Definitions by Monkey's Dad

proconciliation 

Opposite of reconciliation.

From the outset, the creation of compatibility.

Hoping they would connect, he had described each to the other in glowing terms, an act of proconciliation.

proconciliation by Monkey's Dad April 26, 2020

crawl-in clinic 

With hospitals, emergency rooms and ambulances over-taxed with COVID-19 patients, the strip-mall medical facility where you seek care for almost anything.

Having every symptom of massive heart failure, he managed to drive to the crawl-in clinic, a place he'd normally go for a cut finger. In the pandemic, it was his only option.

crawl-in clinic by Monkey's Dad April 26, 2020

binge washing 

When sanitizer, soap, water, more sanitizer and more soap become addictive. Compulsive hand-washing

She'd started with 'Happy Birthday' as she scrubbed, but now found herself singing 'Stairway to Heaven', the extended concert version, guitar solos and all, unable to control her binge washing.

binge washing by Monkey's Dad April 25, 2020

Hey Nineteen 

Foretelling COVID-19 and its social distancing, forty years early. Precognitive lyrics from Steely Dan's 1980 hit.

Hey Nineteen
No, we can't dance together
No, we can't talk at all

Hey Nineteen by Monkey's Dad April 25, 2020

isopropyl alcoholism 

Addiction to hand sanitizing, a common pandemic disorder.

He sanitized his hands after touching any item, even if it had been sitting undisturbed on his desk for years. 'You can never be too careful', he said aloud, every few minutes, in denial of his isopropyl alcoholism.

isopropyl alcoholism by Monkey's Dad April 25, 2020

Hydroxycloroxquine

The bomb. A tablespoon of Clorox mixed with hydroxychloroquine.

If drinking Hydroxycloroxquine meant she could go back to the nail salon, she'd have a double.

Hydroxycloroxquine by Monkey's Dad April 24, 2020

Covivid dreams 

While asleep, fully experiencing the life we miss, during the covid-19 pandemic.

In the sunlight, he was walking freely among other people, everyone smiling at each other, holding hands. A woman approached him, oh my God, she was so beautiful, and she looked into his eyes and kissed him. - These were his Covivid dreams, every night, and he found them thrilling.

Covivid dreams by Monkey's Dad April 23, 2020