My day started with an outdoor exercise class. The class was held on the porch/patio of an unclaimed historical building in Kensington. It is drop in – brining your own yoga mat and free weights. The temperature was in the mid-40s but it didn’t take long to start shedding layers of clothes. I looked and felt like I had a good work out.
On my walk to lunch with a friend, she pointed out this tree that is very near where I used to live. I have walked by it multiple times but never taken the time to notice that it has grown at a right angle. The second angle up is about a foot and a half off of the ground. Nature is amazing,
The day ended with an outdoor Tex-Mex meal in downtown Bethesda. I think my taste is continuing to recover very gradually. I am eating a wider variety of foods than I was preparing for myself. There is little motivation when you can’t appreciate the flavor of food. So with increasing the variety of foods I can say that I am having pleasure eating even if the taste is not really there yet. Maybe taste needs to be stimulated a bit.
I remain hopeful.
I found this opinion piece on the NPR news feed this morning by a family physician in Camden NJ that I thought was pitch perfect regarding her struggle to decide whether to get a Covid vaccine early in her second trimester last December when the vaccine was first available. Decades ago, doctors simply told patients what to do and assumed their instructions would be followed. Now it is all about patient autonomy in decision making – “here’s the data, you decide”. While anyone can make a decision, how can physicians do a better job of helping people make informed decisions. Presenting data without the time and skill to make sure it is understood is not information. https://apple.news/ABuniGb5_QDKu5VVzT7G0_w I decided I wanted to retweet this which led down the rabbit hole of reacquainting myself with my Twitter account.
I am looking forward to a bike ride from North Bethesda along Beach Drive into DC on Rock Creek Parkway meeting up with Capital Crescent Trail in Georgetown. This is one of my favorite rides and will be my longest of the season. Weather is supposed to be perfect for biking tomorrow.
Tamara Unleashed 