It’s the end of March and I miss traveling. Whether it’s driving to DC or New Jersey, flying to Dallas, taking a train to New York for work, or flying someplace fun for vacation. I miss the road. We’re all stuck at inside, practicing social distancing, working in home offices, sheltering in place or self quarantining because of the coronavirus. As of today the number of people who have contracted the virus in the United States is now over 124,000 and 2,000 deaths. We have surpassed both China and Italy. And the worst is yet to come.

I couldn’t go without mentioning this historic time in our country and our world. This global pandemic has impacted so many people; it is unprecedented. I have seen and experienced great compassion, empathy and heroic efforts from our doctors and hospitals, and great support and kindness from neighbors and friends. Cloud technologies have enabled us to connect in better ways than we ever before. The new normal consists of Zoom, meteorologists broadcasting from their living rooms, children appearing in meetings, Virtual happy hours, and the absence of toilet paper in our stores.

Schools are closed, nonessential employees must stay at home, stock prices are dropping, ventilators and masks are in short supply. We have experienced confusing messages from our president but the experts are helping to ensure we have the right information.