gonna stick with it a while longer
As you’re probably aware, the news dropped yesterday from the CDC that those of us among the vaccinated can ditch the mask in most situations. In the scheme of things, this is good news, though to be honest, this last year has done a lot to raise my level of caution in a lot of ways, particularly since the behavior of certain fellow humans in this reddish corner of a blue state hasn’t exactly inspired confidence, even if this county’s overall vaccination statistics aren’t the worst I’ve seen.
So yeah, I’ll likely keep wearing my mask in stores and other such crowded places for the time being; it feels like the socially responsible thing to do, I’m used to it, and it honestly provides a certain degree of comfort.
And yes, I feel it’s also a signal to others that I’m “not an asshole.” I’m fully comfortable admitting that over the course of this thing, the people ignoring mask-and-distance mandates convey, for me and for others I know, the exact opposite. The behavior and loud pronouncements of that (way too large) sector of the population is not something I wish to be associated with, and that sort of behavior seriously contributed to things becoming as bad as they did in this country.
