Pen-pricks

• Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared on the Sunday talk shows and said he believes the majority of his supporters will go for Joe Biden. That’s if his health holds up. Joe Biden is reportedly suffering from exhaustion from all the campaign traveling he’s doing--going up and down the stairs.

• Joe Biden got good news from CNN’s poll giving

Joe a six-point lead over Trump with much of it from young voters. It’s no surprise that Biden is polling well with the Millennial voters, because they relate to him. He moved into the family basement and there’s no sign he’s ever going to move out.

• Fox News reports that edicts by health officials and Democratic governors have roused liberty-demanding protestors against the lockdowns. With the virus threat receding, cable news media is now whipping up fear of a second wave. We must all stay inside until nothing bad ever happens again.

• Nancy Pelosi pushed a relief bill through the House Friday laden with liberal wish-list items. It’ll never pass the Senate. It was fun to watch members of Congress on the floor of the House voting for a $3 trillion spending bill while wearing face masks. At last, some honesty.

Argus Hamilton is the host comedian at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and a speaker. His email address is argus@argushamilton.com.

There’s a tiny tree in my front garden that has come up several times, and it hard to believe that the tree is not even mine.

It is perky and lanky with thousands of pear-shaped green leaves.

I’ve plucked it from my garden at least seven or eight times.

But, now, I have decided since it is persistent and desires to be here,

I’ll be much kinder and try my best

to make that single-branch tree mine.

So, I’ll carefully remove it from God’s fertile ground, and place it where there is plenty of space and sunshine.

I will water it every day; it will grow fuller, stronger, taller and make lots of cooling shade for all the birdies who like to fly about and play.

Several types of birdies visit us every day, and love to dip their feathered bodies in the pool of refreshing water and chirp and squeak in a sweet way.

And one day, all the mama birdies will lay lots of tiny eggs way up high in that fruitful tree that was once just a puny little weed to me.

We went to IHOP this morning for our first post coronavirus meal. Good job on social distancing the tables, and staff was wearing masks. Plus, there was staff cleaning every table after a customer would leave. Food was well served and I enjoyed my meal. I could hear a managertype in the kitchen area, telling the staff different directions. Such as one salt and pepper per table, then she said put your mask on! At first I was disturbed by the noise but I was quickly reminded by my wife, it was for our benefit. Let’s keep cleaning

On behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), I’d like to thank all those who work in nursing facilities – doctors, nurses, food preparers, housekeepers, and others – for their unwavering dedication to compassionately caring for the vulnerable residents who are relying on them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

These facilities have been on the front lines of the pandemic, and our hearts are with all of those who have been affected by this virus and their families.

We at CMS share the goal of keeping nursing facility residents safe and healthy. Under President Trump’s leadership, we are using CMS’s regulatory authority to facilitate residents’ care and ensure that long-term care facilities have the guidance they need to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The best thing nursing facilities can do to keep residents and themselves safe is to ensure they’re following effective infection-control practices. These are outlined in our guidance and include recommendations that employees wash their hands properly; separate ill residents from well residents; use personal protective equipment correctly; get screened for illness; and stay home if they’re sick.

By employing effective infection control and prevention, coordinating with local and state health authorities, and showing patience and kindness to others, we can beat the virus, reopen America, and keep our nursing home residents safe and healthy.