I have a soft spot in my heart for Bob Dylan. I recall my brother purchasing his first 17 albums in the 1980's. Bob spoke for a generation. Definitely master class.
Well, Covid did not resolve itself in 8.23 months as I had fervently hoped. It is taking longer, and I understand people are worried and frightened to commit to getting vaccinated, but come on people! You are hampering my travel plans! Please recall that the governments will not eliminate restrictions until fully 80% of Canadians are vaccinated. Even if it takes 10 years! The metrics involved in the seemingly arbitrary figure of 80% is rather fascinating. There is a point at which the virus cannot continue to spread. This involves removing 80% of the prospective pool from "readily available infection subjects". Below 80% vaccination, people will continue to become infected and some will die. Above 80%, there are not enough subjects for the virus to spread and it will die. Period. Enough on this.
In 18 days I will host Lee Anne Cohen's (my late wife) Celebration of Life. I'm not looking forward to it. I appreciate that it will provide some semblance of closure, but at this point, it feels a bit like overkill. I will also host a Celebration of life Fun Run in 2022. The delay in holding the fun run is due to the uncertainties that still prevail in hosting a large event and the timeline needed to bring it about. Both events will be for "fully vaccinated" only. I have no desire to endanger the lives of friends and family who are helping me to celebrate Lee Anne's life.
I have started dating. This is not as easy as I recall it being the last time I dated, back in the late 90's... It smacks of choreography and juggling. I have little idea what I am doing (He's making it up as he goes along) and how to achieve an end result, which in itself is an unknown... Oh to be 25 again!
Mind you, I have a near ideal life; no real financial worries, a supportive family and some fine wine. The last is not as frivolous as one might expect! But I would dearly love to share my life and travel with a companion. I'm sure it will happen eventually, but I'm not happy with the timeline...
Running
You knew that eventually, I would get to it. Since the virtual Limberlost Challenge, I have run a bit (20K - 50K per week), at times with some friends. Strangely, since much of the restrictions were lifted in July, people have become busy, including me. On Saturday (2021-09-04) I ran for 3 hours on the Bruce Trail with some dear friends. It was epic! I am toying with signing up for a short race (25K?) if I can find one that has not already sold out. Aside from the above wish, I continue to get out for runs and the occasional bike ride.
Well, dinner is ready, so I will release this post into the ether.
Cheers!
