Letter to the editor: What I learned during covid-19

1. The world slowed down, so did pollution, stress and crime.

2. There really is “no place like home.” We weren’t stuck at home, we were safe at home.

3. I could spend hours just talking to my wife every evening across the kitchen table.

4. You really can lose weight just walking around your neighborhood each day.

5. Long hair can come back in style real fast.

6. Everyone should have a little garden. Getting your hands in the dirt can be very therapeutic.

7. A 30-minute Mass on TV with a two-minute power-packed homily is awesome.

8. Home cooking is way better. And so is making a good drink at home for under a buck. You really can live out of your freezer and pantry for months.

9. Tons of money can be saved by not going to bars, restaurants, malls and casinos as often.

10. How to wash my hands. I never imagined my hands could consume more alcohol than my mouth.

11. How to pray for divine intervention to help our doctors and medical researchers develop a cure.

12. Technology really helps us stay in touch with loved ones out of state or in nursing homes.

If there is a second wave, I imagine I’ll learn some more!

David Todaro

South Greensburg