The Top Twenty-Five Best Things to Come Out of Coronavirus

Homemade lemonade to last you all summer, fresh squeezed from all your Coronavirus lemons:

  1. Air pollution has decreased significantly due to widespread airport closures

  2. Dolphins have begun to live and breed again in the Potomac River

  3. Disney Plus released Frozen Two as a quarantine special

  4. AP Exams this year are both shorter and cover less material

  5. AP Exams are also open book this year

  6. Teachers who make videos of teaching can now be sped up to 1.75x speed

  7. You can sleep in later

  8. You can dye your hair a crazy color, or get a terrible haircut and nobody has to know

  9. School in pajamas

  10. Plenty of colleges are going ACT and SAT test optional for the fall of 2021 and 2022

  11. Tests are now all open book

  12. Animal shelters are clearing out because so many people are adopting animals while they are at home

  13. You can eat whatever you want for lunch

  14. Lots of performers are doing free Instagram/Facebook live concerts

  15. The owners of Zoom are getting very rich

  16. Musicians have more time to work on new albums

  17. Supporting restaurants is a great reason to eat out most of the time

  18. You can spend less money on gas

  19. You can have drinks without a screwable lid in Mr. Daniels’ class

  20. You can have both earbuds in during Mr. Daniels’ class

  21. Skies in Los Angeles are blue and clear due to less car travel

  22. No more tardies or detentions

  23. You have the freedom to order your day however you want

  24. No heavy backpacks to lug around

  25. Sea turtles have an undisturbed path to the ocean

An abridged list of things to keep in mind:

  1. One day, when you are being dragged to some social function you don’t want to go to, you will wish you were still in quarantine

  2. One day, when you can’t find time to pick up a hobby, learn a new skill, or read a book, you will wonder what you were doing during quarantine

  3. One day, when all of this blows over, you can host a huge, massive party, with everyone you never thought you’d miss. Everyone will be so happy to see each other. 

  4. “For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, love, and of a sound mind.”- 2 Timothy 1:7

  5. “Wash your hands, you sinners”- James 4:8

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