretty well. I am focusing on my studies and music. Looking forward to my milestone birthday in September! I'm excited!

So far it is a good year in my personal life.

You mean Round 2 of lockdowns?



Please no more lockdowns.

Please no more lockdowns.
That is down to the people being sensible and staying alert.

Holy crap. It's October. From my standpoint, it feels like only 3 months of this year have passed.

I can only hope I can maintain the solitude required to finish these books, at least up until the end of this year.

Holy crap. It's October. From my standpoint, it feels like only 3 months of this year have passed.

Indeed, the last six months have flown by.

Indeed, the last six months have flown by.


Well that's a good thing, although at the same time it feels like it's been 2020 for 5 years with so much packed into a period of several months.

Anyhow I feel it's time count my blessings instead of losses. Myself and no one in my family have been tested positive for COVID, and I enjoy working from home. I was bummed about not being able to recreate my childhood memory of driving across country like in the summer of 1988, so instead we just took a mini road trip in state.

Indeed, the last six months have flown by.


This whole year has almost flown by so quickly.  :o

Well that's a good thing, although at the same time it feels like it's been 2020 for 5 years with so much packed into a period of several months.

Anyhow I feel it's time count my blessings instead of losses. Myself and no one in my family have been tested positive for COVID, and I enjoy working from home. I was bummed about not being able to recreate my childhood memory of driving across country like in the summer of 1988, so instead we just took a mini road trip in state.


I think people will be happy that 2020 will be over in just 3 months.

Feels like 2 years have passed already.

I think people will be happy that 2020 will be over in just 3 months.


But I think they'll be disappointed when 2021 finally gets here and nothing has really changed.

But I think they'll be disappointed when 2021 finally gets here and nothing has really changed.



Well, we'll see when 2021 gets here.

2020 could be a decade in and of itself. So many historically significant things are happening all at once.

2020 could be a decade in and of itself. So many historically significant things are happening all at once.


Yeap, it literally makes 2019 feel like it was as long ago back as 2009 was.

2020 could be a decade in and of itself. So many historically significant things are happening all at once.


I know, it's like one event after another.  :o

Considering the poor souls worldwide, I'm doing just fine.  I've been eating good, relying on friends/family for stuff, so the small inconvenience for me is a bit of a panic about toilet paper....of all things.... 

And due to shortages I've had to stop delivery of water I had for years and now using tap water, I'm very much anti fluoride in our public waters, but now I'm drinking tap water and
still alive months later.    And less plastic bottles in the universe dumps...

One good thing about this year, my commute to work is walking down the stairs to the home office in the basement. I almost forgot how bad the traffic was and how much I hated driving. It could have been a lot worse as I could be unemployed.

This 2020 has been upside down so I cannot wait for it to be over.

This year has been a roller-coaster. It started out good I thought then in the middle it was terrible then later on okay but not great. Just a crazy roller coaster.

This year has been a roller-coaster. It started out good I thought then in the middle it was terrible then later on okay but not great. Just a crazy roller coaster.


We have the opposite experience. I thought the year started off bad but was good in the middle. That just might be my winter hate and summer love though.

As the year winds down I'm excited for the next generation of video game consoles :D

This year has been a roller-coaster. It started out good I thought then in the middle it was terrible then later on okay but not great. Just a crazy roller coaster.


It's had it's ups and downs.

It's had it's ups and downs.


People have been focused on the downs, and I get it, the news has been depressing. But some times you have to proverbially stop and smell the roses.

I can't wait for the elections to be over, then we'll know more about which way we'll be going -- Biden more lockdowns/masks -- Trump open up the economy and not as much emphasis on masking.....

My continual mantra:  Strengthen your own immune systems.   

I can't wait for the elections to be over, then we'll know more about which way we'll be going -- Biden more lockdowns/masks -- Trump open up the economy and not as much emphasis on masking.....

My continual mantra:  Strengthen your own immune systems. 

Neither of them have any say. US was on lockdown for a month and Trump was against it and it still happened. I believe it is the higher up health officials who make those calls. Neither Biden nor Trump could do much about it. In Canada, masking is up to the city as a local bylaw (which is odd they give that much power to the cities). And lockdowns were also up to the WHO.

In regards to this, the only difference between Biden and Trump the two would be the talking points.

People have been focused on the downs, and I get it, the news has been depressing. But some times you have to proverbially stop and smell the roses.


You have a point there, sometimes it's better to be focused on he ups than have yourself to be depressed about the downs.

Neither of them have any say. US was on lockdown for a month and Trump was against it and it still happened. I believe it is the higher up health officials who make those calls. Neither Biden nor Trump could do much about it. In Canada, masking is up to the city as a local bylaw (which is odd they give that much power to the cities). And lockdowns were also up to the WHO.

In regards to this, the only difference between Biden and Trump the two would be the talking points.


Well, in the U.S. the two big lockdown states are CA and NY and both run by Dem gov and mayors,,,

The president does have influence over people and what "he" does, like Biden always wears a mask, Trump not....and Trump at least has talked about zinc and Biden never mentioned any healing therapies......pathetic in my life and mind. 

Well, in the U.S. the two big lockdown states are CA and NY and both run by Dem gov and mayors,,,

The president does have influence over people and what "he" does, like Biden always wears a mask, Trump not....and Trump at least has talked about zinc and Biden never mentioned any healing therapies......pathetic in my life and mind.

Well wasn't the lockdown nation-wide in the US during March? If so, how does Trump have any say then given he is against it? If he did have a say, the lockdown wouldn't happen. But it did, all over the country.

