Gratitude

To the extent there is anything good to be said of the trying times we all find ourselves in, it is that I am reminded how grateful I am for things that, in better times, are easily taken for granted: 

• the nurses, care attendants, technicians, aids, first responders, doctors, and countless other skilled and unskilled workers that care for the sick, injured, and infirmed;

• the farm hands, growers, and producers of everything from garden seeds and starter plants to all the things I eat and drink, as well as the transporters, warehouse workers, cooks, preparers, packagers, and grocery store personnel who make that food accessible and keep us nourished and healthy; and

• our neighbors an