Well folks, it has been a rather long 16 months since this covid fiasco began. It was only the end of June that saw the reopening of patios in the province of Ontario, and mere weeks ago when we saw the return of indoor dining. BHON nights have certainly had to take on a new format while adapting to the ever-changing rules and restrictions. Again a huge shout out to Mike B for offering up the clubhouse as our default location during these difficult times. Of course we would never think to violate these important public safety rules and only attended such clandestine meetings when it was absolutely appropriate to do so, wink, wink, nudge nudge, say no more, say no more.

As the summer pushes on, and we are on our way to becoming the most widely vaccinated country on the planet, the doomsayers that run our Public Health Units and government are still finding new ways to fuck with our psychological wellbeing. "Not so fast taking off that mask....", they say. "Delta Variants and Fourth Waves a’ Comin, so keep yer guard up". Despite us doing everything that was asked of us during this pandemic, and far surpassing the vaccination goals set out by the experts in charge, they are still finding new ways to dampen our spirits and keep us all in limbo for the foreseeable future.

So life goes on....in the new normal that still isn’t normal. Yeah, we can finally go into a bar and have a beer with our friends again, but what has been the cost?

Let that sink in for a while.....does your life feel ’normal’ yet?