As this milestone passes for me, I just wanted to say I am impressed as can be by all the creativity, commitment, stamina, flexibility, courage, and selflessness that I have observed over the last 8 weeks. I have learned to have a lot more respect for teachers, even more respect for the medical professionals, more faith in scientists, and more gratitude for the people doing the jobs that most people would not even consider doing. There is no need to share a list of people that I have lost respect for along this unscheduled journey. There is no need for that negativity here today.
What I regret, though, is that we needed something this enormous to inspire us all to see the general goodness in others, and to be tolerant of how we have all handled or struggled to handle this situation.
I do believe we will all be better for it.