"Late at night my dad texted and started asking about exercise planning. He can still go Stand Up Paddle boarding - The State of Hawaii is fine with you in the water, its the beaches they want clear - and the weather has been so good he wants to be out there every day. Although he's rightly worried about over doing it."

"Because the pie was so good, we couldn't keep it all to ourselves. We broke the rules. Sort of... It was like watching some meta, real life TikTok."

"Lots of folks have been practicing with baking or cocktails or making lattes at home... Some of the happiest times of my life were hovered over that stove, cooking black beans in a cast iron skillet, eating them, sprinkled with goat cheese wrapped in corn tortillas."

"Finally! It was a warm day! Shorts. Sun glasses. and Trucker hats."

He asked me where I was from. A twinge of guilt ran through me as I said "Winthrop". He tossed his head back, "I live just over there." They called my name and I greedily started wolfing down my coffee cake.

Yesterday was a sad day for the valley

"I turned around, and very carefully hustled back down to the main road. The sun came out for a bit as I sailed down the hill, past the golf course, and lightened my grip a bit. My back brakes are feeling a little loose. I’m not sure how I’ll get them replaced. Are bicycle brakes considered essential business?"

"I road my bike down wolf creek road. I explored a bit up 5005 towards the Virginian Ridge, but it was covered in snow. They’ve been logging this area since the fall, and it’s been a long while since I’ve been upon the ridge."

"The silver lining, I believe, will be a really nuanced view of the roads and trails I do manage to run on. "

"The transition from biking to running — as part of a single outing — is quite a different story. Each time I got off the pedals my legs feel like dead weight. Especially if there was any uphill pedaling."