This is where I was supposed to be
today.
I know; there's nothing I can do about
it. And if there's any consolation to take out of this whole thing,
I guess it MIGHT be the fact that instead of it being sunny & 80
today in Berlin, like it was when I took this picture last year, it's
only, uhm, 60 & sunny today.
Okay. That's not much consolation.
As I have said many times the past
couple of months, the fact that our trip was cancelled falls
waaaaaaay down on the list of things to complain about during the
pandemic. And while I am very disappointed, I'm not complaining
about it. It is what it is. And it's with that same attitude that I
took note of the fact that yesterday the country of France shut down
things like large gatherings until September 1st of this
year.
September 1st, of course,
being the day before we're supposed to fly over there.
I'm not an expert in these things, but
it wouldn't surprise me if that trip had the kibosh put on it, as
well. I mean, we held out hope about Germany until the airline
pulled all of its flights and the Bundesliga axed games a few weeks
ago, and we'll be doing the same with the trip to France. But as
we've learned recently things like bans on large gatherings usually
presages other types of bans. As it is, they pushed back the Tour de France until the end of August, a few days before we get there.
If that gets cancelled or pushed back
in the next few weeks we'll have a pretty good idea about our plans,
too.
Like I said, it is what it is. There's
absolutely nothing I can do about it. And if it's the biggest
problem I face during this whole crisis, then I'm one of the luckiest
people on the planet. I'll just keep working ahead, and if all that
work plays off and we get to go, cool. And if we don't?
Well, I can always take a week or two
off during the summer and enjoy the warmth in Marquette. Assuming,
of course, it ever gets warm around here. With the way that 2020's
been treating us, I'm not holding out too much hope.
8-)
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