Unless I'm mistaken and some states didn't have the lockdown? I thought the entire country was on lockdown. I thought it was ordered nation-wide. That's why they have videos of many cities in the US being on lockdown.

Well wasn't the lockdown nation-wide in the US during March? If so, how does Trump have any say then given he is against it? If he did have a say, the lockdown wouldn't happen. But it did, all over the country.

Unless I'm mistaken and some states didn't have the lockdown? I thought the entire country was on lockdown. I thought it was ordered nation-wide. That's why they have videos of many cities in the US being on lockdown.


There was never a "nationwide lockdown", nor am I certain it would have been constitutional to do so. It would certainly have been murky, legally to say the least. It was all up to state's rights. Constitutional authority for ordering major public-health interventions, such as mass quarantines and physical distancing, lies primarily with U.S. states and localities. Some states did it sooner than others. Some were holdouts. I take it you are from another country and were not familiar with the fact that the US did not have a nationwide lockdown or how these things operate?

Well, in the U.S. the two big lockdown states are CA and NY and both run by Dem gov and mayors,,,

The president does have influence over people and what "he" does, like Biden always wears a mask, Trump not....and Trump at least has talked about zinc and Biden never mentioned any healing therapies......pathetic in my life and mind.


Zinc is for colds.

Zinc is for colds.


Zinc is a healing mineral, colds or not....And plenty have even commented the virus was a horrid cold...

Good  to keep learning about what is what.... 

https://www.stylecraze.com/articles/best-benefits-of-zinc/

Zinc is a healing mineral, colds or not....And plenty have even commented the virus was a horrid cold...

Good  to keep learning about what is what.... 

https://www.stylecraze.com/articles/best-benefits-of-zinc/


This is what I read about zinc in the book How to Survive a Pandemic by Michael Greger MD (decent book btw although it was 90% about H5N1 bird flu). Let's hope I don't get hit by copyright claim for posting this.


https://i.imgur.com/BthNTei.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xPLsxu1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Jxcn9bf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jTKXLVZ.jpg

Zinc is a healing mineral, colds or not....And plenty have even commented the virus was a horrid cold...

Good  to keep learning about what is what.... 

https://www.stylecraze.com/articles/best-benefits-of-zinc/


I remember taking zinc as a teenager because it was suggested as a natural cure for acne. It didn't really help, but in all fairness to zinc, NOTHING did. Not even strong prescription stuff from doctors. It just had to run it's course. Acne was a big problem for teenagers when I was young. I'm not sure it still is. I seldom see teenagers with it these days. Or at least not as bad as kids had it when I was young.

I remember taking zinc as a teenager because it was suggested as a natural cure for acne. It didn't really help, but in all fairness to zinc, NOTHING did. Not even strong prescription stuff from doctors. It just had to run it's course. Acne was a big problem for teenagers when I was young. I'm not sure it still is. I seldom see teenagers with it these days. Or at least not as bad as kids had it when I was young.


I used benzoyl peroxide. It turns your skin black and red for a few weeks and then poof! Acne gone. I think most kids today go on Accutane. When I was a teen this prescription drug was falsely linked to suicide/depression because a politician's child committed suicide while on it and he needed something to blame.

I used benzoyl peroxide. It turns your skin black and red for a few weeks and then poof! Acne gone. I think most kids today go on Accutane. When I was a teen this prescription drug was falsely linked to suicide/depression because a politician's child committed suicide while on it and he needed something to blame.


This reminds me of the Diane Linkletter story. It occurs to me that most people here are probably too young to know about it.  Diane Linkletter was the daughter of prominent 1960s TV personality Art Linkletter. He seemed to be a genial, decent guy, and probably was. His daughter Diane, like many in the 1960s, experimented with LSD a handful of times. One day Diane jumped out a window and committed suicide. Art was convinced she was on LSD when she did this and  he basically went on tour for the rest of his life condemning LSD, the culture that spawned it, the music bands that "promoted" it, etc, etc, etc. He even made a record about it which actually got airplay on the radio and won a Grammy. All this despite the fact that the autopsy and toxicology report stated that she had no LSD in her body and the fact she had confided in friends the night before her death that she was despondent that she couldn't have her own career because she wasn't taken as her own self, only as "Art Linkletter's daughter". Essentially she committed suicide because she was Art Linkletter's daughter, not because she was on acid. This didn't stop old Art from crusading for the rest of his life that LSD and LSD culture had killed his daughter.

Voice 70's, I can vaguely recalling Linkletter's daughter's death....

Voice 70's, I can vaguely recalling Linkletter's daughter's death....


Yes, it was quite a big deal at the time.

Preparing for the second lockdown.

Preparing for the second lockdown.


Did it already happen? ???

Did it already happen? ???
Starts here in the UK on Thursday.

Starts here in the UK on Thursday.

Wouldn't another lockdown cripple the economy though?

Wouldn't another lockdown cripple the economy though?


Depends what kind of lockdown and what you call "the economy". Making a 10 cent coffee at home instead of spending $2 at Tim Hortons gets registered as a 95% collapse in GDP and makes for scary news headlines, but quality of life is minimally impacted.

I'm pretty sure in most cases a collapse in the healthcare system is worse for the economy (and quality of life) than closing bars and restaurants. We are seeing more deaths from advanced stage cancers for example because people didn't get screened in March/April. In Winnipeg they again recently cancelled all elective and diagnostic surgeries to make room for COVID-19 patients. (and in Canada/UK and other countries with single-payer healthcare systems everyone has to pay more through taxes for excess healthcare costs).

Wouldn't another lockdown cripple the economy though?


It might happen and shutting down business again could start.