I just realized that I haven’t actually updated this site for almost a year! I do apologize.
What a year it’s been, though. I mean… seriously… 2020 has been so screwed up that there is no reason for me to go into any re-capping on what’s happened. Everybody knows, and everybody has had their own stories about it.
On that “own story” topic, I’ll just sum up what it’s been like for me, personally. My hotel has been shut down since March 28th, 2020. I had planned on opening it back up on July 15th. The owner (my boss) had different ideas, so we remain closed, for now.
Even though it has been closed, I have been at the hotel (almost) every day. All of the phone calls that come in to the hotel are being forwarded to my mobile phone. I have literally worked every day since March 28th, albeit, not a full 8 or 10 hour shift.
The worst part of this year was when we had to lay off all of our employees. I felt so bad during that time, that it was almost unbearable. After I realized that they would all be getting a nice bonus on their unemployment checks, I didn’t feel as bad. I did want to make sure that they were spending that extra money “like they had to pay it back”, though. At this time, it seems like most of them did.
There has actually been a lot that has happened in the past eight months, but rather than bore anybody with going over all of it, I will just say that I have learned that my wife loves me more than I might have realized. When I do get to go back to work for 10 hours per day, it will be a big adjustment for her. Even when I go to work for 2 or 3 hours, now, it’s hard. That being said, I think that 2020 has been great for making people realize what’s really important in life.
Meanwhile, now that North Dakota is the “hotspot” for COVID-19 in the world, I will wish anybody that reads this “good health” and an end to this thing (no matter what your thoughts are about it), as soon as possible.
Best 73, all.