I venture out of the house timidly these days, as if I expect a warzone to appear around the corner as I head down the street and out of my neighborhood. Anxiety levels are raised, the silence is deafening, and am I’m slightly getting caught up in all of it. Nothing surprises me these days. Still, I refuse to panic, to give in completely to the pandemic; I vow to go forward. This change in our culture started a few …