Daytripping Sept-Oct 2020 Issue

DESTINATIONS TO EXPLORE
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CC = Craft Brews & Corkscrews Pages
I’ve learned that you can not see people, yet know them better.
To give you an example of the only
superstition that holds me in its grip, if I
was to say “I’m going to roll a six, land
on Boardwalk and buy it and bankrupt
you, knock on wood,” I would have to
absolutely, immediately knock on actual
wood. Not faux wood, not pressboard...
real solid wood. For to not do so, I would
surely roll a measly five, land on Luxury
Tax and have to pay $75 that someone else
would claim by landing on Free Parking!
And someone else would undoubtedly
buy Boardwalk and bankrupt me!
Fortunately, that is the only unreasonable
superstition I am a victim of.
And so it goes that we’ll sometimes hear
someone proclaim “I wish this year would
just be over,” only to clarify themselves a
few seconds later and walk it back. “Well
I don’t really want it to be over, I don’t
want to miss all that time, I’m just tired
of this year, you know what I mean.”
That’s what they might say in most years
anyway. Most years are like the first few
laps of the Monopoly game, where you’re
still landing on and buying up properties
and don’t want to land on Chance, much
less draw the card that sends you back
to Go. The game is young and you’re
on a shopping spree. You’re striving for
world domination and have boatloads of
optimism.
2020 however, oh it’s been a doozy!
Living through this has been more like
the last few jaw clenching laps of the
Monopoly game, where landing on
Marvin Gardens is going to cost you
$1600, there’s a train wreck waiting on
every side of the board and you just want
to Go To Jail. Do not pass Go, screw the
$200 and please, not Boardwalk again!
Thankfully Monopoly is just a game and
most of us don’t treat each other the way
we have to in order to be the sole victor.
My last column started with a quote
from Dave Hollis… “In the rush to return
to normal, take the time to decide just
what you want to rush back to.” Do you
find yourself in 2020 longing for a touch
of normalcy, and also contemplating
different directions in life? Reevaluating
what is truly important and what is
keeping you from seeing the forest for the
trees? You’re not alone.
It’s early September now and we’ve
had a gorgeous summer, one of the best
ever as far as the weather is concerned,
but I find myself on edge when I look to
the calendar. What will happen in the
first days that the kids are back in school?
Will we be going to the polls to elect a
new Prime Minister and what will that
mean for thousands of workers who are
counting on a stable government? Will
the dumpster fire in the White House be
finally extinguished, and what if it isn’t?
We try to avoid politics in Daytripping,
but holy cow… what a s#%t show.
Time has never been more valuable
than it is right now. Despite all the
unprecedented and downright horrible
things that have happened this year, I
don’t wish to fast forward to New Year’s
Day 2021. We’ll be looking back on this
year for the rest of our lives, but I hope
that in the next few months and well into
that future we’ll look back on the positive
aspects of it, and there were many. My
dad was a kid during the great depression
in Southwestern Ontario
and described it, with a longing, as the
greatest time in his life, because friends
and neighbours counted on each other
to get through it together. They had to.
The trials and tribulations of 2020 have
brought the worst out in a few people, but
in my experience it’s brought the best out
in so many more. I hope we’ll remember
the positive.
My wife Maggie has a group chat with
a handful of university friends she’s still
very close to, and Anna from Windsor
asked the group what lessons they had
learned in this trying year. The responses
were amazing, but I’m sure you’ve heard
similar comments.
“That I was burned out and really needed
a break from the race.” Renee
“Being able to Zoom with friends and
family, even around the world, has
brought us all closer.” Maggie
“I learned that I need my friends. I love the
nights I can’t remember with the friends
I’ll never forget.” Blair (Mama)
“Lots of good can come out of a pandemic
because we were all in this together.”
Maggie
“Connecting with people is more
important than work.” Renee
“You don’t have to wear pants while on
Zoom.” Dave
Okay, so not all of them were inspiring
quotes. The fact that people are shopping
locally is a huge part of 2020’s silver
lining for me. With the US border closed,
people have been exploring small town
Ontario like never before. Many of you
realized early in the spring, when we were
quarantined, that your spending power
would be needed if shops and services
close to you were going to survive, and
most of you have put your money where
your mouth is. Farm markets have had a
banner year. I wonder how much of that
is due to the extra cooking and gardening
that we had time for in the spring, and how
it helped some of us take a nostalgic step
back to a better time. Perhaps it rekindled
an appreciation for some of the simplest,
most important things in life, like terrific
food. Enjoy all the fresh produce but
please remember that local restaurants
still desperately need our support.
This battle is far from over, but if we
keep our hard earned money (and CERB)
in local hands in Ontario and in Canada,
we’ll be okay in the end. Not every
business has made it through, and more
will fail, but this too shall pass. New stores
will open and new opportunities will arise.
These will be your neighbours getting
back on their feet, and maybe they’ll hire
your kids, or fill a storefront that’s been a
local eyesore for a while. Before you know
it this year and this experience will be in
our rear view mirrors, but try to pause
every once in a while in the future to
remember how important your support
for local business was, because it always
will be. That won’t ever change. And take
time for yourself, to remember what is
truly important to you.
Monopoly might be a fun game for
a couple of hours, but it’s not a great
example of how to live our lives.
Thank you for being a good neighbour!
Please say you’re Daytripping!
Mark Moran, Publisher
September - October 2020
This issue is dedicated to... Teachers & Students
Daytripping Features
Daytripper’s Directory Pullout Map..........13-16
“Where You Should Eat” List...........................46
Tourism Contact Information..........................15
2020 Photo Contest.........................................27
S.W. Ontario’s (Largest?) EVENTS List.............. 38
Antique Tours..............................................28,52
Buy Fresh, Buy Local, Farm Markets.......... 40-41
Recipes.............................................................51
Corkscrews & Craft Brews................................32
Tidbits & Tales....................................................9
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Sept-Oct 2020 “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” - Mother Theresa Page 3