Austin has a pretty good vaccination rate but remember, we’re surrounded by Texas. This is a land filled with Ammosexuals, Neo-Confederates, Bigots and morons unaware their protests of “nobody helped me when I was on food stamps!” is a contradiction. We also have some trouble in paradise. Our high-tech industries are a magnet for Libertarian douchebags driving Teslas with Ron Paul and Infowars bumper stickers. These two camps refuse to cooperate because their “research,” smugness and willful ignorance (Sen. Toupee of KY has all three) will protect them. Yup, just like cryptocurrencies and Jesus will get them through the oncoming climate disasters that have arrived.
My hope is the Delta Variant will continue to kill off enough unvaccinated morons, especially Republicans office holders, so we can return to what made life worthwhile with other people. It will be better when there are fewer assholes exiting their god barns all at once, blocking key intersections on Sundays; and the world doesn’t need more unkempt white dudes, who immediately mention Alex Jones when I tell them I’m from Austin.
This upcoming birthday is going to still going to rock. I have good friends. Good company. Austin continues have great places to celebrate.