On March 13th 2020 Covid closed our trading floor. On October 3rd of 2020 Covid killed my father. Even after those two life changing moments I still thought this Asian flu thing was a political hacky sack.
I finally tested positive on March 1018th, 2020 or December 13, 2022.
I’ve been lucky compared to the million people that didn’t make it. For me Covid has been a vacation to my couch.
I can type three more paragraphs on Covid, but the hell with that I say!
Miracle is the theme today. Just last week I brought up the famous Al Michaels quote, “Do you believe in Miracles?”
One of my favorite songs is the Jefferson Starship tune “Miracles” from 1975. It had a three minute version that we heard on WLS and it had a six minute version on the album.
The first time I heard the longer version I was intrigued with what I never heard on the car radio while driving to Jewels with my Ma.
“I had a taste of the real world…When I went down on you, girl, oh.”
Can you hear a nine year old John Shepley asking his ex nun mom what that meant? She would have shit and then she would have killed me.
I didn’t think it was much of a miracle years later when pubic hairs scratched the roof of my mouth the first time.
I’m not sure this was ever a Don Shepley quote, butt……..
Don’t let a mouthful of pubic hairs stop you from performing your next miracle in life.
Christians are preparing for the miracle of the Christ Child this next week. A Virgin sees angels and becomes pregnant. She gives birth to the Son of God in a barn with a huge Star shining above it.
Next thing you know….. 1,970 years later….. you are getting up early on a Sunday to serve 8:00 o’clock mass.
That’s a miracle, but until the day we die will still be a mystery of our Faith.
…And yes I did talk about oral sex and the birth of Jesus just paragraphs apart.
You wonder what I want to do when my Covid restrictions are lifted?
You guessed it!
Go to 8:00 o’clock mass!
“Guess who's back?
Back again
Jumbo’s back
Tell a friend!”
