LOOKING FORWARD

Last month, I wrote about ways people can cope under a quarantine situation, and it’s my hope that all who read this are safe and well. This is a very difficult time, and it’s impossible to see what the outcome will be.

- John McGann

Personally, I’ve tried to distance myself from much of the back-and-forth squabbling in the media about the politics of the current situation. Bickering won’t help. We will have to assess the outcome as people start to reemerge from isolation and adjust our behavior accordingly.

I’m fortunate enough to have a job that allows me to work from home (or basically anywhere with decent internet access), so this situation is more of an inconvenience for me. I feel for those who have lost their jobs, and I have much respect for those whose work must happen in the public sphere. From police, emergency responders, physicians and health care workers, to gas station attendants, grocery store workers, and food delivery and truck drivers, their work allows the rest of us to remain home, and we owe them a debt of gratitude.