What pandemic-era habits have stayed with you?

It’s been three years since all of us were shaken out of our settled routines by the advent of COVID-19 and stayat-home orders. Those of us who survived intact have largely gone back to our old ways — but not entirely.

I can’t help but be curious about what’s different in your lives.

Do you have a new habit? A new hobby? Have you incorporated something new into your daily or weekend routine? Or perhaps you’ve resurrected an old interest that you hadn’t pursued in years.

Is whatever you’re doing a way to relieve stress, or is it beneficial in another way?

Drop me a note at dallen@scng.com with a pandemic-era change in your life or routine and why it’s meaningful to you. Include your name and city of residence, please. If you have a photo of yourself pursuing this interest, or an example of your handiwork, by all means attach it.

And hang in there.

`Curb' in Claremont

On Monday, a TV crew filmed outside Pomona College’s old Carnegie Library, a 1908, white-clad Classical Revival building with a flight of wide steps to an entrance behind four pillars. For the shoot, the imposing building stood in for a courthouse.

Protesters waved signs on the lawn. Vans with news logos and cars with police decals were parked in front. A man in a suit and carrying a briefcase walked up the stairs, as if ready to file a legal brief, as an impassive guard stood at the top.

Before seeing the vehicles’ Atlanta decals, my first thought was that this was yet another shoot for Rob Lowe’s “9-1-1: Lone Star,” which has filmed on the campus more than once. But no. This was better: “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

People gathered along College Avenue, a popular walking street, to watch portions of the filming. I took in the scene for a few minutes on my morning walk. That afternoon, star Larry David made an appearance. The co-creator of “Seinfeld” was in town!

A philosophy prof at Pomona College, Ellie Anderson, subsequently tweeted: “Devastated they’re filming ‘Curb’ on campus while we’re all gone for spring break.”

Whatever fictional hijinks Larry is embroiled in during the upcoming season 12, they involve politics. Some protesters were chanting “Free Larry!”

One sign read “Vote” above Larry’s silhouette.

Other supportive signs had such slogans as “Justice for Larry” and “Lesbians for Larry.” A counterprotest sign read “God Hates Your Feelings.” Another sign, possibly in support, possibly not, declared: “Yada Yada Yada.”

We can only guess what the storyline is about, but perhaps this portion of the Wikipedia page about the series will apply: