May 23, 2020

I spent the day with AR. We drove to Pittsboro and had lunch at the Small Cafe, sitting outside under a grove of pecan trees. I had corned beef hash and two eggs; AR had an egg salad sandwich. When then drove to New Horizons, where I bought three pairs of shorts. New Horizons was tightly controlling things: allowing in only two or three customers at a time and requiring masks.

Driving into Pittsboro from the east on 64, we passed two Confederate flags, both looking very new, on tall poles. We suspect they were put up to spite the town for removing the Confederate monument, because the last time we went to Pittsboro a few months ago, they were not there. On 751 we passed a house with a big Trump 2020 banner hanging in front. 

We spent the rest of the day at AR's house. We watched an hourlong stand-up special by Patton Oswalt and played a game of Tranbahm. AR made grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner.

My two-pound bag of decaf Kicking Horse coffee beans arrived today. It's a dark roast and is supposed to be one of the very best decaf coffees around.

Yesterday I ordered a microphone. I want to start a podcast. Ideas: writing, the week in my life, economics, the history of economics, poetry, Politics & Society. I found what might be a great platform: Anchor.


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