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Whatever this is, I’ve been doing it for five months now. And so have you, obviously.

While the “same storm, different boats” concept is also obvious, five months is enough time for all of us to recognize that it’s a mess outside. And I had a little head’s up.

The first official death from COVID-19 in the U.S. was here in Washington on Feb. 28, and the next day I was at church. It wasn’t a reaction to the news; it was just a Sunday. That’s what I used to do on Sundays. The first unusual thing that happened was that my phone rang. I rarely get phone calls anymore, or call any...