A random thought for the holidays...

I'm hosting a 3 hour radio show. And the beauty of satellite radio (for the audience) is that there are very few breaks. But the negative of satellite radio (for the host) is that there are very few breaks.

Thus, there's no time for me to get out of the studio. So the bathroom break before the show begins is awfully important.

So a few days ago, I'm using the facilities. And I'm washing my hands - as I'm wont to do. Not just because I'm an enormous germophobe (which I am), but because it seems like a courteous thing to do.

As I'm washing my aforementioned hands, I see a guy come out of the stall and make a b-line for the door. Sans washing hands. (For those who don't speak French, that means without washing hands...)

I'm like, you've gotta be kidding me! I'm still rinsing here, and this guy's grabbing the door handle. So I have no choice but to dart towards the door, as well. I get my foot in there just in time, and am able to use my considerable soccer skills honed when I was a youth and was able to flick the door open without touching the handle.

Job well done, Lino. I'd pat my self on the back but my hands are wet.

Just as I leave the restroom, however, I see a woman I know who gives me a high five. So my wet, but clean, hand high fives her – and I can only imagine what shes thinking at this point. She sees me leave the bathroom and greet her with a wet hand. I didn't have time to explain; and she seemed too disturbed to wait for an explanation. So we just moved on.

But for the guy who didn't wash his hands, I must ask: Where's common decency?

Leaving the bathroom without washing your hands is, I would argue, morally wrong. And it gets us to that Biblical question: am I my brother's keeper? Yes, I am.

How about another Bible quote: Do unto others.

How many other quotes from the Bible would I need to get my point across?

And though its not explicitly stated in the Bible, or even the Catechism, I would argue God is a big fan of us washing our hands.

Sometimes we get bummed out by all the "rules" and "commandments" God asks/commands us to follow. But if you think about it, they're always there because He's looking out for us.

So for the love of God (literally), please keep your hands clean. Us germophobes thank you.