I’ve Forgotten How to People

Life is supposedly getting back to normal. I’m not sure I’m ready for it.

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Last night at dinner, my friend Sharon told me about fleas. Fleas, she told me, when put in a jar with a lid, will at first bonk themselves against the lid while they’re jumping around. But pretty quickly, they learn where the lid is, and start limiting the height of their jumps to the inside of the jar. No more bonking. But here’s the…