Good news and great baths




 

 

Our world is starving for good news. As I write this, it’s just past 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning, and I just finished watching John Krasinski’s debut video for his new YouTube series. In our seemingly apocalyptic landscape that seems dominated by doomsday heralds, John delivers a much needed breath of fresh air. Devoted entirely to broadcasting good news, Krasinski’s adorable newscast reminds us that there is still goodness in the world. You can find this gem on the “Some Good News” YouTube channel.

It’s easy to focus on the negative. If I were a superhero, my friends would probably call me “Captain Sardonic,” and my superpower would be maintaining an unbreakable tether to dark humor … which is why I need friends who are not like me. We all need a friend like John Krasinski who helps lift our heads out of the toilet bowl of inebriated darkness and points us to the light. By the way, I think the Pleasanton Express has done quite well in highlighting the acts of kindness and generosity going on in our community.

People are stressed out and wearing thin. The last three weeks have been pressing, to say the least. In the midst of ridiculous toilet paper hoarding, job layoffs, coronavirus cabin fever, and ever increasing self-quarantining protocols, people need some good news. And I’ve noticed, ever so slightly, that people’s pent-up aggressions are starting to spill over into a new kind of social distancing known as friendly fire. People who are normally kind and compassionate to one another suddenly find themselves in verbal firefights. There is nothing quite like having a dear friend shoot you in the heart … without warning. Lately, I’ve accrued a number of angsty remarks from a variety of people. It feels like people keep trying to press my buttons, as if they were trying to find the code to unlock my nuclear core. Forgive them, Lord. They know not what they are doing, nor do they know the unquenchable fire of my fury. See what I did there. “Captain Sardonic” just went back to the “dark zone” … but for a very good reason.

We all need to relax. So, in the final installment of my weight loss discoveries, I would like to point you to the last artifact of my weight loss saga … the glorious magnesium sulfate. Yep, I’m talking about soaking it up in a nice, hot epsom salt bath. Little do people know, most of the population is deficient in magnesium, which is crazy because it is one of the most essential minerals needed for life, biological energy, and proper metabolism. Secondarily, people are also incredibly deficient in sulfate. Dr. Stephanie Seneff, a scientist at MIT, has revealed some fascinating findings of sulfate’s vital role in the body. I have so much more to write about this and so little space, but, trust me, a nice epsom salt bath will be good for your mind, body, and soul.

PAUL MICHAEL JONES is an artist who currently dabbles in music, photography and creative writing.

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