I'm afraid there is no escaping from the 'new normal'. I moved from a mask-heavy area to one of the reddest areas in the USA and I still see a lot of mask compliance, particularly in the older set but in young people too. This, mind you, in an area with no actual mask mandate. The irony of these people masking up as they get out of their trucks with 2A bumper stickers is not lost on me.
All, beware, things are getting crazy out there.
Some women close to me said that they are losing basic abilities. One lady said that in her home State and county that she has known very well - she had to use Car GPS to find both a house and a near-by city (8 minute drive) - a place that she has been to previously. People are
out of practice and the Politicians couldn't care less.
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Edit: This particular woman is a strong worker bee but is saying that she doesn't feel herself anymore, not motivated)
Another said that she saw (she witnessed) a woman driving down the wrong side of the road, not as in "a mistake was made" but as in she, this other woman driver, lost her mind.
Clown world
It used to be that people were making 10 plans for organizations and big groups - all to be told "No" or all for nothing. It was and still is a mental exhaustion and torment exercise to plan most things. Although, now people are losing their basic abilities for/of daily functions.
If you attempt to go swimming at an indoor Olympic pool with a kid's water-park area in a Lock-down State be ready for some of the most bizarre rules and schedules. They will remind you that "people are dying" and they will
ban you if you miss your scheduled appointment (of 1 hour) a few times - mind you, you pay per visit $6-$24 (single or family) to use such a facility.
Conference calls at work are very quiet and awkward. Keep them that way. No one wants to talk over Zoom or Skype at all. If you try to engage in chit chat you're likely to offend a co-worker. Or you'll have to caveat and preface your whole conversation from start to finish because people won't understand you - in this new normal. Can you blame people for no longer talking - what with so many different rules, differences in perspectives and States. This week I tried engaging 4 people separately on email/conference calls and only 1 conversation was fruitful. The other 3 left me feeling uneasy and raw.
I truly can't say if this canopy of pure evil will be lifted by mid-Summer.
: )
Cheers ... if that's possible.
(sigh) ... I'm exhausted. lol
John 3:16
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P.S. Christian music helps, worship songs, reading or revisiting scriptures and getting close to your near-by family