I have just returned from a mid-morning tricycle ride about the neighbourhood. While I employed the electric feature of the trike sparingly (to ascend the uphill streets), escaping the brisk morning air was more difficult. Indeed the only way of avoiding the brittle feature was to reverse the direction of my path (with the wind behind me). The moderate outing (3.77 KM) made for smart fingers and frozen kneecaps (I insist upon wearing shorts at the earliest opportunity).

The streets were empty except for the traditional morning dog walkers (who were appropriately bundled in hats, coats and gloves). I saw Art McKay driving his antique Camaro automobile. Otherwise there was no occasion to stop along the way to chat with anyone. The undisturbed ride took about 35 minutes, an average speed of 7 Km/h and Avg. Heart Rate of 91 bmp.

I bounded out of bed before 7 o’clock this morning, immediately seating myself at my desk to conduct the matutinal blood pressure examination (part of an intended one-week project). The numbers continue to be high, evidence that my physician shall no doubt employ to prescribe medication of some description. But apart from that necessity, we haven’t anything else to consider today. We have almost succeeded to exhaust our dutiful obligations (medical, income tax, insurance, web hosting and domain name