Xmas Conspiracy or Christmas Miracle?
It felt a bit surreal, but so far in my province of Ontario, we've had no winter COVID mandates. Masks are "strongly recommended" but not enforced. There wasn't even a peep about limiting gatherings at Christmas.
Not that they had to bother. We were hit with so much snow that most people stayed home for Christmas and hunkered down with Zoom, Skype and Facetime. Here's the Huron Bridge by my home...
Many of my fellow conspiracy theorists were speculating that the winter dump was a result of weather modification. The government knew people were losing their fear of the flu and wouldn't listen to "stay-at-home" mandates, so they orchestrated a HAARP blizzard to keep people apart.
Ironically, if we had a big snowfall like this ten years ago, people would have said it was a Christmas miracle. Now they say it's an Xmas conspiracy.
Personally, I love snow at Christmas, so I'll call it a miracle, until proven otherwise.
Stay sane, stay real,
John C. A. Manley
PS Fortunately, for my son and I, two of our best friends (who we met at a No More Lockdown rally) live only a two-minute walk away, and joined us for Christmas dinner...
PPS For more on the importance of face-to-face, check out the Academy of Idea's latest: Smartphones, Social Media, and the Rise of a Schizophrenic Society
John C. A. Manley is the author of Much Ado About Corona, All The Humans Are Sleeping and other works of philosophical fiction that are "so completely engaging that you find yourself alternately laughing, gasping, hanging on for dear life." Get free samples of his stories by becoming a Blazing Pine Cone email subscriber.
