Yesterday was disappointing and disturbing in many ways. And weirdly, I am calmer than I was 8 years ago.
Our neighborhood, especially our block, gets along very well. Early afternoon, our neighbor called and suggested a gathering to commiserate. An email ensued and about 5 PM a group coalesced.
There was hot cocoa and other bottles to supplement the cocoa. And a few snacks.
It was good to just chat, wonder, and speculate. One of the more interesting conversations was with a neighbor from India. They are in the process of becoming naturalized citizens and had a talk between themselves on whether to continue the USA course, return to India, or move elsewhere. I believe the current decision is to continue here.
But the point is, we live in a supported, safe place.
And then we all retired to our respective houses for dinner.
We had chicken soup from Dingfelders Deli. With matzo balls. It’s almost a tradition after getting a Covid shot, which I had done earlier in the day. And flu.
I did fall asleep, initially, around 8:30. I will attribute that to the shots, although I didn’t feel bad, just tired.
Onward, because there is really no other choice.
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