The Polythróna with Hadrian Archo

  Tis supposed to be the season to be jolly But I find it ruined by corporate folly By this mean, I groan and sneer Meanwhile, all the normal people smile and cheer For what comes soon is entertaining But for me, I’m stuck with corporate trainings They search for gifts or something new, maybe crafts and trinkets too But for me, I have certificates to renew Many others get fuller shelves But for me they added something else? They say it’s for our good and safety but they’ve been taking so much more time lately “Did you submit this completement slip?” My father’s Christmas gift just shipped! Letters and packages loom While I’m watching this lecture on Zoom They stop on purpose to ask us questions I give them all the wrong answers did I mention? I get a chuckle or a laugh But unfortunately, it didn’t pass They ask someone else the exact same question Hoping to get the correct expression I see someone else did comply And gave the host the e...

  Premise It’s been almost two years since COVID19 pandemic containment and quarantine protocols began in the United States. Since the protocols such as masking and travel restrictions began, I’ve had the luxury of traveling and living between two areas of the country that have had completely different attitudes levels of strictness from the very beginning. The first is a suburb of a large metropolitan area on the east coast (Metroburb), and the second is a medium sized town approximately 60 miles away from the metropolitan suburb (Medtown). As I’ve been about my business in both of these two areas without a mask for a very long time, only in Metroburb have I been actively harassed for not having a mask. To recount my experiences in Metroburb over the past 6 months: 2 x kicked out of a store for not having a mask 2 x followed by employees urging me to put a mask on 2 x cashiers refusing to accept my payments without a mask 1 x employees debate me on mask wearing 1 x people taking p...