Around Onondaga Lake

I managed to get out for a nice medium-length ride this morning. The path that goes 2/3 of the way around Onondaga Lake is fantastic! Smooth, uninterrupted pavement for six or seven miles. Unfortunately, the way around the south shore is tricky and involves roads that a lot of folks probably wouldn't be comfortable biking on. If they ever get the path done all the way around (as has been talked about for decades now), it would probably be the nicest bike route I've ever ridden. But I'm not holding my breath.

Becoming an Herbivore

I've been making bowls of salad with just spinach ('cause most other greens have a scary texture), the blue cheese yogurt dressing I mentioned, and a little of the raisin cranberry granola that Jo sent me from Illinois. (I'm out of mushrooms.) And you know, it's good. Really good! I may well become a regular salad eater, if I can get to a grocery store with decent spinach on a regular basis. If that happens, I'll probably be eating the most green vegetables I've ever eaten at any period in my life by a considerable margin.

I want to experiment with other things to put in. Other small uniformly textured things would be good, with maybe a little crunchiness or firmness. I know people use pine nuts; those sound good. I already like chick peas. Maybe if I cook some beans. But stuff I don't have to cook is nice. It's hard to find time. I also kind of wish there was a Sweet Tomatoes around here.

Procrastinating

I'm trying so hard to avoid doing more work. But if I get extra work done, I'll have more time with Miriam​ in New York City this coming week.

Let's read one more chapter of David Harvey's "Social Justice and the City." I can do it!

Nice Neighbors

I finished my reading (though not my writing). Then, I just spent most of an hour with a couple neighbors I met near the road, chatting about random topics (music theory, old buildings in Barnstable, MA, kitties) and watching the eclipse happen. That was a nice evening, though it made me miss folks back west who I'd be likely to share this with if I was around.

I hope those who can see it and are interested are doing something similar themselves and having a lovely time.