Friday 11/13/2026
Well, it’s Friday the 13th for sure for a lot of people — as I write, there is a nation-wide airport shutdown. But here in CH all is serene.
Weather was threatening, TV weather reporters had been practically orgasmic warning about the first real storm of the season, but in fact my morning walk with Joanne was dry right up to the last 2 blocks when a tiny bit of sprinkle started. Unfortunately the Little Sky bakery had believed the reports and had not set up their pop-up store in the usual place. Later in the day, Joanne tells me, she drove through the rain to their main store, rather than disappoint her breakfast group who count on her for their muffin on Saturday mornings. Little Sky being next door to Kepler’s Books had nothing to do with it. She says.
I spent the rest of the day comfortably alone (introvert heaven), doing things. First, the HUR machines, which had been down for a month, are back in operation. So for the first time in a month, I went to the gym and did my prescribed round. Second, I played guitar in a disciplined way for an hour. I’m working now to get back my callouses and my dexterity that has eroded in a couple months of hardly playing at all. When my fingers feel fit again I will continue with the project of finding a teacher. I wrote out some objectives I want to achieve via a teacher, also.
And another 90 minutes going through what had been over 2,500 pictures. I have worked my way through to 2024 now, and in the process have deleted over 900 images.
Taking pictures with the phone is so easy. Often I would take 2, 3, maybe 4 shots of the same subject, trying to get the framing and exposure just right. I’d think, later I will pick the best shot and delete the others. But I never did, until now. Also there were lots of pictures of things where I just wanted evidence of something to show someone else, pictures tha have a brief useful life but sit on the phone forever.
