In a cafe with about 20 people, some coughing on and off here and there across the space, and am seated in a corner, the only one masked.
The former owner of this cafe died from Covid early on.
A patron just smiled and said hello.
It's a beautiful, slightly stormy day.
"At 2023 holidays, masks have settled in as an occasional feature of the American landscape"
"These days, mask-wearing has become just another thing that simply happens in America."