COVID scribble 3.18.2020: comedy & change

by Asha Z. Hagood

These are surely interesting times.  In the earlier days, let’s say mid to late February, the jokes and memes came fast and furiously.  Sometimes they were a comfort, but sometimes there was a small voice that wondered would we give this the import and take the precautions needed if we were so busy laughing.  I think we’re managing both. Comedians and content creators keep the creativity and joy coming please and thank you.  Today I danced with Debbie Allen via a live Instagram class. We body rolled and paid in sweat yall!!

I find myself wondering about nature.  Plants and animals are always engaged in worship…always tuned in.  What do they know right now?  As I wheel the recycling bin to the back of the house, I catch a glimpse of the tiny chameleon that lives inside of the old brake rotor on our back patio.  His brown, perfectly matches the ruddiness of the rusted car part.  If he lived there when the rotor was a  slick, dark silver did he mourn and lament having to make the adjustment? How will we change and bend in response to these times?  Will we find the perfect shade?

chameleon pic

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