walk and talks

One of the few joys of pandemic life is the occasional walk and talks with friends.

A pal from the neighborhood met up with me the other evening; we walked for about an hour and a half, up and down side streets, crossing over to dodge no-maskers, playing a game of real life Mario Kart. We admired spring flowers, spotted a few bunny rabbits, a pair of ducks, and a cat hiding in some bushes.

And we caught up on the news and memes of the day.

The pandemic, of course. Vaccine availability. Line jumpers and whether it's okay to dine in (we decided not yet, since most restaurant and bar workers have only become eligible since March 31).

The Lil Nas X "Montero" video and his skill in trolling the haters. 

The Derek Chauvin trial (too upsetting, could not discuss).

What to make of the Greenberg/Gaetz situation in Florida.

Heather Cox Richardson's "How the South Won the Civil War" and do we all need remedial US history (yes). 

Friend gossip, of course.

Oh and the Ever Given/Suez Canal situation. The memes brought me a lot of laughs. I read an account by an Egyptian tugboat operator who felt like the world was laughing at Egypt. I wish I could tell them that we weren't, at least I don't think we were. We were laughing at a big ol' boat getting stuck and not being able to get unstuck. 

It's all of us. 

Good job to all who finally figured it out.