On the Inside

On the Inside

As someone who has worked from home for many, many, many years and a person who prefers to be alone, the world’s current pandemic is sort of working in my favor. Happily, I am doing my part to lock myself inside and avoid all human contact. My counterparts don’t seem to be doing too, or handling it I should say, as well.

After only five days, I’ve heard a number of complaints, obviously via email and online, as we can’t be near other humans. I can’t relate. Aside from the fact we may all catch a virus with the potential to kill us, it’s amazing to have a reason to lock yourself inside and not have people trying to drag you into the world.

It’s worth mentioning, I’m six weeks into a work project in Boston which has me living in a Marriott. So, my end of the world is coming with a little bit of creature comfort. I mean, they have stopped housekeeping and closed the gym, but all of that can be managed because you can get wine from the lobby on demand.

It will be interesting to see as we get into weeks three and four of humans being unable to go out and frolic. Beyond the economic toll, will crime start to skyrocket, will people actually begin going insane? I suppose we’ll watch it all unfold on Facebook, or the news, as between the two of them they’re perfect for stirring up a psychotic frenzy with the masses.

On a plus, this is a great excuse to spend the weekend with the voices in my head writing. Maybe I’ll actually get another book finished…after only two and a half years.

Hope you’re all stocked up with your lobby wine and single roll toilet papers TBD on the future!

R.B. Winters
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