Time to veg out, wipe my mind clean of Donald and Hillary,
Brexit, the mere existence of the gun lobby, personal finances, medical issues
and appointments, logistics of packing for the summer and caring for the house,
all that “stuff” that clatters in my brain.
Turn off the computer and CNN, MSNBC and Bloomberg, don’t look at email,
run from the phone, and flee the endless advertisements and robo calls. Take the boat and go off
to Munyon Island and be alone with a pelican.
Swim in the 80 plus degree water of the Intracoastal. Watch some fish swim by. Don’t move at times, sitting on the sandy
bottom. Let the water lap up to ears and
nose. Shut off the mind and let quiet envelop.
Then in the evening: baseball. See a relatively small (5’11”) lefty on the
mound for the Palm Beach Cardinals, Ian McKinney, take on the St. Lucie Mets. Over nearly seven innings he struck out five
and walked one, giving up just an unearned run.
Not overpowering, he relied on his curve and change up,
setting up his fast ball, in the high 80s, maybe 90.
Watching a crafty lefty work is mesmerizing, a ballet in
my mind, and a perfect end to a day without the disquiet of modern life.
