Last January I booked a trip to visit a dear friend in New York City in March (2020). But then the COVID pandemic swept the country, and I decided to postpone the trip a few months, naively thinking that this whole “pandemic” thing would be over by the summer. Summer turned into autumn, which turned into winter, and in January I was notified by the airline that I would lose the flight if I didn’t use it by the end of February 2021. So I got my COVID test, strapped on a mask, and hopped on that plane to LGA… (Read the full story here.)
