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There has to be a first. Before things in life become normal, there has to be that original “we’ve never been here before” moment. Living in the house with a 7-month-old is a daily reminder. First tooth, first word (not Papa), first wave ... all duly celebrated by those who have chewed, spoken in complete sentences, and parade waved for decades. But even old folks have firsts.

Today, I had my first online meeting.

In “normal” times, I would have taken the short walk across the street and – quite respectfully – stuck my head into Dr. Lane’s office to ask about testing on Blackboard. Actually, i...