June 24, 2021
More than 90 countries are using Covid shots from China. Experts say recent infections in those places should serve as a cautionary tale in the global effort to fight the disease.
Mongolia promised its people a “Covid-free summer.” Bahrain said there would be a “return to normal life.” The tiny island nation of the Seychelles aimed to jump-start its economy. All three put their faith, at least in part, in easily accessible Chinese-made vaccines, which would allow them to roll out ambitious inoculation programs when much of the world was going without.
But instead of freedom from the coronavirus, all three countries are now battling a surge in infections. Examples from several countries suggest that the Chinese vaccines may not be very effective at preventing the spread of the virus.
In the Seychelles, Chile, Bahrain and Mongolia, 50 to 68 percent of the populations have been fully inoculated, outpacing the United States, according to “Our World in Data,” a data tracking project. All four ranked among the top 10 countries with the worst Covid outbreaks as recently as last week, and all four are mostly using shots made by two Chinese vaccine makers.
👉 It’s been over 3 months since we’ve done “phobias,” and so, there is “philematophobia,” the fear of kissing. It is common among young and inexperienced kissers who are afraid of doing something wrong. In these cases, the fear is generally mild to moderate and dissipates quickly as the person gains experience. Sometimes, however, philematophobia is more severe and can occur at any age.
Philematophobia is sometimes, but not always, related to “mysophobia,” the fear of germs. Some people worry about catching a disease, while others are disgusted by the concept of saliva. A mysophob may take multiple showers each day, carry and use hand sanitizer frequently (a phobia until the Chinese Virus, but not any more), and may be unwilling to use public restrooms, share food, or take public transportation.
Philematophobia is sometimes, but again, not always, related to “bromidrophobia,” the fear of bodily odors, including bad breath. But for those with bromidrophobia, or the fear of bodily odors, normal concern may turn to terror. No matter how much mouthwash or breath freshener they use, they may be afraid that their breath is unacceptable. No matter how many showers they take, they may be afraid that their natural body odors are obvious and offensive.
The article I read suggested a dramatic way to overcome fear of kissing: find someone you like and practice, practice, practice.
👉 Well, I think it’s high time for some cuties and awww moments. But first, the origin of the phrase “high time.” This phrase originated in the 13th century and it refers to the warmest time of the day. Since people of that era were mostly farmers, this time marked the turning point in the day when you must have either gotten so much work done on the land or you begin doing so immediately. The phrase eventually came to be used to refer to a time when any activity has to be started given that the best time is passed. And now the awwws – from 5 years ago:
The QB solicits your Awh Moments for publication.
👉 The November 2019 issue of Reader’s Digest had a short feature called “Sleep Depraved.”
I sleep with a knife under my pillow. You never know when someone is going to break in and give you a cake.
People in sleeping bags are the soft tacos of the bear world.
I used to be able to pull all-nighters, but now I can barely pull all-dayers.
Any job is a dream job if you fall asleep in meetings.
There are many theories on why humans even need to sleep, but I’m pretty sure it’s to charge our phones.
👉 With apologies to our family’s WalMart produce manager, this seems to be a contradiction:
👉 Let’s smile some more (or in the case of the first one, cry):
👉 “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried to another and said:
‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
The whole earth is full of His glory!’”
(Isaiah 6: 1–3)
“The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:
‘Holy, holy, holy,
Lord God Almighty,
Who was and is and is to come!’
“Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
‘You are worthy, O Lord,
To receive glory and honor and power;
For You created all things,
And for Your pleasure were created.’
(Revelation 4:8-11)
“Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty,” written by Reginald Heber, is one of the greatest worship hymns ever penned. Reginald become Bishop of Calcutta in 1823 and served his people for three years before dying of a stroke. Among her dead husband’s papers his wife found the words of this powerful and beautiful hymn. Years would pass before the lines took their place in worship services around the world. In 1861, a publisher rediscovered the words. It is one of those hymns that continues to be sung even when contemporary praise songs replace traditional hymns in today’s church services.
Seldom have we seen such evil, all around us, as there is today. Heber, with great insight, wrote, “though the eye of sinful men Thy glory may not see,” but God is holy and someday “all Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth and sky and sea!”
Worship with Fountainview Academy as they sing “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty.”
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