Diversity Rules Magazine

12|Diversity Rules Magazine | June 2021 Amazon Trail - Con't from page 11 economy than by patronizing our food trucks? Chub- by's is a basic burger chuckwagon. The friendly pest control guy told us they made the best burgers he'd ever tasted. Out came our second Economic Impact Payment. Chubby's only accepts orders online. This was new to us, but through trial and error, we've indulged our- selves twice. Maybe the third me we'll get the fried onions, onion rings, mustard-mayo-ketchup, cheese, and ming right. They only stock so many pa es per day and when they're out, they close, a horrid surprise a er a fogbound drive when the ocean is mostly invisible. The newest problem for these businesses is lack of employees. What's with that? The pizza and grinders place we favor is pleading with customers to be kind to staff because they're all working ten-hour days, fourteen days in a row. They've had to cut back on deliveries and close two days a week. The same with our fish and chips place. Is it con nued fear of covid? The unvaccinated? The unvaccinated and unmasked? It's hard to admit to myself that I can't go and apply. Even if they were desperate enough to hire someone with white hair, my body wouldn't last an hour at res- taurant pace. But that's not what I set out to say. It crept up on me—the beginning of the reopening of our county. First there was my friend the Librarian who came to drop off a brilliant red daylily and I was so excited to see her, I insisted she come inside. The first other than service people to do so since lockdown. Then there was my sweetheart's friend of many years who appeared like an emissary from the Golden Crown Literary Society. We three actually rode in a car to- gether and ate inside a restaurant. Two other firsts. The Handydyke emailed to invite us to watch the an- nual Blessing of the Fleet—we're a commercial fish- ing town—with her, the Pianist, and maybe some other friends, from their deck. Five of us showed up, unmasked, vaccinated. It was just like old mes. The CDC said we'd be safe. And it felt wonderful, espe- cially the hugs. I should have checked; is it safe to hug again? How am I going to preserve our hermitage, when see- ing friends is such a pleasure? I loved ea ng by the ocean with my sweetheart and our li le dog Be y who dislikes oceans as much as cars. We may have to leave her home and bring (gasp) two-legged friends. .Diversity Rules Magazine Wants You! Are you a writer, musician, poet, or other type of cre- ative person looking for a venue to express yourself in but haven't been able to garner the attention you want? Diversity Rules Magazine wants to hear from you! Showcase yourself and your talent in front of a di- verse audience each month through the online digital magazine as well as the website. Contact the editor today and find out how to be part of Diversity Rules Maga- zine and get yourself fea- tured monthly or as a guest feature!! Want to advertise and/or subscribe? Head to the website to find out how to do both! diversityrulesmagazine@gmail.com (607) 435.1587

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