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said, “If anybody is lying here, it is you.” It is Rand Paul who is uninformed, ill-advised, and just plain ill. Just saying...again.
Over ninety-nine percent of hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 now are being seen in UNVACCINATED people. I know it’s your right to get it or not, but c’mon, it could save your life. Your vaccination will help to protect all of us, not just you. Don’t believe all the conspiracies out there...that vaccina- tions leave you infertile, cause the variant itself, magnetize you, or a leave a microchip in your body. THEY WORK to prevent serious illness and death. So, if you haven’t gotten yours yet, PLEASE, do so ASAP. Or convince a stubborn friend or family member before it’s too late.
Editor’s note: Dr. Lubin’s comments are his and his alone and are not meant to represent the HCMA in any way. Readers’ opin- ions and comments are gladly welcome.
On a lighter note, literally, Elke and I have a new hobby— Birdwatching. We got some poles and feeders for the holidays and set them up in the back yard where we can watch them from our kitchen while having our morning coffee. We’ve iden- tified about 10 varieties, with the same ones returning frequent- ly, including woodpeckers and cardinals.
If you read my trials and tribulations about buying a cart and trying to assemble it, all is well. I bought a Gorilla Cart from Lowe’s and it’s perfect for transporting potted plants and bags of mulch. I even schlepped buckets of water and my tropical fish in a ten-gallon tank to my neighbor’s when we tented our house for dry-wood termites. Unbelievably, the cart took only half an hour to assemble. Needless to say, it came in handy mov- ing things around while preparing for Elsa to pass by.
And finally, you just knew that I’d have to congratulate the Tampa Bay Lightning for winning the second of back-to-back Stanley Cups. Elke and I were there, and as I’ve written before, nothing in sports beats winning the Stanley Cup at home. It was on a par with winning in 2004. Another Boat Parade (although I passed on that) with the team and Stanley Cup floating by crowds on the Hillsborough River. The Super Bowl and Stanley Cup, both in the same year. Now, if only the Rays...
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