Want to see something really big and infinitely daunting?

It’s 16″ x 11″ and filled with absolutely nothing. It’s supposed to contain my ideas for the direction of a chapter I’m working on, in which my protagonist confronts the question of his faith in God and explores his mysticism. [Sigh] That’s OK, it’ll come. Probably in the morning. Many scenes require coffee.

I did some good work today and I got to donate blood. I always consider that a privilege if not a pleasure. And really it’s not a negative thing. The people at the blood bank are always very nice and professional. And it was different this time because they came to Carpinteria, my small hometown, in their special bus. The turnout was strong, so I was handed a reminder that people here are compassionate, as everywhere.

I have to confess that I did not heed the nurses’ warnings against physical activity for the rest of the day. I took a vigorous bike ride in the late afternoon. I was fine. It felt great. My bike had a tune-up this morning at the bike shop, and it was working like a Swiss car. Zoom.