Stuck in NC

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Today’s highlights:

I attended a virtual global town hall at work. Our Chinese colleagues have been at home for 9 weeks.
Occupational therapist Jan came to assess my mother.
The temperature broke so it was pleasant outside.
I went for a walk at lunch on the trail from Paramore Park. I listened to Brahms’s first piano concerto.
I went for a second walk before dinner around the neighborhood. I call it the Randy-Mary Lee-Alma Lee-Donald-Cindi-Jack-Oliver-Becky Anne route. I listened to Brahms’s second piano concerto.
I listened to a lecture on intonation from Blake Morgan of Voces8.
I did not go for a third walk because Brahms was out of piano concertos.

Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Gimme S’more

Today’s beer: Sweet Josie from Lonerider Brewing Company in Raleigh and Warp One Enhaze from Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina

Today’s pet peeve: I am annoyed that I cannot pick up litter from my walking routes.

Shelter 20200330 — The city removed the picnic tables from the shelter at Paramore Park

Path 20200330 — On the path through the sewer right-of-way

Bike 20200330 — My 79-year-old mother keeps her bike ready in case she needs to make a quick getaway

Trucks 20200330 — When your trucks are bigger than your house…

Zip 20200330 — The largest zip tie I have ever seen

OK. I am now three weeks into a four-day visit to NC. Pesky coronavirus. No, I am not sick (or at least not symptomatic) and neither is anyone I know. That is the good news. The less good news is that I have no idea when I will be able to return home to VT.

Today’s highlights:

My mother walked the living room-kitchen circuit twice with her walker.
Taylor and Jada came over and held up signs for my mother through the dining room window. It was Jada’s birthday.
Andy paid my bills and watered my plants at home while I swept my mother’s garage.
I went for a walk today along Firetower Road. When I was growing up, the firetower was out in the country. Now it is in town. #sprawl I listened to orchestral versions of Hungarian Rhapsodies by Brahms. It was very hot and very windy. The weather, I mean.

Today’s ice cream: Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food

Today’s beer: Hop Drop ‘N Roll from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte