The Giants' Barry Bonds warms up in the on deck circle before batting against the Astros in the third inning of the first game of a doubleheader in San Francisco on April 13, 2006. Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS/JEFF CHIU
Well, here it is – another year gone by. But not just any year. It was the year we self-isolated and socially distanced. The year we missed all the trappings of life before COVID-19: seeing our friends, going to the movies, and even engaging in the time-honored tradition of arguing with family members around the dinner table.
We learned to stay put, to mask up, and that a human can actually watch 18 straight hours of Netflix, as long as she tries hard and believes in herself.