January
2, 2021
There was
an article in today’s paper about the opening of a local ski slope yesterday. I
was reading along, vicariously enjoying other people’s fun; but 2 lines in the
article caught my eye. The first was that there were icy conditions yesterday; not
just on the slopes of, course, but on the roads to get to the ski resort itself. They were risking not only their own lives, but the lives of other people, by driving on icy roads.
The second was that a man from Palm Beach, Florida was very excited about seeing snow and hitting the slopes.
So there we have it. In one article, we find people so focused on having fun that they drive in hazardous conditions, posing a danger to themselves and to others; and people who are traveling and potentially spreading a virus during a pandemic.
To
paraphrase the US Postal Service Motto: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor
gloom of night, nor potential danger to selves or others, stays these people from
indulging their need to be entertained.
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