Even now I wouldn't change a thing about that trip, by the way, which was a blast. The existence of the virus, it's true, made my life a fraction of one percent more dangerous than it was before. But since I don't have any mental disorders, I hadn't calibrated my risk tolerance so precisely that such a tiny change would make me radically alter my life.

Naturally if you knew you were sick, you should have stayed home. Of all the advice they've given — mask wearing, social distancing, and all the rest — staying home when you're sick would do by far the most good, yet we hear it urged upon us the least.

At the same time, The Hill reports that you can easily confuse the symptoms of the virus for allergies, so it's entirely possible not to be aware that you're contagious. I see no reason to assume bad will on your part.

Every time I leave my house I am taking a risk. We all are. I don't blame you for the constraints imposed by reality.