7. Corona days: 23rd April 2020

In Dragon's den on BBC Two, a pair of Entrepreneurs were trying to raise capital to set up a company that produces men's underwear. The catchphrase for their proposal is "The company wants to create a Palace for the Phallus".

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Talked to an old friend on phone for more than an hour. By old I mean I known him for decades and also that he is old. Talking for an hour on phone is a personal record of sorts.

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Late last night, a friend sent me the following message. 

Nice one to share..

This lock-down is getting old and frankly I've had enough.

I've discussed the matter over a cup of coffee with the kitchen sink, and we both agree that the experience is draining. 

I didn't mention anything to the washing machine as she puts the wrong spin on everything. 

Same with the fridge. He only gives cold comfort. 

I asked the lamp but she couldn't shed any new light on the situation. 

The vacuum cleaner was rather rude and told me to suck it up. 

The threshold was no better, it suggested I get over it. 

The carpet advised me to sweep my feelings under the rug. 

But the fan was more upbeat and thought that the crisis would soon blow over. 

The toilet looked a bit flushed and didn’t offer an opinion. 

The wall didn't say a word either, just gave me a blank stare.  

The door knob was more forthcoming - told me to get a firm grip on the situation and move on. 

The front door declared I was unhinged and so the curtains told me to.... you guessed it right - pull myself together. 

Then the chair told me to table it, and the table remarked, I didn't have a leg to stand on.

When I told the table to break a leg, the mirror said that my comments reflected poorly on my thinking. 

However, in the end, the iron straightened things out. 

She said everything will be fine.

No situation is too pressing for long anyways!!! 

When I saw these lines in the morning, my mind went into overdrive and added a few more.

A voice from the garden said plant yourself right there.

The vessels in my kitchen informed me that the emptiness has made me noisy.

The chocolates were of the opinion that the darker it gets the more precious it is.

I m unison said the two voices from the slipper rack "You should stop this flip flop"

The basket on the table reminded me about the fruits of being patient

The jar of sugar added "Yes, yes! The fruits of being patient are sweet"

While the music player sang "Home where my thought's escapin';Home where my music's playin';Home where my love lies waitin';Silently for me"

Her response for my response contained the line "The ihnnjnnesiately reminded me I'd u!!" My friends is a typo specialist but I cannot accept ihnnjnnesiately as a typo. How can something that complicated be a typo? It is not close to any word that I know in any of the language that I know. Thanks to this word I now believe in soul and multiple births for I believe this is a word that she has spoken in one of her previous births. Hmmm! Atlantian, maybe?

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A friend's father passed away in Chennai two days ago. His daughter stays in Hong Kong and she could not travel to India for the funeral. Another's friends mother passed away in Surat two days ago, she is in Bangalore and could not travel to Surat for her mother's funeral. Both these deaths were caused by a C disease that is not caused due to COVID-19.  I am reminded of the lines from Rush's song "Force Ten" 

Tough times demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts
Demand tough songs
Demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts
Demand tough songs
Demand.

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This morning the worldometers site informs us of the following tally.

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This morning Times of India informs us of the following.

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Fu Manchu is releasing an EP to celebrate their 30th anniversary. They have released a song from the album. It is called "Time is going on". It sounds like any other average Fu Manchu song.
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Vaccine testing has started in Germany and UK.
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Completely locked down today! Did not even venture to the shop in the complex.
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