No, really! Did you notice the outpouring of joy and festivities this past week? We must have killed the pandemic dead. People have not partied this hard since Genghis Khan rode up the mountains in his trusty Harley chopping off dissenting heads like a crazed Rajnikanth fight scene. Or something like that. We believe what we believe but the pandemic isn't over yet. Or maybe we are so insanely tough, nothing can beat us down. Remember, most of us have descended from people who waited to connect to dial-up internet. If you're a late Millennial, listen to a sound slip of a dial-up modem connecting.  That takes perseverance and immunity.

Cover art by Zarif Faiaz