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Tuesday, March 17. 2020

Spring 2020 Maggie's NYC Urban Hike - Postponed

With all of the restaurants and pubs in NYC closed except for take-out, there is just no fun lunch pizza/beer break and after-hike cocktail reward. Nowhere to sit, drink, rest legs, and tell lies.


By fall things should be fine, so we'll aim for Sept/Oct.


In the meantime, everybody should be taking all the long outdoor hikes they can. It's healthy and wholesome even if it doesn't count as "exercise".  Learn all the trees, shrubs, birds, rocks, and clouds. Good stuff to know. God's world.

Posted by Bird Dog at 13:17 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Just did a little promo last night after a talk from the head of San Antonio's Metro Health Department, advocating that very thing.

"...we encourage you to socially distance yourself from your job, the grocery store, and the TV by taking a leisurely walk through the park. A good walk in the fresh air is gentle exercise that clears the mind and strengthens your immune system."
#1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2020-03-17 13:32 (Reply)
re In the meantime, everybody should be taking all the long outdoor hikes they can. It's healthy.

Yes it is. Fresh air and sunshine. It's as good as it gets.

re Hike:

Looks like the right thing to do as we are all told to pretend to be sick for the foreseeable future and stay home.

April/May didn't work for me this year anyway.
#2 feeblemind on 2020-03-17 13:36 (Reply)
Now that we're told to work from home my boss is looking for a good fishing spot with cell coverage. He's wondering how he can reel in a keeper and act like he's still paying attention to arcane budget discussions. I think he can pull it off.
Today we had to restart a telephone conference because, as is regular, some folks don't know how to mute their phone, we heard (new stuff follows) a baby crying, TVs, and conversations that I'd rather not want to hear.
Telecoms in the next few weeks or so will be interesting.
I plan to wear, at least a shirt for the videos.
#3 Mark (Link) on 2020-03-17 20:11 (Reply)
In my Community in the Poconos we have decided to build a Nature Trail around our lake. We voted on this prior to this COVID-19 situation. So everyday that doesn't rain I have spent outside clearing brush and building our trail with others. Love being outside in the fresh air, makes you feel a little better about things in general. Now if I can just avoid Lyme disease while trying to avoid the flu, the virus, crazy people stockpiling toilet paper, I'll be okay.
#4 Pocono pam on 2020-03-18 04:37 (Reply)

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