I saw this tweet when it was released. I didn’t think much about it at the time, but it occurred to me later how true it is. So many of our regular activities have been disrupted over the past couple years.

I haven’t been to church in I don’t know how long. Instead of going to church I have made a habit of working every Sunday… or really, every day. If I’m not doing my regular IT job, I am writing, or doing a podcast or YouTube video. Sunday mornings, instead of church, I work on IT stuff because no one is using the systems. That’s the best time I can upgrade, update, or test without angering someone that’s using systems.

The days have blurred together so much, the concept of “weekend” has little meaning any more. Honestly, this isn’t as huge a change for me as it’s been for others. I had been working at home/remote most of the time before the pandemic. I can do 90% of my IT job from anywhere, so what’s the point of sitting in rush hour traffic if it’s not required?

I don’t go out to eat. I don’t go to bars. I don’t have a gym membership. Very little social life other than online. I wonder if this is true for the majority of men over 50. We all seem to lose contact, pandemic or not. It takes effort to maintain friendships. Perhaps I’ll explore that in later articles.

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