Afternoon drinking with my spouse. Visited a bar with a wall that opens for ventilation. Strike up a conversation with the guy next to us. Cautiously mentioned we're still COVID cautious, holding my breath for his reaction. Turns out his wife died last year from #COVID19.

There are so many stories that aren't being told. People are not hearing about people with Long COVID, the mutation rate, the rise of dangerous variants, or that more than 400 Americans have died for 221 straight weeks.