Category: General Interest

Government: Your child needs to eat this trail mix. It is very healthy. If they don’t eat it, we have the right to deny them basic government services.

Mums: Oh! Ok. What’s in it?

Government: You don’t need to know that. It is very healthy. It will make them healthy. The entire scientific community agrees.

Mums: (looks up nutritional facts label online) WHOA. There’s aluminum, formaldehyde, known carcinogens and aborted fetal dna in that trail mix. How can that be safe?

Government: Don’t look at that. Trust us. It’s very safe. Trail mix makes your kids healthy AND as a result, the whole world healthy.

Mums: Oh! So there’s been safety studies?

Government: …………

Mums: Like, studies that show that each ingredient is safe? That maybe compare children long term who have and have not eaten the trail mix? That have made sure that children with compromised immune systems or common genetical differences won’t have any short or long term issues as a result of eating this trail mix?

Government: ………

Mums: Ok, so if my kid DOES have a reaction to this trail mix, can I sue the manufacturer for liability?

Government: No. We have exempted them from all liability.

Mums: Wait…who IS the manufacturer of this trail mix?

Government: Just the top four snack manufacturers. They make all snacks.

Mums: Don’t those guys get sued all the time? Haven’t they been convicted of falsifying research? Bribing government officials? And now you have exempted them from all liability on this trail mix?!?

Government: Yes. But this product is healthy and very safe.

Mums: But what if my kid DOES have a reaction? The nutritional label lists all sorts of horrible possible side effects.

Government: They won’t. Or if they do, we’ll try our best to convince you it was just a coincidence. If you’re REALLY persistent, we might award you some money.

Mums: How much money have you given so far to parents of children who had reactions?

Government: Eh…4 billion or so.

Mums: 4 BILLION?!? What percentage of reactions do you think are reported?

Government: About 1%, we figure.

Mums: Wait, wait, wait. So kids ARE having reactions….there have been NO unbiased, double blind placebo tested safety studies, the manufacturers have been exempted from all liability, those same manufacturers have been convicted of bribing officials & falsifying research, the ingredients (once I found them on my own since you wouldn’t provide me the nutritional label) are concerning, and you STILL WANT MY KID TO EAT THIS TRAIL MIX?

Government: Yes. It is very healthy.

The custom of facemask-wearing began in Japan during the early years of the 20th century, when a massive pandemic of influenza killed between 20 and 40 million people around the world—more than died in World War I. There were outbreaks of the disease on every inhabited continent, including Asia (where it devastated India, leading to the deaths of a full 5% of the population). Covering the face with scarves, veils and masks became a prevalent (if ineffective) means of warding off the disease in many parts of the world, until the epidemic finally faded at the end of 1919.

https://qz.com/299003/a-quick-history-of-why-asians-wear-surgical-masks-in-public/

Not all of us are artists. But all of us can paint, sculpt, draw, sketch, and do some forms of an artsy thing, on varying levels. Some of us are just naturally more gifted than others, but it doesn’t matter. If you enjoy it, do it. You really don’t have to make a living out of it, and if you are unsure as to whether you might enjoy it, still do it. Not only is there a possibility that you might like it, but also a possibility of making you mentally healthier. Yes, you heard it – mentally healthier.