I Have Questions…
Maybe I have a little too much time on my hands, but here are some random questions that are going through my mind lately. To start with… does anyone else think the Olympic biathlon is a strange event? It’s cross country skiing, but the contestants stop at various intervals to shoot at a target with an eight pound rifle they carry on their back. While I was watching today, the announcers explained (after someone skied well but missed a few of his shots) “it’s not a skiing race, it’s a shooting race.” Wait- why is “shooting” a winter sport? I did enjoy the race (as I’ve been enjoying all of the Olympics so far) but it just seems a little odd to me. Next question. Is anyone actually excited about Valentine’s Day? Since I like most holidays, I’ve tried to get into Valentine’s Day but I just can’t. As my sister said, “It’s hard to get excited about a holiday that’s happening on a Monday in February.” Having said that, I did make these cookies to put in a care package for my son. I vegan-ized them by using a flax egg, Miyoko’s vegan butter, and vegan white chocolate chips. Instead of using food coloring to make them red, I used beetroot powder. They don’t taste like beets, and I’m thinking of using the powder to make red heart pancakes on Sunday. I know- you might be thinking “Red heart pancakes? Maybe you do like Valentine’s Day a little, after all!” No… I really don’t. Okay, here’s a more serious question. When can we start saying that Covid is endemic rather than a pandemic? On this episode of The Dive podcast, they discuss all aspects of Covid, attempting to make sense out of all the confusion. One of the doctors said they believe we’re already at the endemic stage. Yes! Let’s call it endemic and move on. “Classifying a disease as endemic indicates a level of permanence, whereas a pandemic has a defined end.” It has to end sometime. Is anyone else wondering these things? Or maybe someone can explain why shooting a rifle is part of the winter Olympics, or why Valentine’s Day is actually amazing, or why we should stay in a pandemic a little longer? I’m all ears! Let me know the answers.