Today started out grey but ended beautifully.
I got up and went for my run on the Hudson. Since it had been raining earlier I figured that there would be less people out and about, which was a safe and accurate assumption. But I carried a neck wrap with me so that I could wear it when I went to get coffee afterwards. On the way back though I began to get nervous about the virus being airborne, so I wore it on my return. I thought it would be more uncomfortable than it was.
When I got home, I picked up the mail; Travis had a package which contained two N94 face masks, sent to him by a concerned friend. On the one hand I feel relieved, but on the other I feel bad taking these even these two masks from healthcare professionals that need them. Since they are not in packaging I'm going to assume that they are not something we could just turn into a hospital and in the end I doubt that 2 masks will make much of a difference. But where there are 2, there is bound to be more.
We aren't required to wear masks yet, but it's suggested. Not so much to prevent our catching COVID-19; rather, the assumption is that it's so widespread that it will help prevent it from being distributed so widely.
After some home errands, including making breakfast and cleaning up afterwards, then sweeping and mopping the floors, I took my paper to Battery Park to read in the sun. It was so warm out that I wore shorts for the first time in 2020.
I also Housepartied with my nephew Case so that I could show him the Statue of Liberty, which he is obsessed about. They are hoping to bring my nephews to the city in the fall although I don't know if any of us are sure that it will be safe to travel a long distance by then.
At 7pm we went to the roof to hear and participate in the Essential Workers applause - which is quite raucous in our hood, with all the tall buildings. An uplifting experience to be a part of, something to look forward to on a daily basis.
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