Working, reading, eating and keeping moving is about all I have to report on day #10 of Harris County Shelter in Place.
Was up listening and reading late last evening; therefore, Friday's report is getting posted here on Saturday morning as I got up a little later than what I normally do.
That's what having races or sporting events and such on the calendar to do is that it got me up and kept me from being lazy on a weekend.
While I might have earned the right over the years, it isn't something that I prefer to do.
I have this massive spreadsheet that I keep up with a large number of things. Some of those you've seen reflected in my Facebook or Twitter posts.
I have tabs going back the last 10 years where I can pretty much tell you what race I was at and on what day.
Lately, lots of things hit that spreadsheet - and staying busy allowed me to put something on the spreadsheet most days of the week.
That, obviously, has slowed down.
I don't do virtual races. I respect race producers attempt to make a living and/or earn extra income, but I don't need another shirt or a medal to motivate me to run a certain distance.
When we able to run races again, I promise you - if I'm able - I'll be there.
I did these two miles below at about 11:45 a.m. as I pushed away from my desk a little bit around lunch time.
Pepperberry Trail - 15:30.88 (1-mile walk)
Melanie Park - 14:54.59 (1-mile walk)
My daughter and I also got in a 4.3-mile walk in Springwoods Village between 6 and 7 p.m.
My new totals for the March 25 - April 24 period: 16.04 miles running -- 34.54 miles walking -- 30.8 miles cycling
COVID-19-related podcasts
Ask The Expert: Bexar County Medical Advisor Dr. Ruth Berggren Answers Your Questions [04/02/20; Texas Public Radio/KSTX - San Antonio]
8:20 listen
What Next: TBD -- Risking Your Life for $8.71 [04/03/20; Slate]
21:15 listen
While much of the country shelters indoors, Instacart workers have found themselves on the front lines of COVID-19. Who’s keeping them safe?
Today's other interesting podcasts
Houston, We Have a Podcast (NASA Johnson Space Center): Episode 138, “Captain and Commander" [04/03/20; NASA]
41:48 listen
A related story, Chris Cassidy will be the last American to go up in a Soyuz capsule and the 500th person to go into space.
Help give Maine astronaut Chris Cassidy the sendoff he deserves, social distancing style! [04/02/20; News Center Maine]
What I read on Friday that was COVID-19-related:
Construction Workers Labor on, Vulnerable and ‘Essential’ [04/03/20; Texas Observer]
COVID-19 is Buying Time for Gulf Coast Towns Fighting Oil and Gas Projects [04/03/20; Texas Observer]
How do we safely reopen cities after the coronavirus pandemic? We have to prepare now. [04/03/20; Rice|Kinder Institute for Urban Research]
State will boom again if leaders address transportation, housing in the Texas Triangle [Opinion] [04/03/20; Houston Chronicle]
US Postal Service could shut down by June, lawmakers warn [04/03/20; CBS News via MSN]
Fox News host Jesse Watters said coronavirus travel restrictions were ‘more critical in saving lives’ than testing. He’s wrong. [04/03/20; Poynter]
Journalist with coronavirus from her hospital bed: ‘If you don’t believe in news, please believe in people that are sharing their stories…’ [04/02/20; Poynter]
Very thought-provoking.
How The COVID-19 Pandemic May Permanently Change Our 'Good Death' Narrative [04/02/20; Religion Dispatches]
I agree.
Taxpayers Cannot Be Forced To Fund Churches -- Even In A Pandemic [04/02/20; Religion Dispatches]
Houston hasn't reported a surge of coronavirus cases. But its hospitals tell a different story. [04/03/20; NBC News]
Area couple safe at home after unsettling end to cruise [04/03/20; Glen Rose Reporter]
What else I was reading:
New Study of Christian Nationalism in Texas Should Be A Warning For The Whole Country [04/02/20; Religion Dispatches]
Venezuelan naval boat rams cruise liner, damages itself, sinks (04/03/20; CNN via MSN]
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