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We do know what Dr. Nancy Messonnier, the top expert on viral respiratory diseases for the Centers of Disease Control (CDC), was doing on that morning. She was speaking at a media teleconference sharing what she had told her husband and kids earlier that morning over breakfast as it related to the coronavirus outbreak and its spread in the United States. She said, “We, as a family, need to be preparing for significant disruption of our lives.”

Boy, was she spot on or what?

A night doesn’t go by where I don’t ask Alexa who won a particular World Series. She knows, and always tells me. And then I go right to sleep. It’s easy to sleep when things are certain.

It’s also easier to sleep when you know how the story ends.

That’s what we’re all missing – something to look forward to. We are all missing something. Some of us are missing coworkers we don’t see anymore. Others of us are missing quality time with family and friends. We are missing milestone-like celebrations like birthdays, weddings and anniversaries.

We are missing the life we once knew.

The Olympics have been postponed. The NBA and MLB have halted play in their leagues. But some games must go on – especially if they happen to be played in your backyard.

Desperate to attract hummingbirds, I searched online for answers. I read that one sure-fire way to attract them is to plant a Cardinal flower in your yard. It’s been said that this showy red-flowered perennial is excellent at “pulling hummingbirds from the sky”.

If that doesn’t work, I can always dress up like a giant red flower and wave a sign around that advertises beakside service to all passing hummingbirds.

“The two most important words in baseball were never spoken. The phrase ‘play ball!’ had been replaced. The two most important words had become ‘stay home!'”.