March 27, 2020

Hi Gang,

Well, we made it. Fridays aren’t as exciting as they used to be. Not once was I tempted to write TGIF (although, in fairness, I’d NEVER write that… that’s literally the first time I’ve ever written TGIF). The prior words I used to describe the mood were distracted and depressed. Today, I’d say: Quiet.

A number of you answered “humor” when asked what you need, so welcome to the Humor Edition of Vital Signs. I’ll kick it off with a post from my sister – my niece and nephew went into ‘no-rules- mode’ pretty quickly last week:

In Case You Missed It…

Spouses Share the Hilarious Things They've Learned About Their Partner WFH (“I’m married to a ‘let’s-circle-back’ guy”)

People Are Getting Creative With Their WFH Setups

Couples Have a WFH Revelation: That’s What You Do All Day?

The Hazards of WFH (remember this funny BBC clip?)

Cowboy Museum Puts Their Head Of Security In Charge Of Their Twitter, And His Tweets Are Hilariously Wholesome

Bingo: Homeschooling While WFH During a Global Pandemic

Gift Ideas: What to Send Someone Under House Arrest

A Peloton bike

Men’s pajama suit

The game Pandemic (too soon?)

Aesop hand soap (this is a serious recommendation – order for someone who did something great this week; trust me!)

Outlet wall mount with USB charging ports

Cordless chainsaw (this has been getting a LOT of use around our house these days)

Space food

War and Peace

EcoSphere Closed Aquatic Ecosystem (it’s pretty cool… and now we’re just like them!)

A case of red wine (highly recommend this one – support small, high-quality producers!)

Top 10 COVID-19 Fashion Trends

Prizes granted to anyone willing to send me a real-world example!

10. The Dr. Evil (lap-cats are all the rage)

9. The lumberjack (apparently you guys only shave to go into the office)

8. DIY haircuts

7. The hostage-video look (easy to achieve and very popular)

6. Premature gray

5. Wearing the same shirt Every. Single. Day.

4. Camera-ready makeup (while this is gender-neutral, I think we can agree ladies are the lead culprits here)

3. Clever virtual backgrounds (the new accessory du jour)

2. The double chin (when your camera aims up at your face)

1. Business on top, party on the bottom (you’re not fooling anyone)

Overheard this Week

• “We will not lay people off due to this coronavirus. We just won’t do it. There’s enough sadness in the world and enough families impacted…I have no interest in contributing to that. We have the ability to keep everybody as an employee of this company, and we’re going to do that for the foreseeable future.” – Al Kelly, CEO of Visa

• “Eighth day of self-isolation and it’s like Vegas in my house. We’re losing money by the minute, cocktails are acceptable at any hour, and nobody knows what time it is.” – someone on the Internet

• “Kenny Rogers dippin’ out of an apocalypse is the most ‘know when to fold em’ shit I’ve ever seen.” – someone on the Internet

Have a great weekend out there, and please don’t be shy about sending content my way!

Jackie