ARETHA FRANKLIN’S SINGLE "RESPECT" WAS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1967. 35 days later it reached #1 on the Billboard chart—eventually being named Song of the Year and garnering Franklin two Grammys. But the true of R-E-S-P-E-C-T doesn’t need to be spelled out.

ARETHA FRANKLIN’S SINGLE "RESPECT" WAS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1967. 35 days later it reached #1 on the Billboard chart—eventually being named Song of the Year and garnering Franklin two Grammys. But the true of R-E-S-P-E-C-T doesn’t need to be spelled out.

SHAKE THINGS UP ON ZOOM. When I recently launched a ZOOM meeting for a close circle of friends, it took them a few seconds before noticing a tally of the days I had been without Starbucks behind me. No, I wasn’t defacing my walls like a caffeine-hungry Rikers inmate. I’d simply created a virtual ZOOM background in the hopes of hearing my dear friends laugh (which they did).

I came up with a few more, which can be downloaded from the gallery here. Perhaps they’ll inspire you to create your own. (Note: you must be a paid user of ZOOM to use virtual backgrounds.)