Matt's Journal

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  • 1apr2020 – Walking in Land Park

    Here’s a walk I took in Land Park — and a test of WordPress’s ability to include a Postscript document. I logged the walk with Samsung Notes then exported that…


  • Walking in a Pandemic – 26mar20

    26mar20 I took a 2.3 mi walk to Franklin Blvd and back. On the way, I heard the sound of leaf blowers outside the door.. This is unchanged since the…


  • Thank you

    Thank you, O God, for a beautiful day. I walked around, as I do, and the sky was incredibly clear and blue. I saw trees pushing out green, azaleas in…


  • Nap Time

    Quiet this AM. I slept in Will’s bed, couldn’t sleep. Quiet this AM. No noise from the 50/80 exchange 1.5 mi away. Quiet this AM. I hear birds. Quiet this…


  • 23mar2020

    The coronavirus pandemic continues. I just returned from the new Safeway on Crocker Ave. We had put off restocking ourselves until the flood of panic shopping had leveled off. I…


  • Staying Sane While Sheltering-in-Place

    “May you live in interesting times”, goes the old curse. We are certainly experiencing them now as governments strive to limit Covid-19’s progress by having people shelter-in-place. Many institutions have…


  • Coronavirus observations

    This list will grow. We took a walk past the zoo. It’s closed; the giraffes were absent and their doors shut. Fairytale Town and Funderland: closed. We saw one hobo…


  • 14mar20

    What a gloomy day it is today. It’s Saturday. It’s raining; has been, all day, and it’s snowing heavily in the mountains. This is good. The snowpack was very low…


  • Ideas for Journalism Class Topics and Profiles

    Article Ideas Let’s give them time to bloom a little. How to lock a bike. Latest locking systems. What the best lock posts/anchors are (and the worst, least effective). Good…


  • Reflections on a Handcart

    We lived in midtown Sacramento for many years. I grew up in the suburbs of many cities. It was pleasant being in a city for the first time – close…


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