Observation: best to sleep at the foot of the mountain rather than the apex. As age creeps upon us, heights are not easily attained. Vertigo shows significant advances.
Difficult to envision Hawaii and snow, together.
REALIZATION: “Normal” life; will it ever return.
Find myself missing so much which would normally
be enjoyed on a yearly basis.
The Alaskan bears and the salmon streaming to
spawn.
Meteor showers, eclipses.
Time to stop and smell the roses.
Not being able to see human faces feels very odd. Yet in my work life, where I meet people (virtually) I’m actually getting more “face-time” than ever because of Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
I work at the University library often, and a few weeks back I struck up a conversation with one of the masked security guards there — and she was required to wear a mask (but not patrons like me). We had a few short conversations about cats, Asian food, etc.
Then she got hired for a good job and had to leave the library. In our last face-to-mask, I asked if she could take off her mask, briefly. And she did, and she had a charming face, and I told her so. Of course, I would have complimented her regardless of her appearance.
But thinking back, I don’t remember her face, but I DO remember the good conversations we had. So it’s kind of like the relationships we have with other FReepers.
But things are opening up here. Last weekend, University of Georgia had their first home game — and the stadium was almost full capacity with mostly mask-less fans.
Maybe 10% of students at UGA are still walking around with masks on (strangely, some even wear masks as they walk alone outside in the sunshine). But for the rest, it’s back to normal.
Of course, the local CITY library (Democrat-run) still has full mask lockdown — which is why I don’t bring my laptop to work there anymore.