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I stepped outside the house for this one 😁 Anyway, it seems we are just about over our bout with COVID: feeling better by the day, symptoms slowly fading, aches are fewer. The family tested positive a few days before me but they got it much worse than I did because we’re all feeling about the same now. Overall, it was a shitty experience: fever, chills, those achy joints, coughing, bad headaches, and symptoms and severity constantly changing. Plus the awful aftertaste of the medication Paxlovid which is six pills a day for five days. Trying to sleep, especially in this heat, sucked but when we finally did it felt so good. In fact that’s how we spent most of our time during this illness: sleeping or trying to sleep because with how tired this thing makes you, that’s about all you can do. It’s easy to want to get back to your normal routine after you feel better but try it and your body says “Uh no, you’re not doing that yet. Have a seat.” They are entering Day 5 and can go out (masked of course) if they test negative. Me, on the other hand, am isolating for 10 days since I’m older and considered “at risk” for severe COVID. This was bad enough; I don’t need it to be worse. If there’s any advice I can give, it’s sleep and hydration — and all vaccines and boosters you qualify for. Once negative, I’m going to get my second booster and couldn’t imagine having to fight this without all my shots — and I never get a flu shot because I only got the flu a few times in my adult life. Take care of yourselves because this thing is crazy and hits everyone differently (and your symptoms, severity, and recovery time will definitely not be the same as ours).

Back in 2006, I was invited to a special event at Dodger Stadium hosted by Lexus. It wasn’t during the season — in fact, the stadium was going through some major renovations at the time (you can see missing seats in the second pic). When Ann and I arrived we met our event guide at the entrance. As she was leading us to the event, we passed the Vin Scully Press Box — and the door was open. Knowing this would most likely be the only time in my life I would ever have this opportunity, I separated from our group and sneaked into the booth for a moment. It may have only been for a few seconds but it seemed like an eternity when thinking about all of the baseball history @thevinscully saw and called from there, and what I remembered as a kid and adult. I sort of just stood there in amazement after taking the single shot you see here (second pic) knowing that was his view for so many years and would be for another 10 years. It was truly something I will never forget and a chance I’m glad I took.

@thevinscully. You will hear accolades, praise, and about his accomplishments and contributions to the world of broadcasting and they will all be true and justified. But the one person who would not want to hear any of it would be the man himself — humble and reserved who was only doing his job. But that job left a legacy that nobody will even come close to duplicating and he is a legend larger than the game of #baseball itself. Vin was the best to ever do it, period. May he rest in peace, and #ThankYouVin.

#MonochromeMonday: The early bird catches the worm. Despite having to drive a little bit, my @planetfitness experience has been worth the effort (but having EV charging stations there would be awesome). I have been a member here a few times before but this time I plan on staying since I’m enjoying it much more than before, and Ann also has a routine going and feeling better. It also keeps me away from all the trouble I have encountered along my old daily 5-mile walking route, something I don’t miss at all. And sorry, no gym selfies. I’m here to put in the work and drip sweat, not pose in the mirror and flex to myself 😆

I’m back, Locker 19 💪🏼 I used to have a @planetfitness membership years ago, so long ago it was when I rode my scooter. It was also at the time Ann had kidney cancer and had her surgery, so I decided to cancel my membership and reassess my priorities. After a while I made it a habit to go outside and walk or cycle for exercise since I was — and still am — working from home and had time. I logged thousands of miles doing so but as time went on, things started changing along my route. First, drivers became less attentive and more aggressive, and I was nearly hit more times than I can count. Then the river trail became populated by some shady characters, some whom were reportedly shooting air rifles at passing cyclists (police showed up, did nothing). And then at my local park, an encampment was recently set up with several motor homes and cars along with bike parts and tons of trash. I also had one of those guys’ dogs come after me twice prompting me to yell at it as loud as possible to scare it away. (Police have been called repeatedly by residents, they show up, they again do nothing. Nice work, Thin Blue Liars.) In addition to all this, riding the bike trail became an adventure when I was almost hit head-on by another cyclist. They all tend to all tend to be assholes anyway so I didn’t want to ride it anymore. All of this within a 5-mile circle from home. I’m 53, in great health and can hold my own but things have gotten really ugly in @longbeachcity with nothing ever getting done (except building more fucking ugly condos downtown) so I had to do something for my safety and sanity by joining the gym, and my first visit alone was worth not having to deal with the problems I began to encounter along my route.

#MonochromeMonday: “To protect and to serve (themselves and their interests)” or “Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be policemen.”

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