I’m Pissed

I’m pissed. And on Friday, in my normal newsletter, you will see why. In the meantime, just so you know, that when I get angry, I get energized.

This Corona virus is wreaking havoc with everyone’s lives and I’m tired of being passive.

So, after seeing a video about how yarmulkes are being made into masks, an epiphany ensued.

I immediately began searching the internet for unlined, satin yarmulkes to duplicate the masks I saw on the video. There were lots of sites offering custom, lined ones but no Judaica sites offering old fashioned plain ones. And then, voila: AMAZON.

I hit pay dirt, ordered 144 plain black, unlined skullcaps. They arrived two days earlier than scheduled and I got to work.

I assembled yarmulkes, rubber bands and a stapler. I folded each yarmulke in half and then stapled a rubber band to each end.

When I ran out of rubber bands, I called nearby big box stores for availability. I came up empty-handed.

Getting creative, I searched the house for alternatives. Again, I got lucky: skinny pony tail hair bands replaced the rubber bands and finished the job.

I put each mask into a small paper bag and attached the following message:

An Easter/Passovers gift from your neighbors at the NE corner of MacDill & Chapin

Keep safe, Iris and Steven Pastor

I assembled them on my dining room table.

Here’s what the mask looks like on:

I delivered them to my neighbors’ doorsteps this morning.

It’s my way of kicking ass with the Corona Virus. (And you are right. I didn’t wear a mask because I rang no doorbells – just placed each bag on an entry way and left the premises.)

Happy Passover.

Happy Easter.

And Keep Preserving Your Bloom,

Iris Ruth Pastor