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Monday August 17, 2020
We just finished watching the first day of the Democratic Convention. I am inspired. I have hope. Bernie Sanders and Michelle Obama were sensational. We really liked the young woman from Arizona who lost her trump loving dad to covid because he went to a Karaoke bar without a mask. This points out the powerful nature of true stories from everyday life. I always urged my clients to tell these kinds of stories at trial; in contrast to bald statements.
It has been a very weird two days in the Bay Area. I was supposed to go fishing yesterday morning, early. I got a text from Earl at 3:56 a.m. letting me know that there was a prediction of "Strong thunderstorms" with high winds. We had a little back and forth about what to do. At 6:17 we decided to cancel. Not worth taking any risks. Disappointing.
I was in SF. I got up and drove to Inverness. On the way, I saw fascinating streaks of lightning arc across the sky and heard the sound of thunder. The water looked eerily calm. The weather could not make up its mind whether it would be a hot or cold day. Very unusual.
Beth and I hiked the Mt. Vision Rd. in Pt. Reyes. We saw lightning out over the ocean and heard lots of thunder. I was glad we had not ventured out in the boat.
Here is shot of Drakes Bay in the distance, with Drakes Estero on the right.
I have been feeling down the last week or so. Part of it is trying to adjust to the abnormal new normal. Not being able to travel or eat out at restaurants (poor me). I am not working, so I feel a lack of purpose in my life. I am getting bored. You can only do so many crossword puzzles, hikes, fish, read books, etc. I feel unfulfilled right now. I said to Beth, I feel like I am just passing time each day. I am optimistic that I'll figure it all out. I have friends who I keep in touch with regularly. You know who you are. That helps me a lot. My communities right now are my family, close friends and my fishing "crew". I have become disconnected from my work community. That was a big part of my life for the last twenty years.
I talked by phone with Peg today. She is in Michigan with family (Bill and Cooper) visiting Bill's family. I told her I was worried about propaganda on the internet for the election cycle. I had experienced pop up adds on YouTube (looking at fishing stuff) and newspaper sights, that were obvious Trump propaganda. Some of it was very well done. He has lots of money to push his message. I think I scared Peg a little. She had not seen it or heard about it. This happened big time in 2016. She told me to look for some more and report back to her. Just now, I went on YouTube and pulled up something about salmon fishing. The pop up ad I got was a Biden commercial. You might think that I was relieved. I wasn't. It goes both ways. The american public will be barraged by ads and propaganda every time they log on to the internet. While I don't expect to be swayed, some folks will be more susceptible.
I can't stop writing tonight, sorry. Peg and I had an interesting discussion about money laundering. I can't give you the specifics because I don't want to incriminate anyone. The gist of the discussion was that whenever I see a business, whose operation does not make economic sense, I ask myself whether it is a front for money laundering. E.g. a restaurant that has remained in business for years but never has any customers. My mind works that way. I always think up creative scenarios when things don't make obvious sense. Entertaining.
the bear
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