Robert Kirby: Mandatory masks vs. daily distractions

A few days ago, I entered a grocery store without wearing a mask. There was a sign announcing masks were required in the store and cautioning everyone to maintain social distancing.I saw the signs, read them, and went into the store without a mask anyway. Everyone else — employees, customers — was wearing a mask. But not me.Unfortunately, I had been sent to the store for three items, of which I could only remember one for certain and possibly the second. The third was a completely my