The CV Lockdown Blues. Missing California.

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I suppose it can’t be helped; every year as March drags into April, as the days get hotter and the brief Texas spring looks more toward the summer, the early zeal of the Lenten discipline wears off, and the sacrifices once willingly undertaken become an annoyance and a burden. These things are only compounded by the enforced isolation and the looming prospect of an almost anti-climatic, if not mildly depressing, Pascha undertaken as it is this year without the usual joy of communal celebration. I find myself thinking about freer times, without all these restrictions on movement and enjoyment. We — the whole family, really — have been fantasizing about another vacation, although I don’t expect there will be anywhere to go for quite some time. I was chatting with a colleague today and I realized I missed California; miss in a sense my old travel schedule and working lifestyle. Pasadena was beautiful. Interesting. It was a great working experience on top of everything. I like to travel, let’s face it. I like exploring, and I always have. I’m glad I had the good fortune to share that with my wife Kassi, on our second most memorable trip together anywhere.

To commemorate those times, I thought I’d put together this collection of my California blogs for both you and me to revisit and reminisce. Enjoy.

→ RIP — Bill Withers 💀 ∞

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I found out Bill Withers died today. Not a huge fan, but I am rather fond of this one of his.

I used that song in the intro to one of my old videos, one I did with Augie back in my personal golden age of geocaching.

I miss those days.

My brother Josh was released from the hospital a couple days ago after his second coronavirus test came back negative. The doctors believe he had it, and had already beaten the virus by the time he landed in the hospital with pneumonia. He’s at home now, doing well. I bought him a cool “I Survived the Corona” t-shirt. Much thanks given to God!

→ The Most Expensive Font in the World ∞

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It’s because it takes a lot of powerful tech to bend that slant backwards.

Yesterday was the first day that I saw several people wearing masks at the store. It made me self-conscious. I found out my father already wears one whenever he’s out in public. I was surprised when he told me because I don’t generally think of him as being more engaged and socially conscious than us “young” city dwellers. Guess I was wrong about that. I don’t even have a mask. Laredo has already mandated them with up to a $1000 fine for violators. I expect we’ll be seeing those kinds of enforcements all over the country within a few weeks time. I wonder if we can even get some. Or if it would be possible to improvise one.