A sign along the beach path in Long Beach informs the public about social distacning. Photo: Q Voice News. Editorial As the country recovers from a nailbiter of an election, I was jolted back to reality by — of all things — a commercial.
A shiny, silver chocolate drop is conducting a chorus of bright and festive red and green chocolate drops in “We Wish you a Merry Christmas.” “My goodness,” I thought to myself, “It’s the holiday season.” While the very familiar chime of that more than three-decades-old commercial may make some people nostalgic, others are struggling, especially during a pandemic which may have cut them off from their usual support systems.