Masked and Unmasked
Would you please exonerate me from my daily task
of hourly disinfectant and this horrid mask?
They’re needed for survival and using them is wise.
I believe the truth of it. I don’t believe the lies
that Donald tries to feed us about things getting better.
The west coast’s burning up as our southern coast gets wetter.
His conniption fits don’t reach me. I know he’s just selected
any random facts and words for getting reelected.
The only way to free us is to get some wiser folks
to replace these charlatans that are merely jokes.
Self-serving puppets of the rich, they posture and they bluster.
They proudly go out maskless as they gather in his cluster.
The only way to save us is to vote these fools out.
It’s done no good to protest, to riot and to shout.
The finest weapon that we have is easier to tote.
Just put your mask and gloves on and hurry out to vote.
We’ll wear these masks forever until we pass away
if every single one of us doesn’t have our say.
If you’re my friend, please go and vote. It’s not much of a task.
And maybe in my lifetime I can get rid of this mask!!!!
Prompts today are lies, survive, conniption, exonerate and feed.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Have you seen Michael Rapaport’s PSA telling us to wear a mask?
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No, I don’t think so. My mind is buzzing with what I’ve seen!!
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Here it is: https://youtu.be/t6gVepmUjvw
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Ha. I sorta hinted for the link, didn’t I???
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Yep
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Wish he had relied less on the “F” word. It eventually made me just turn it off. I think his message would have gotten across better with just one or two usages…That said, everything he said I agree with.
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True. I do think it works in its own odd way though. And he’s an actor after all. Even so, sorry if it offended you
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No.. not offended. Just think sometimes overdoing a word lessens its effectiveness. I don’t think I’m offended by words.. just by intent, and in this case the intent doesn’t offend as I agree with it.
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That makes sense! 👍🏻
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A heartfelt request! Great poem Judy.
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Thanks, Sadje..can’t stay away from the topic.
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You should not! It’s bringing awareness to people.
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I think only to people who are already convinced, though.
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You never know who will read it and be a convert.
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I certainly hope it will be ‘not much of a task’ to vote anywhere in the country! It seems to be so fragmented as to how much difficulty it will be.
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I know. Can’t hit “like’ on this one, even though I agree with it, but I always appreciate your comments..
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Haha — I’ll hit like back for you!
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Covid Poetry YEA!!!
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I love it except for one phrase. You cite his use of “random facts”. I think “random lies” is the phrase you mean.
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Good point..
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How about “so-called” facts?
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brilliant.
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Amen, my dear Sister.
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We keep saying this to each other, Regina…
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Perfect, Judy.
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I see your using the wp-admin classic editor. I wonder how much longer WordPress will keep that around.
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*you’re* using….
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Did you get my message about how to get to it very very easily? Even since they’ve changed things?
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Yep. It’s more challenging to use on an iPhone but it’s far superior to the block editor, which is unstable.
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I don’t know how you can post on an iphone. Did you have your fingers surgically altered? ;o)
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Ha! No. But I used a pager a long time ago, then a BlackBerry, and finally an iPhone for the past decade, so I’ve had a lot of practice.
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Don’t you have to choose an editor on a cell phone as well? I’ve never learned how to post from one. I’m a slave to my MacBook Air…
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If I post from a browser, I have a choice of the dreaded block editor or the classic editor if I use wp-admin. Or, I can use the WordPress iOS app for the iPhone, which is a sort of “classic editor lite.”
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No.. there is a way to still use classic editor on your computer. Did you see the instructions I sent you earlier? Believe me, it works. If, when you open a new post, you only type in a title, save, and close it. Then go to your administration page that has the list of all your posts and drafts, find that title and open it in edit, it opens in the classic editor. Finish making the post then, and save. I’ve been doing this since they first switched over to the block editor but I’ve never used the block editor. Try it. Another way is to just go to that administration page and find a draft you never completed. Erase what content is in it and use it to construct your next post. You may need to change the date and time of when to post it as sometimes it posts it at the time you originally had set to post it…Look in reader, and if you don’t see it, that is what happened. Just edit the time to post it.. setting it for a few minutes from your present time. This sounds complicated but it is very easy. Much easier than using the block editor.
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I did try that. It may work on a computer, but it doesn’t work on an iPhone. I started writing a new post in block editor, just typed in the title “This is a Test,” saved it, and closed it. Then went to my list of draft posts, opened it in edit mode, and it took me to the block editor, not the classic. So I guess it’s the iPhone version of wordpress.com in a browser that is a problem.
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I like your Post-it over the webcam. I do that too 🙂
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I saw an interview of Mark Zuckerberg sitting at his desk and noticed that even he had his camera taped-over.
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I think i may have seen that one too. Telling, isn’t it?
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That it is..I was already doing so, but made me feel less paranoid.
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🤣
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You are amazing and this one is a major keeper.
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Thanks, Jan. I seem to be stuck on this topic.
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Good! We just have to get out from under this horrible Trump nightmare. Voting is the way.
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Good post Covid 19.
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body{font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;background-color: #ffffff;color: black;}Terrific and concise. How do I copy and put onto my FB page?
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I’ll send you a copy, Dale.
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Should I put it on your page or in a message or email?
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Dale, You can copy this link onto your Facebook page and it will show part of the poem with a link to my blog to read the rest, or I can send you a document with the poem.
https://judydykstrabrown.com/2020/08/28/masked-and-unmasked/
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