This Is Ourselves.... Under Pressure!

I picked this title because of the whole pandemic/quarantine situation we're in currently. It's Queens Freddie Mercury and David Bowie together for one of the best songs ever recorded.

So how's quarantine going for everyone? Good? Bad? Lost your mind yet? Cool. I'm new to this whole concept. It's my first day with nothing. My job gave their employees paid sick-leave basically, and shut down for the first time in history. I think. I don't know, I haven't been around for that long. Probably though.

This is my first time being in a situation like this, and let me tell you man, it sucks. Not just quarantine. That I can and will get over. I'm talking about a pandemic. I understand that it's a disease, and yeah, a lot of people will probably catch it over time, but everybody is losing their minds over it. A lot of people try to justify their need for hundreds of rolls of toilet paper, or water bottles to last through the next twenty years, which is completely unnecessary.

Yeah, pardon the grossness, but it can escalate the expulsion rate and solidity of your bodies waste, but if you need that much to deal with it, if it's that big of an issue, there's other ways to deal with it than buying out the TP. Like going to the hospital. C'mon guys. Common sense please.

Moving on to happier topics. Or rather happier parts of the same topic.

There's a lot going around about Corona. Some claim it's the government, others claim it was started as a form of population control, etc. I hope for the sake of the majority of the population that it's neither of those options, but I wouldn't put it past the world leadership. I know you guys are probably sick of hearing about this virus, so I'll move onto something else here quick. As a final thought on this topic though, I would like to point out the difference that this is making on our planet. Look up whats happening with the Venice Canals, the dolphins, the Chinese pollution levels, the Japanese deer, the monkeys in Thailand... There's a lot of options, and all of them are inspiring.

So as I was saying about moving on to a different subject, lets do that. As soon as I figure out what that new topic is....

*spins the wheel of topics*

The new one is going to be... actually kinda not all that different from the virus thing. I may sound like a broken record here, but it's something that need's to be talked about. Previously on posts, I have talked about our dying planet, and the need we have for change. It's a major thing, and we all know that, whether or not it's climate related or not. Some people don't believe in climate change, which is cool. Nobodies forcing you to. But if you could be a decent human being and recycle, or pick up trash, or try to use a little less energy, that would be great. It'll help our cause, and you don't even have to believe like the rest of us.

IF WE PUT THE SAME ENERGY TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE AS WE DO CORONA-VIRUS, WE WOULD HEAL THE WORLD.

Let that think in. We've come to the realization over the course of the past few weeks/months that it's possible for everybody to unite towards a common goal. It's beautiful how quickly we all tried to tackle this current foe, but if we don't keep this same type of lifestyle going, this behavior of watchfulness towards our waste, energy usage, and environment, then it won't be the Corona Virus that takes us. It'll be the Human Virus. The VirUS. "WE" are killing "WE".

Hence the title and accompanying picture. This era that we are living in currently, this day and age, is one filled with examples of what we need to change. 2020 has had a different example of what we need to change each month. The Earth is becoming more straightforward as it nears her death.

-Dominic Romeo

3/20/2020 AD

5:30 PM EST