I’m about 30 minutes away from logging into the opening keynote speaker for the Maryland/Delaware Library Conference. I have attended MLA/DLA for years. I have been on the conference planning committee multiple times. I have been on the MLA executive board. I am as involved as I can be in the association.
I love going to conference. It’s a nice break from my routine. In normal years I get to get paid to stay in a nice hotel, eat good food and drink with librarians. Oh, yeah. There is learning as well. It’s something I look forward to all year. I’m not the most social of people, but it is nice to see my library friends, go to pub quiz, etc.
This year I am getting ready to attend from my couch. There is no trip to a nice hotel. There is no break in my routine. I still went in to the branch this morning. There will be no hanging out with library friends. There will be pub quiz, but I will be playing from my couch. It’s a virtual world these days and I’m really tired of it.
The World's Common Tater 
The virtual thing does get a little tired after a while.
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