Enduring the pandemic has spawned several additions to our vocabulary – including “doomscrolling” (endlessly checking social media for bad news), “covidiots” (people who ignore coronavirus precautions), “blursday” (losing track of the day of the week), and “super-spreader” (well … you know). Same thing is happening in Germany: “abstandsbier” (social-distancing at the pub), and “maskentrottel” (kinda like covidiot), and “coronamutationsgebiet” (an area to be avoided – you don’t need a translation to tell you why). Pushing back: Chairlift riders at the Romanian ski resort of Predeal recently captured video of a bear literally chasing a skier, who was able to escape by dropping his backpack to distract the beast. And in another incident last week at the same resort, a bear ran after a ski instructor, trying to catch him (unsuccessfully, thank goodness) as they both slipped down the mountain. Officials say they are looking for ways to cope with Romania’s growing bear population. (As if skiing wasn’t dangerous enough.)