You've just met someone, and they're already calling you 'dear' 'darling' 'baby'... How does that make you feel? Do you trust them? Is it offensive? Is it charming? Or is it just a cheap shot to impress? Be honest, gorgeous.
As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time. I shall get up Sunday morning and wind the clock, as a contribution to order and steadfastness.
Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say, the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of our human society — things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed, sometimes rather suddenly. It is quite obvious that the human race has made a queer mess of life on this planet. But as a people we probably harbor seeds of goodness that have lain for a long time waiting to sprout when the conditions are right. Man’s curiosity, his relentlessness, his inventiveness, his ingenuity have led him into deep trouble. We can only hope that these same traits will enable him to claw his way out.
Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.
All valid points. I think it's time people started wearing gloves again. Put them on when you go out, dispose of them when you return. Don't touch money with your bare hands, the stuff is filthy.
I spent 6 months in a commune in my youth. That was long enough to prove that, when it came to bathrooms, women could be dirtier and messier than men. I'm not kidding, it was gross.
I see a market niche here. People will barricade and caccoon more and more in the future to avoid contamination. To maintain healthy, vigorous immune systems, they could just order deliveries of pig-sty soil by the cup and get exposure in the privacy and safety of your own home.
Terms of endearment, darling...
Frisky darling....can I get you a drink?