Illinois here and we are all weird:). Regarding the enthusiastic individuals and believers in technology in general, I want to run something by you that I hear

Illinois here and we are all weird:). Regarding the enthusiastic individuals and believers in technology in general, I want to run something by you that I heard somewhere, and I think it is applicable here. I think it was a salesguy pitch, but the argument went ( based on the lyrics of: "The sun'll come out tomorrow So you got to hang on till' tomorrow, come what may! Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow You're only a day away!") that Americans are super optimistic. I remember buying into that description since I was internally comparing it to the old country and basic response to everything being doom and gloom. There is some value to hope, but I agree that blind faith can be counterproductive here. I hear you on the family front. It has been a very weird experience overall. My extended family and social circles tend on the conservative side with some outliers. As far as I know, all are vaccinated too. As expected, the reactions were all over the place. We have one family unit that locked itself in with their kid and has not seen anyone for months initially and is only now relaxing their protocols somewhat. I do think it is a little over the top, but it really is their choice.. for better or for worse. We have one that is regularly roaming the countryside. All this is happening, while my wife is still going full time to work at a doctor's office. We have a baby too, but we are going for the middle ground. It probably helps that we are home bodies. In all probability, we will eventually get covid just based on her exposure alone. Overall, I agree with you -- we all missed out on some memories. But all this talk about vitamin D reminded me I have to schedule an annual check up. Heavens know I did not move much in 2021. Anyway, stay healthy.