I hope the many lessons about how to reach out to your loved ones even during a pandemic have been learned by a lot of people. 100 years from now, when the 2020 pandemic is history and something to be studied, what will the conclusions be? Hopefully that we were resourceful in our methods of staying in touch with loved ones.

My daughter and I spent the last year having picnics in the parking garage at her workplace, where after a few months at home they determined that she could safely go in two days a week (alternating staff in work areas). So on a Tuesday or Thursday I would pickup takeout, would drive to her garage and park next to her car. We both took folding cloth chairs out of our vehicles (I now keep two of them in my SUV—I never did before, but I always will now—and we sat six feet apart to talk and eat. When we were vaccinated and could finally hug - I didn't think I could let go of her, it had been so long. I think the literature will be full of stories of family resourcefulness. And for our elders, those concerts from the parking lot or through glass, and conversations via phone or tablet, they helped. Good job, everyone.