Now, in now way am I saying the Pandemic was a good thing and I'm glad it happened, but even in a total disaster, there can always be some glimmers of hope.
For example:
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[*]Carbon emissions and traffic are way down because many are staying at/working from home
[*]The family dog is overjoyed seeing Mom, Dad and/or its brothers and sisters around to play with
[*]The COVID vaccines are employing "novel" molecular biological techniques, that have been used in R&D for as long as decades, in "Prime Time"
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This article caught my eye today, seeing a picture of a very lonely Mona Lisa:
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[HEADING=2]Mona Lisa Is Alone, but Still Smiling[/HEADING]
With the Louvre closed because of the pandemic, museum officials are pushing ahead on a grand restoration and cleanup.
[**[SIZE=5]Mona Lisa Is Alone, but Still Smiling[/SIZE]**]('https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/world/europe/louvre-coronavirus.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage')