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By JOHN KANELIS<\/strong> \/ johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

I wondered a year ago about the term social distancing.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Social distancing.” The newest term of art born out of the latest crisis. I can’t decide how to define it: a verb? a noun? an adjective?<\/em><\/p>\n

That was my thought a year ago on a Facebook post as the nation began to grapple seriously with a killer virus. Little did we know — although some of us expected it — that the COVID-19 virus would kill more than 500,000 Americans.<\/p>\n

So here we are. The vaccines have arrived. They are being injected into Americans’ bodies. The hospitalization and death rates are declining. President Biden wants us to celebrate Independence Day as a twofer<\/em> this coming Fourth of July: to mark our independence as a nation and our independence from the virus.<\/p>\n

However, we’re going to continue to practice social distancing.<\/p>\n

I no longer am concerning myself with how to categorize the term. I have accepted it now as part of our vernacular. It kind of rolls off the tongue easily these days. Heck, I am willing to type the term without enclosing it in quotation marks. I guess that’s a sign of general acceptance.<\/p>\n

You know what? That’s OK with me. Social distancing has become a tactic we have employed in our house as part of a strategy to keep ourselves safe from infection.<\/p>\n

So far, so good.<\/p>\n

I am going to keep my social distance from strangers … maybe even after we are able to declare victory in this fight for our lives.<\/p>\n\n

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