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By Anita Garner<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> My new book released a few months ago and at the same time a series of\u00a0 personal events happened alongside the universal one, the pandemic.\u00a0 For a while appearances that were meant to be in person looked fine until cancellations began again for the second time.\u00a0 I’ll be talking about\u00a0 “The Glory Road: A Gospel Gypsy Life” <\/strong>from the corner where my computer resides.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>It’s\u00a0 time to revive still-workable parts of the plan.\u00a0 Zoom it is. I’m a Baby Zoomer\u00a0 (sorry)\u00a0 but even I know what needs to be done before the connection is made.\u00a0 I do it but then I change it.<\/p>\n

My friend, Karin is the opposite.\u00a0 She also knows what needs to be done, knows what time to do it, has her routine down and is always butt-in-the-chair on time, smiling and looking great. She’s a heavyweight in her field who never leaves things to chance.\u00a0 Preparing for a discussion with a board of directors about a new contract, you can bet she’s done her research on the organization before all the faces click into place on her screen.\u00a0 Then there’s her personal ritual she describes this way:<\/p>\n

“Hair fluffed up.\u00a0 Makeup on.\u00a0 Outfit of the day in favorite colors, spritz of Chanel.\u00a0 Go!”<\/p>\n

Here’s me getting ready: Change out of plaid flannel shirt or a faded tee shirt from long ago into something that looks like a grown-up might wear it, something with buttons.\u00a0 Spritz water on the cowlick that recently arrived to change what was meant to be a new hairstyle but now must be adjusted because of that piece that sticks up in front.\u00a0 Move the monitor.\u00a0 Move it back.\u00a0 Become fixated on the background that’s showing.\u00a0 Get up and move the chotchkes on the bookshelves. Now engrossed in re-arranging\u00a0 the entire shelf.\u00a0 Back to the chair by the desk by the window. The light has changed.\u00a0 Change position again.<\/p>\n

The call is delayed,\u00a0 leaving time to look at the background again, not so much for the sake of the people on the other side of Zoomland\u00a0 but because it’s the first time I’ve seen the room like this.\u00a0 Some of it I like but most things would look better on a different shelf.\u00a0 Mental notes about putting this over there and that over here.<\/p>\n

Back in my seat just before the new start time.\u00a0 Lessons have been learned about Zoom backgrounds but now my family is moving into a new home\u00a0 where I’ll assess and re-assess the view I wish to present on the next call.\u00a0 Admit I will never be as good at this as Karin.<\/p>\n

******<\/strong><\/p>\n

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