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  • Yet Another Pandemic Friday Evening

    Yet Another Pandemic Friday Evening

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesToday is yet another pandemic Friday evening, with no plans for the weekend. It would be easy to throw caution to the wind and to try to socialise, but to do so, when the number of new cases is going up would be silly. The paradox of pandemics is that it is…

  • Getting Home Before The Sun Sets and Pikmin Bloom

    Getting Home Before The Sun Sets and Pikmin Bloom

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesAt this time of year there is a race between the walker and the sun. Either you must go for a walk earlier in the day or you must be ready to walk after the sun has set. Both of these are possible. The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are…

  • A long drive without stops

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI didn’t have time to write today.

  • More Cowbell

    More Cowbell

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomorrow I will be driving for twelve hours and I hope that I find it as relaxing as the last drive but I doubt that I will be that lucky. We will see how traffic and other conditions are. I hope that I have a good two or three audiobooks to…

  • Nothing to write

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteNothing stood out today

  • Holidays Break Streaks

    Holidays Break Streaks

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday is a rainy day so I have less of interest to write about. The rain fell this morning. It continued until this afternoon. Rain is an excuse not to go for a daily walk. It is an opportunity for a rest day. Yesterday my 770 plus day streak on Duolingo was…

  • The Arches

    The Arches

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you are looking for a sport easy walk with a little scrambling, walk to the rock arches. Two holes have been eroded into the rock providing two natural arches. You can walk up to both arches but it’s better to go on a quiet day. This place is not a good…

  • People Walking Along The Sea

    People Walking Along The Sea

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI can’t focus when I am not in my usual writing spot, so I am not bothering. I finally get to enjoy a few hours of rain after long periods without. I still want to see rain in Switzerland but for that I need to be in Switzerland. I also have…

  • A Rainy Day And Masks

    A Rainy Day And Masks

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    Reading Time: < 1 minutePlenty of rain today. Plenty of people wear masks, both outdoors and indoors. You also see people wearing masks on television.

  • Entering Twenty One Degree Water

    Entering Twenty One Degree Water

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor most people over 20 degrees air temperature and twenty one degree water is okay. I struggle. I like water to be warm. I like to be warm before I go in. I like to know that when I get out I will still be warm. Today with a little effort…