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Summary

The website content provides a curated table of contents for articles written by Bill Myers, focusing on personal experiences, societal impacts, and political perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Abstract

The content serves as an organized index to Bill Myers' Medium articles, which delve into various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes a series on how a restaurant/bar navigated through different shutdown phases, personal anecdotes about weight loss during the shutdown, and logical and political commentary on issues such as anti-vaxxers, mask-wearing, and leadership during the crisis. The articles are categorized into sections like High Impact, Personal, City Fire — restaurant/bar, and Political & Logical, offering readers a structured way to access content that ranges from practical coping strategies to critical analyses of political figures and their decisions.

Opinions

  • The author equates the impact of anti-vaxxers to that of the Taliban, suggesting a significant death toll resulting from the actions of anti-vaxxers.
  • The author shares a personal surprise at losing weight during the shutdown due to home-cooked meals and attributes this change to the shutdown.
  • There is a critique of political leadership, particularly highlighting the behavior of Rep. Thomas Massie and former President Trump, as setting poor examples during the pandemic.
  • The author emphasizes the importance of wearing masks, framing it as a primary issue rather than a secondary one, and criticizes the emotional responses to public

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COVID — Table of Contents (TOC)

A brief synopsis & links to my stories as they happened. Some still apply.

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Synopsis

  • Series: How one restaurant/bar handled each shutdown phase
  • Most surprising: What are Your Values — Write them down

TOC Methodology

  • Medium has made it extremely difficult for a new reader to see your entire portfolio. Even a TOC with all of my articles is long. This post is a sub-category with descriptions and links to my articles.
  • Sections: High Impact, Personal, City Fire, Political
  • Example:

High Impact

  • Both Antivaxxers & Taliban have been emotionalized in the current news
  • Deaths were caused directly or indirectly by intentional actions of others

Personal

  • I don’t like unexpected changes, especially weight gain or more important, a loss which can be a symptom of too many diseases.
  • I had to find out why. It started with the shutdown.
  • If you don’t like to sing Happy Birthday while you wash your hands, try this song.

City Fire — restaurant/bar

  • March, 2020 (pre-shutdown). One week after publication, the shutdown happened as predicted here.
  • May, 2020 (25% capacity). Partial band, split dance floor, limited menu.
  • July, 2020 (25% capacity). Revised, each table had its own dance floor.
  • December, 2020 (100% capacity). Seating only, still no standing room as before.
  • August, 2020 (50% capacity). Even the microphone for karaoke wears a mask.
  • December, 2020 (everywhere). Brief comparison of City Fire, unrestrained clubs, and political rallies.
  • May, 2021 (back to normal). We just got on the dance floor when I felt someone grab my butt! That part is not normal.

Political & Logical

I know, they don’t fit together.

  • Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, declined to take the COVID-19 vaccine and said, “it’s none of your business” to a reporter.
  • He said he already had COVID and didn’t need it, but the cited study is flawed.
  • Lack of leadership qualities
  • The elite in historical fiction treated the common people and their workers like children. They even referred to them as children at times.
  • I never thought I would see it in real life!
  • June, 2020. India, with its spike this spring, demonstrates this point magnificently! Important to remember for future epidemics.
  • July, 2020. Some people are frustrated that the government is telling them what to do and get upset to the point of public brawls.
  • Is that really the example that people want to give to small children — throwing tantrums in public?
  • April, 2020 (historical). We probably won’t know until 2022 if the decisions in the summer of 2021 to mostly restart with vaccine levels nearing 70% was correct.
  • April, 2020 (historical). Suggestion that could still help companies save money even today as things go back to 100%.

Full Table of Contents (all stories)

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