Rally Gorilla

I've seen a few posts now from people who are not doing so great emotionally these days.    My heart goes out to them.  I've shared that my family has been getting up at a set time each day and going for a long walk.    We've been doing this for a few weeks now and it seems to be really helping to get some exercise and sun.   Just as importantly, it gives us some structure.    A reason to not stay up all night.   A reason to not wear pajamas all day.   A reason to keep up appearances.     A reason to take a break from screens.  I'm basically getting fanatical about making sure it happens.   Luckily, the rest of the fam is on board.
Is anyone else doing a certain thing that seems to help them be ok these days?

This reminds me of the old Twilight Zone episode where a guy agreed to live in complete isolation for a year on a bet.    His friend would pass him whatever he wanted through a revolving door device, but there was no human interaction.    Initially, the guy just got completely hammered all day.    

I've seen a few posts now from people who are not doing so great emotionally these days.    My heart goes out to them.  I've shared that my family has been getting up at a set time each day and going for a long walk.    We've been doing this for a few weeks now and it seems to be really helping to get some exercise and sun.   Just as importantly, it gives us some structure.    A reason to not stay up all night.   A reason to not wear pajamas all day.   A reason to keep up appearances.     A reason to take a break from screens.  I'm basically getting fanatical about making sure it happens.   Luckily, the rest of the fam is on board.
Is anyone else doing a certain thing that seems to help them be ok these days?

Personally, I'm kind of used to working at home, so guess I'm better equipped than some extroverts to deal with this.   But on the other hand, I always had lots of outside activities to compensate for being alone all day - and that's been shut down.  
The problem is many of our existing structures and habits don't work anymore - our routines are upset.  And many of us feel a kind of ennui because we're used to going/doing all the time - and can't do that right now.  Those upsets can cause depression.  Personally, I miss my gym routine - with no equipment, I can't replicate much of it here.  And the classes I went to were a kind of social thing, too - never realized how much 10 minutes of chatting with 'gym-friends' meant to me.
But exercise, fresh air, sun are all good things - do that every day.  (Seriously - a lot of us will become vitamin d deficient - that's not good, at all - may want to supplement that.) 

Routines and structure help, too.  Comfort eating isn't good in the long run.   I find a certain zen pleasure in planting some vegetables and herbs, getting a garden going, and baking sourdough bread and the like (wish I'd had the foresight to get some home brewing supplies.)    
There are many organic communities that have sprung up over zoom to do things like yoga, meditation, mindfulness, church services, etc - some people are finding some comfort in these if only to talk to and see people.  Heck, you could hold a virtual baseball happy hour or what have you.  People *miss* that interaction.  Ben Gibbard had been doing a daily 1-hour home concert from his home - take advantage of stuff like that.  Oh, and turn off the damn news  once in awhile.  
I think it's also helpful to not stress over what you're not doing - I know some asshole is gonna tell us how they finished their PhD in quantum physics and learned 3 new languages while locked-in - not gonna feel guilty about stuff I haven't done or won't do.
This will pass.    Make sure you're here to enjoy the other side.
 

I've seen a few posts now from people who are not doing so great emotionally these days.    My heart goes out to them.  I've shared that my family has been getting up at a set time each day and going for a long walk.    We've been doing this for a few weeks now and it seems to be really helping to get some exercise and sun.   Just as importantly, it gives us some structure.    A reason to not stay up all night.   A reason to not wear pajamas all day.   A reason to keep up appearances.     A reason to take a break from screens.  I'm basically getting fanatical about making sure it happens.   Luckily, the rest of the fam is on board.
Is anyone else doing a certain thing that seems to help them be ok these days?

#iHeartConcertOnFox is on right now.    Fundraiser for American food banks.   Artists playing from their living rooms.    Pretty cool so far.

Where are the HBP stats?

Damn, I'm really sorry to hear that. Wish the best for you and the rest of your family.

And anemic Mike Trout still wins the MVP in the shortened 2020 season.

To complicate things even further, a lot of opinions on this are sharply divided along political lines.    I live in a conservative area and our school board is already planning on opening schools on April 23rd  (as compared to CSULB, which has decided to go strictly online until the end of the school year).   My decision process is much less complicated because I don't have to consider economic/political concerns that the school board does....so, when the time comes, if I don't feel very good about the safety....my HS sophomore is staying home.   But she's 16  (not 20) and I would think a Dunkin Donuts would be a much cleaner environment that a HS campus w/ 1,000 student (not the most hygienic group)  mingling all day.  

Get the best camera you can and shoot as much 4K footage as you can and then offer it as stock footage for the studios to use for their next zombie apocalypse movie. 

The guy tested positive for Influenza-A, so no COVID. The quarantine will be ended probably tomorrow. One bullet dodged.

As if working in the prison system isn't already stressful enough.   Thanks for what you do.

Shot some video going down the Strip at about 2:20 this afternoon. I'm going to edit it for length (like when we were stopped at lights and so forth) and post it later. It's like a ghost town. A few people on bikes, the scattered pedestrian or two here and there, but that was it.

poll three will adapt and learn 😉

When the rivalry between the Angels and Rangers was hot, those damned Rangers fans would always go on and on about Whataburger.  I've had Whataburger and it is a fine burger  (IMHO)....but I would have never admitted it to those Sandy-the-Squirrel-talking s.o.b.'s. 

When the rivalry between the Angels and Rangers was hot, those damned Rangers fans would always go on and on about Whataburger.  I've had Whataburger and it is a fine burger  (IMHO)....but I would have never admitted it to those Sandy-the-Squirrel-talking s.o.b.'s. 

I had Whataburger in Texas (a "chop house" burger with grilled jalapeños) and thought it was great. I've also had it in Florida and New Mexico (where they did not offer the same burger as they do in Texas) and thought it was completely mediocre. And their fries are just the frozen kind from Restaurant Depot. I know In-N-Out's fries aren't particularly popular, but at least they make an effort to do something different. 

When the rivalry between the Angels and Rangers was hot, those damned Rangers fans would always go on and on about Whataburger.  I've had Whataburger and it is a fine burger  (IMHO)....but I would have never admitted it to those Sandy-the-Squirrel-talking s.o.b.'s. 

5.  Getting the family outside for a long walk every  morning.

It's surreal to drive down the Strip and see nobody there.

5.  Getting the family outside for a long walk every  morning.

The best part of video game baseball is that when hos angel pitcher throws a pitch that doesnt get to the plate, then grabs his elbow, you can just restart the game.

Have they turned off the lights on the strip? That would look even stranger.