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Stardate: 20200906.1341 | |
Location: SBUX@Carlsbad Premium Outlets | |
Input Device: Gemini PDA | |
Audio: Outlet mall shoppers | |
Visual: Dirty table, iced coffee | |
Energy: 85% | |
Mental: 80% | |
Emotional: HOT, slightly agitated | |
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I am at the outlet mall in Carlsbad, sitting outside at the SBUX in | |
the heat. It probably around 90 degrees F, which is much better than | |
at home (112 degrees F!) | |
We drove out here with the outlaws to escape the heat over the long | |
weekend. We drove out yesterday and spent the day at La Jolla Cove, | |
a nice, touristy area with a beach, park, restaurants, shops, etc. | |
We found a cluster of trees and set up camp for the day. | |
The breeze coming off of the ocean, the sun,the birds, all of that | |
was really nice. I don't think it went over 87 degrees F while we | |
were there. Much tolerable than at home. We walked over to the | |
beach area and waded for a bit. The water was refreshing and the | |
waves were fun to splash around in. Also, lots of pretty girls | |
in bikinis. It looks like butt floss is back in fashion and many | |
of the women wore it well. I practiced much discretion with the | |
people-watching. | |
After lunch, I brought out my guitar and practiced under the tree. | |
Most everybody else was just listening or taking a nap. It was a | |
nice stretch of uninterrupted practice and it was such a nice | |
setting with the sun the breeze the birds, and the ocean. I even | |
struggled through playing and singing the song Summer Breeze, by | |
Seals & Croft. | |
We took off before sunset to meet up with some friends for some | |
socially-distanced BBQ and conversation. After, we went back to | |
the hotel, cleaned up, and watched some TV with the A/C set to full | |
blast. I finished the day just reading my book until I fell asleep. | |
I had a really nice, refreshing sleep. It is nice to sleep when | |
the room is cold enough to use a comforter. | |
20200907 ADDENDUM: Here's a sunset pic from Sunday's dinner.[1] We | |
stopped by San Clemente to watch the gorgeous sunset at dinner | |
time. I couldn't take it home with me, so I took the photo and | |
enjoyed the impermanence of me experiencing a sunset with my family | |
on 20200906 in San Clemente that will never happen again. The | |
transience and brevity of the moment made me shiver. All we are is | |
dust in the wind, DUDE! | |
[1] San Clemente Sunset | |
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