August 28, 2020

Incredible Friday, 28th August -- Do you know if you don't hike for a week, you turn into a lump of aches and unhappy muscles? 3 miles, but hey, it was mostly flat as opposed to crawling up some dumb hill. Am I whining? Yes, I can see your nods. Okay, that's not good -- moving right along. Fires more contained than not, air quality still good. it's going to be a high of 68 degrees today, lots of fog, so that's a huge help. Those of you in LA, tell me what Laura's done, the newscasters are all over the board. I'd like to have it from the horse's (or mare's) mouth.
VORTEX is really moving right along now, three chapters until I finish up on the first big plot -- I'm a happy camper, even have the first sentence of the next chapter ready to come typing madly out of my fingers.
Going to take a hiking break until Saturday, let the muscles stop their complaints because, and I'll admit, I'm a conscientious guardian of those parts that keep me going.
Think a moment now -- what am I going to do today to make my eyes smile over my mask? Part of the answer has to be to get out there and see people, and say hi and compliment their dog, make a joke about nature in 2020 how she wants us to wake up and smell the roses and stop stomping on the planet.
Don't forget, always, SBB!!!!! And when you walk, 1) swing your arms, 2) up and down, slapping your hands together over your head as you walk, or 3) roll your arms -- straight out, forward and backward. and let those gorgeous eyes of your smile --