Doom & gloom seems to be all we hear about lately. It\’s no wonder some of us are freaking out big time.

The latest outbreaks of COVID-19 are the first doom & gloom that will occur to most of us. Cases are increasing just about everywhere in the United States, and I\’d say that plenty of folks are very worried about that. Probably I should be more concerned than I am. Not that I go to restaurants, theaters, and the like; but I do still go to stores.

I work on a college camps, and a considerable increase in COVID-19 cases among the students was just reported. For a long time I\’ve had the feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop, and have been half-expecting another shut-down, similar to the one in March. Maybe this outbreak will be the tipping point.

I\’m getting pessimistic about Tour de Cure. After months of working to improve my force, I\’ve been missing too much riding. Too often, I oversleep and either must cut my ride short; or even miss it entirely.

All this food logging is a bit of a drag, and meal planning/prep does take time. Not to mention cleaning up afterwards. The fatigue factor means I\’m more likely to fall off the wagon during evenings, and turn to sweets.

Hurricane season has been wild this year. It seems like it will never end, and that\’s another stressor. At present it seems that we in N.O. can stop worrying about Eta; but there\’s a new system in the Caribbean that might develop into something.

I\’d better go clean up the kitchen, and set up the hybrid in the trainer. I\’ll get in at least a little pedaling. Tomorrow I work from home, so it won\’t hurt if I don\’t get back from riding until 7:00. All the same, I hope I don\’t oversleep again!