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Wash your hands thoroughly with soap Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze Don't hug or kiss anyone you don't really know Give folks the personal space they need We all learned this at home and at school way back when They called it 'personal hygiene' in those dark days then

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Date: 5/16/2020 11:24:00 AM
Very nice write...informative and delightful read
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Date: 5/15/2020 12:26:00 PM
And history repeats itself all over again!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/15/2020 12:41:00 PM
Exactly. The pictures from WW1-era hospitals are frighteningly familiar.
Date: 5/14/2020 3:41:00 AM
For refreshing old lessons, new teacher arrived.. Ms. Corona..Nice write Gershon..
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/14/2020 3:17:00 PM
Ms. Corona has added social distancing to our repertoire, for which some would cover her in tar! ~ 6 feet of separation
Date: 5/14/2020 1:50:00 AM
We did call it personal hygiene but we did not have to stay 6, 10, or 28 feet away from each other. And no one mentioned masks or gloves.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/14/2020 3:14:00 PM
Tonto took his mask off, and I was never the same afterward. ~ The Lone Ranger
Date: 5/14/2020 12:45:00 AM
So what's new? Great work Gershon! Hugs, Jennifer.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/14/2020 3:14:00 PM
The more things change, the more inept medical 'science' seems. ~ Gershon

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