"What happiness? Who can enjoy alone, or all enjoying, what contentment find?" John Milton (1608-1674) I really can't say how long my own personal "shut down" has been going on, other than a few outdoor socially-distanced dinners with close friends, a weekly mixed doubles tennis match, long walks in our city, a zillion Zoom meetings and, alas, not a few bottles of wine, beer and bourbon! Not too bad, but, compared to my pre-pandemic life, quite a retreat from business as usual. My medical training, common sense, and, I'm sorry to say, a fairly large dose of fear, have warranted the relative isolation that I've imposed on myself. The Hermit "Opening Up"? "Phase 3"? "Indoor dining"? "crowded grocery stores"?...not this guy! I find my temper on a short leash when I walk past un-masked passersby or a neighbor walks up a bit too close to my face. Even our