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BY TIM KISSMAN
It’s time to get ready for the new normal
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ike many businesses, we’ve been thrown a COVID-19 curve ball. Our dilemma: how to distribute a free magazine when so many of our distribution locations are closed, and people may/ may not still be sheltering at home. Staff wrestled with the decision to take a month off from publishing, or to try something new. The idea of taking a break just wasn’t in the cards. Not printing an issue wasn’t an option. So, we decided to move ahead with a digital I’m actually smiling under this mask. version of the magazine. Stay safe! That’s right, for the first time in 15 years, we’re going to offer a digital-only version of the magazine. It’ll look the same. It’ll read the same. It won’t feel the same, but it’s the real deal. You’ll just have to read it on your phone, tablet or computer. It’s a new normal, at least for the time being. I think “new normal” is going to be a term we’re going to hear quite a bit in the upcoming months. COVID-19 has turned everyone’s world upside down. Putting it right-side up is going to take time. There are parts of the quarantine I’ve come to appreciate. My family is home. My oldest daughter is a junior in college, the youngest daughter is a junior in high school. My wife has been working at home, too. Never in a million years would I have thought we’d have this much time together with nothing to do but spend time together. It’s been nice. I’ll miss this. I work out more than I ever have, too. I’ve doubled my workouts. Why not, right? I have the time now. On the other hand, unfortunately, one of our activities in the new normal is planning our meals. And they’ve turned out fantastic! It just means I’m probably eating three times as much as normal. That’s something I need to fix. The new normal is going to be different. I’m all for staying home and staying safe. The idea of COVID-19 terrifies me. I don’t want to lose any loved ones to this virus. I know there are going to be measures we’ll have to follow in order to get back to life as normal as possible, and I’m ready for it. I miss golfing. I miss watching my kids play sports. I miss travel. But is it worth ignoring caution if it means risking a life? Not yet. Not until more is learned about how to deal with this terrible pandemic. If there are ways to do it all safely, I’m game. But for now, we move forward with our new normal. We need to look out for each other. We need to turn to the experts, some of whom are in this month’s magazine, for the right strategy to stay healthy and safe. We need to do our part and look out for our fellow man. I know I will. Thank you to our advertisers and writers who have stuck with us in this confusing, unsettling time. And to you, our readers, stay safe. Let’s take on this new normal with a gusto. Enjoy the issue!
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