I came across the very short list of countries that US citizens can currently visit. It would appear that the world does not believe our handling of this pandemic has been exemplary.
I check the National Hurricane Center site each morning but I have found that a USA Today tracking page is visually clearer.
In one of the eulogies of John Lewis I came across a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr: A man who does not have something for which he is willing to die is not fit to live.
This led me to three more quotes about death.
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. —Mark Twain, perhaps surprisingly
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no fear of accident for someone who’s dead. —Albert Einstein, perhaps unexpectedly
I’m prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. —Winston Churchill, perhaps accurately
In the Google Arts and Culture app I came across the painting heading this entry, ‘Sailing Storm Bay, Tasmania’ by Haughton Forrest.
I have sailed across Storm Bay. On February 22, 1976 after more than four months aboard the ever sinking EGREGIOUS I wrote: 6:00 P.M. A hot, sunshiny, glassy, becalmed day spent spinning uncontrollably in slow circles a mile or so south of an off lying rock called the Mewstone. Tasmania is known for rough weather. Even the names on the chart mocked me as we sat there futilely in sight of “Storm Bay.”
I have learned that I made a mistake in the journal entry of July 19 when I said I was going to fly to San Diego on July 27. I am not. I am flying this coming Wednesday, July 29.
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