The Plague Year at Trader Joe's

One year ago today, my store ran out of everything.  Every last frozen dinner -- even the broccoli-kale pizza crust – was sold.  Every last can of beans, gone.  Every roll of toilet paper, every bottle of water, every package of pasta, all seized and carried away by frightened (and as of March 2020, mostly maskless) masses.

One year ago today, I heard m…