corona virus and lyme

One should never explain the etymology of one’s jokes, but this one is special.

It comes from a kid at hi-risk who was celebrating a birthday a couple days ago in quarantined-lock-down in California. An old friend reached out and relayed the joke.

Dia: this is my attempt to honour your clever writing (to the letter). I love its dark wordplay, and your own circumstance gives you all the authority to make it. Well done. Happy belated birthday.