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been there, done naught

A self-aware admission that your life's journey has been hollow.

He pretended to anyone who would still listen that he had experienced and accomplished nearly everything, but in the silence and darkness, he looked back on the days and years and knew that he had been there, done naught.

by Monkey's Dad June 24, 2020


Vaccinational reopening

A national resumption, enabled by development of a vaccine for covid-19.

The country would wait as long as necessary for a vaccinational reopening.

by Monkey's Dad April 16, 2020


French Astronaut

Codeword for a fussy eater.

Named for Frenchman Thomas Pesquet, whose meals in the International Space Station will include lobster, beef bourguignon, cod with black rice and almond tarts with caramelized pears.

"We've got a French Astronaut at Table Seven. Prepare to have everything sent back."

by Monkey's Dad April 25, 2021


interval infection

COVID-19 infection coinciding with a patient's first vaccination and developing prior to receiving the second. The symptoms may easily be misinterpreted as side-effects from the vaccine.

He had felt strange since receiving his first dose of the vaccine - aching, fatigued, coughing, short of breath. Three weeks later, after receiving his second dose, he had a fever of 102, was fighting for breath and coughing badly. While it was logical to assume he was having a severe reaction to the vaccine, the stronger probability was that he had contracted an interval infection.

by Monkey's Dad February 28, 2021


ICEolation

The condition of migrant families held in detention during the pandemic.

They seem all-but forgotten, many thousands of innocent people still being held in ICEolation, parents and children separated from each other, crowded and unable to keep any distance, now at extreme risk for contracting COVID-19.

by Monkey's Dad April 19, 2020


Don't touch yourself

Not the eternal 'you'll-burn-in-hell' admonition from parents, nuns and priests received by millions of adolescents. Now, it's your face that is the forbidden body part.

Quietly closing the door behind her, stripping off her gloves, sliding out of her mask, she kept repeating "Don't touch yourself" although she desperately craved the feel of her own fingers.

by Monkey's Dad May 15, 2020

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empathology

The debilitating capacity to feel what another person is experiencing.

Although she herself was still healthy, safe and cared for, she had completely stopped eating, knowing how many others were hungry, isolated and suffering from the illness, immobilized by her empathology,

by Monkey's Dad March 16, 2020

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