Travels with Kris

  2020-11-15    Corona Cases      10,732,177  Corona Deaths   232,464 2020-11-21   Corona Cases 11,729,370   Corona Deaths 241,557   Interesting things we did this week   Watched the SpaceX rocket launch from Gils House, not as cool as Titusville but still pretty cool Trump is still telling everyone he won the election, even though he hasn’t.  Fake news and the election was fixed.  Because he can’t understand why anyone wouldn’t vote for him.  Narcissist.   I started reading books at work again, I can access my Kindle Account, so I can read in the morning before it gets busy.  I joined the Kindle Unlimited for the trial, we’ll see how much use I get out of it.  I can’t read any of the book I actually want to read, but  I’ve found books similar to the books I would have wanted to read, so perhaps I may get use out of it. Last weekend, my long walks on the weeken...

Nov 8, 2020 Coronavirus US Cases    9,731,932 Coronavirus US Deaths  224,752   Nov 14, 2020 Coronavirus US Cases.  10,593,946 Coronavirus US Deaths.  231,803   Interesting things that happened this week Sunday Gil finally did his 5k and earned his Wizard medal and wand.  I was just happy to get it over with.  When I first ordered those I was still just barely completing the 5k distance and was working towards a 10k distance.  Now, I’m doing a 5k (or close to it) every morning before work and doing half marathon distances on the weekend.  It annoyed me to have the package sitting there with our shirts, wands and medals in it.  Now its opened and distributed and I don’t have to worry about it anymore.  After Gils 5k, we went for a beer tasting at a local brewery called 81 Bay Brewing Co.  We got a sample of 4 beers so we each choose 2.  They had no low carb beers so I ended up getting 2 f...

Nov 1, 2020  Coronavirus US Cases    8,987,032  Coronavirus US Deaths  218,319     Nov 7, 2020  Coronavirus US Cases  9,627,627   Coronavirus US Deaths   224,281    Interesting things that happened this week  - Gil and I went to the zoo on Sunday for our Koala photograph.  We were supposed to meet Phil and Gina at the zoo after but they canceled that morning.  We got to the zoo and waited around for the koalas to wake up and be cooperative.  They are encouraged to participate with treats, but they aren’t forced.  We talked to the zoo employees running the interaction and I bombarded them with a million questions.  We also talked about hurricane preparation at the zoo, which I found fascinating.  I suggested they should have a hurricane tour, where they talk about how they prepare the animals and facilities for a hurricane.  Turns out they leave the elephants and man...

Oct 25, 2020 Coronavirus US Cases    8,439,681 Coronavirus US Deaths  212,703   Oct 31, 2020 Coronavirus US Cases  8,914,804 Coronavirus US Deaths  217,905   Interesting things that happened this week Last weekend I was able to do 10 miles on both Saturday and on Sunday.  I have been doing only one ten mile day and then on the second day doing 10k.  My Saturday 10miles was done in 3.5 hours.  Not great, but not bad for me.  On Sunday my 10 miles was done in 4.5 hours.  My energy levels were obviously lower and I think I need to pay a little more attention to what I’m eating Saturday after my walk.   Took Gil to the botanical garden in Bradenton Sunday.  I'd forgotten I'd been there before but it started coming back to me as I was driving there, its about a quarter mile away from Robinson Preserve and I used to pass it all the time.  Checked it out with the parents at some point in the ...