I decided to get out and do a little shopping this morning around 9:30. I thought since it was New Year’s Day and people were off work/school but stores were still open, it would be really busy. Boy, was I wrong. Conway was like a ghost town. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen it that empty. Very eerie, really. I couldn’t believe my eyes as I sat at the Harkrider/Oak intersection by myself—and I mean that literally no one else was there—where yesterday it took me three cycles to get turned left at that light. Was everyone just out partying until the wee small hours? I pulled into the Conway Commons parking lot, a place usually bustling with activity, and found it almost empty, making me wonder at first if the stores were even open.

I finally commented about it to a clerk, who informed me that everybody was probably watching football. Apparently Arkansas was playing in some big bowl game? Huh.

Well, I really enjoyed my morning of quiet, stress-free, crowd-free shopping. It was wonderful! Maybe there is a reason I should follow football more closely.

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