I vote for a loving touch

“Touch has a memory. O say, love, say, what can I do to kill it and be free?” — John Keats

One of the things I miss the most in this stay-at-home, socially-distanced existence is staying in touch with friends, and I mean the physical kind… a good firm handshake, big bear hugs, cheek-kisses, my friends arm on my shoulders… all that. It’s just something that my virtual friends, Siri and Alexa, are not able to do for me.