I got my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine today.

While I was there, the line of cars was ripe for microphone shovin’. I sidled up to several cars to ask them how they feel about getting the vaccine [spoilers: every one of them was in favor].

I had actually set up outside Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas yesterday, also for microphone shovin’.

One gentleman there explained we can now see the light at the end of the tunnel, but listen, the light’s still off in the distance.

I brought that up to another gentleman in Hurst today.

It’s good see the light at the end of the tunnel, but we’ve all changed during this pandemic. I, for one, have become an expert at taking pictures of lines of cars, some lined up at vaccine hubs, some lined up at mega food pantries.

Full disclosure: that video was actually taken by a TV photographer who was standing on top of his truck and offered to shoot one with my phone. But I’ve taken pictures, too, like the one below. We also hatched a plan to climb into the press box of the neighboring baseball diamond to get an above ground view next week. You’re never done innovating.

Newsrooms across the country are learning, too, that, people don’t necessarily care to have numbers of COVID cases, deaths and hospitalizations rattled off day after day.

A couple weeks ago, the Perot Museum cut the ribbon on a collaborative project with the Dallas African American Museum to spark interest in STEM careers.

This doesn’t count as microphone shovin’; in this case, the chief executive of the museum was excited to talk, and she explained that I am an excellent interviewer. She was right to say it.

Loyal Scaiaholics will recall my rich history with the Perot Museum. The museum aims to help kids learn about scientific concepts, but adults can learn, too.

I, for instance, learned how to turn myself into a zebra.

These are important concepts, and because a reporter asks, I inquired if the museum had set up a COVID-19 exhibit so li’l ragamuffins could learn about the virus.

Dr. Silver presented a strong point: People want a break from hearing about COVID. We’re exhausted from hearing about it and want to decompress. Maybe just spend some quality time with dinosaurs.

In that interview, I mentioned my own experience losing a foot race with a tyrannosaurus. And I learned I was slower than a tyrannosaurus. We’re never done learning.