social distancing – Nick Rafter Writes

There Has To Be An End To Masks And Distancing, And It Has To Be Soon

For Those Who Have Followed The Rules; Moving The Goalposts, And Shaming Us For Asking Why, Is Infuriating On May 6, two weeks after my second vaccine shot, I’m may find myself putting #COVIDIOT in my bio. Rutgers University in New Jersey will mandate all returning students get vaccinated in the Fall, and they willContinueContinue reading “There Has To Be An End To Masks And Distancing, And It Has To Be Soon”

Nothing About The Public’s Response To The Pandemic Is Surprising

Americans Rarely Dabble In Collectivism. That They Would Do It This Drastically For This Long Was Always A Delusion Crowds pack streets in Tampa, Florida ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl, featuring the hometown Buccaneers, the first time a team played in and won a Super Bowl game in their home stadium. (Photo Courtesy YouTube/Tampa BayContinueContinue reading “Nothing About The Public’s Response To The Pandemic Is Surprising”

My Unpopular Opinion: Social Distancing Contributed To The Capitol

COVID Restrictions Nearly Led Me Down A Dark Path, How Many Others Got Caught In That Trap? Trump supporters storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 Photo by Blink O’Fanaye/Flickr Back in August, I published my most popular blog entry on here, about how I nearly got sucked into the QAnon wormhole that clearly millions ofContinueContinue reading “My Unpopular Opinion: Social Distancing Contributed To The Capitol”

When Weeks Turned To Months Turned To Years, America Tuned Out

We Asked Americans To Sacrifice “For Weeks” And Then Changed The Rules, So They Quit The Game The one thing that I have noticed in the ongoing “we need to keep social distancing and mask wearing” narrative is that everyone involved can separated into two groups: Those who think this is now a permanent wayContinueContinue reading “When Weeks Turned To Months Turned To Years, America Tuned Out”

Growing up a New Yorker, COVID, Donald Trump, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSvKUamb0FY&t=2110s This past Tuesday, June 30, I joined Gayle Nicholson on her show Summer Spotlight to talk about New York City, the Coronavirus, Donald Trump, social distancing and all they all relate to each other. I had an opportunity to discuss how New York is recovering, or living with, the COVID-19 Pandemic and a bitContinueContinue reading “Growing up a New Yorker, COVID, Donald Trump, etc.”