{"id":12326,"date":"2024-09-22T14:06:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T12:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=12326"},"modified":"2024-09-22T14:06:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T12:06:22","slug":"the-missed-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/the-missed-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"The Missed Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Today I could have been coughing and spluttering on the train like someone did last week, except that I would have worn a mask. Yesterday I had a fever and when I was sitting at the desk in the morning I felt awful so I went for a siesta that lasted for one hour and ten minutes. When I woke I felt much better but I still skipped my daily walk as I wanted to leave my energy resouces for my body to fight the virus.<\/p>\n

Feeling Better at Last<\/h2>\n

This morning I woke feeling much better. I cough every so often but my breathing is better and my mind feels clearer. There is a good chance that the walk would have been fine today. I chose not to go in case I suddenly felt tired again. I’d rather be conservative today, and more playful tomorrow. Tomorrow I could run or cycle if I recover properly today.<\/p>\n

A Milder Cough<\/h2>\n

Yesterday afternoon I tested myself for COVID with tests one and a half years beyond their sell by date out of curiousity and it was negative. I don’t trust the result of the test but I feel that I have a mild version of what the girl on the train had. I am coughing less, to the point that I am questioning whether she was the disease vector or whether I got it from another source.<\/p>\n

The alternative reason may be that my immune system is strong from living a healthy lifestyle, drinking tea and hydrating properly, and resting.<\/p>\n

Isolation<\/h2>\n

Being responsible by resting when sick is good, but it also results in a feeling of loneliness and isolation. I could have been on a group run on Wednesday, a group hike yesterday, and a group hike right now. I felt emotional yesterday for a few minutes. That’s why I would hate to be sick for more than a few days. Having a broken arm was not fun a few years ago.<\/p>\n

And Finally<\/h2>\n

By being sick, rather than healthy I have felt isolated for the last four days. I missed a run and at least two hiking opportunities. I fell back to social media but social media is no longer a network of friends of friends. It has become toxic. If you’re not careful you get trolled and flamed, and you’re often misunderstood, because no one knows anyone anymore.<\/p>\n

By going hiking, cycling, or climbing I am in groups that are on a human scale and that’s nice. Social media is too big to remain enjoyable. I need to find a new social media niche to be part of.<\/p>\n

I’d rather be social hiking than on social media. The sooner I’m healthy, the sooner I get back to people in the physical world. Social media fatigues me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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