I think it's Saturday of week eight, but it could be Tuesday of week 12, or maybe even Thursday of week 18. They are all running together right now. I have taken to looking at the printed calendar hanging on the wall next to my desk at least three times a day to make sure. It's hard to imagine what we are going through right now. But it is real and somewhat terrifying. Like most, I know people who have been infected by the COVID-19 virus. Some are no longer with us. This is being written on May 23 ... I just checked, it's Saturday ... in 2020 from Oak Brook, Ill. This part of the country is still in shutdown mode while some others, such as our neighbor to the north, Wisconsin, have reopened for business under certain guidelines. The short-term effects of the pandemic are obvious, but we won't know for a while what the long-term effects will be. For instance, yesterday Hertz Rental Cars announced that they are filing for bankruptcy. Who else will follow? It has been predicted that at least one major airline will not survive. Store closings have been in the hundreds and I have been told by a couple of small business owners that they are not going to survive. One business owner, a guy who used to work for me, sent me his resume yesterday and asked me to try to help him land somewhere. But while we really don't know the future, and don't truly even understand the present, some things are predictable.
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