July 5, 2020

Sunday, 5th July -- What a glorious day -- yesterday, the 4th -- had yummy Mexican at the Cantina, went for a drive along the beautiful coastline, did a bit of hiking, talked to family, even saw their mostly-smiling faces. Today -- it's a big hike and lots of basketball -- Yep, the 2018 play-offs for the Golden State Warriors -- hadn't seen most of the games since I was at the OBX, so it's all fresh and new and exciting.
Whatever you do today, do it with optimism and gratitude. You walk? You're grateful you're well and can walk. You see people who aren't doing well in your neighborhood -- speak to them, take them some brownies, be kind. Lift their spirits, let your up mood bring theirs up as well. But most of all today, you want to be happy you're smart and take the pandemic seriously -- many don't, and that is so incredibly sad and frankly, incomprehensible. When you're out in a story, make sure everyone around you has a mask on -- do not ever feel embarrassed or too intimidated to tell someone who will be in close proximity to you for even a couple of minutes -- put on your mask, please. If they're nasty, who cares? Get out of there, speak to the manager. The story out of Melbourne, Australia -- security guards playing cards with people in quarantine in a hotel -- the whole city is on major lockdown, thanks to those several people who were idiots.
Most important? It's Sunday, a day to sleep in and to do a lot of stretching before you have a nice Sunday walk. Don't forget - SBB.