“You know the sensation you get when you look back on old photos? Be happy now. Cast worry aside. Trust time. It will handle so much for you.”
“5” Steve Aoki, 41: “Eventually, you’ll be able to handle more and move faster. But this is still the early stages. You’re still learning, and you won’t regret taking the time to learn it right.” Sagittarius
Hi and welcome to Saturday’s Episode 59 in Season 2 of “My Pandemic Year Natural Experiment” on this 6th day of June in the summer of 2020.
“The Tau of Steves: What You Don’t Know Could Fill a Book”
Season One and Two are a two-year examination of how bits of wisdom changed during the “normal” pre-pandemic and then in this unfolding pandemic year.
Previously in Season Two, the Pandemic Year
S2 E58 — Check Back in 18 Months; S2 E57 — Science and Medicine or Politically-Motivated Misinformation?; S2 E56 — What Iffing
Related from Season One, the Normal Year
S1 E59 — Where Did All the Dillon Millennials Go? Eureka!; S1 E58 — Judging a Stroll from the Hotel Santa Barbara to the Lobero Theater; S1 E57 — More or Less in the Know; S1 E56 — It’s Frickin’ Summer and So Are You
Context
When will we be able to travel? When will we be safe? Enjoy this week’s episode:
Feeling Frustrated and Exhausted? 39 New Photo-ready Memories for Summer
Aren’t we all yearning for those special summer moments? Beach vacations. Back country adventures. Family road trips. Fishing and floating trips.
Practice the art of anticipation. Sometimes looking forward to fun and sun is almost as good as the experience itself.
Remember, while we’re getting closer to re-openings we here on the Atoll don’t expect or encourage you to go check them out immediately.
The Tau: Week Ending 6/6/20
Tags: Beaches, Canyons, Climbing, Deserts, Festivals, Forests, Hiking, Islands, Lakes, Mountains, Parks, Regions, Resorts, Rivers, Road Trips, Seas, Trails
Instead we hope our articles inspire your bucket list ideas for future memories!
But, today there’s no reason not to join our growing group of 3783 followers ….
See what you’ve been missing.
Check out this week’s headlines pulled from our daily “Top 30 Digest” delivered, “Fresh from the Labs. Literally bottled and set adrift from KnowWhere Atoll.“
Where … ?
Mountains, Rivers and Lakes
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- ”The Natural Swimming Hole At Emerald Pools In Northern California Will Take You Back To The Good Ole Days”
- ”The Best Kayaks for Fishing and Floating”
- “Back To The Great Outdoors: Climbing Tahoe’s Via Ferrata”
- ”The Best Things To Do In Mammoth Lakes During The Summer”
- ”Is South Lake Tahoe open for visitors? The city won’t fine you, but the state might“
- ”What A-Basin Looked Like on Day One of Its Reopening”
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Pristine Treks
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- ”These Bay Area parks and beaches just reopened their parking lots””
- Parking lots at 144 California state parks reopen”
- ”Backcountry Must-Do: Liberty Cap”
- ”Quintessential Nearby Adventures”
- ”The Redwood Canopy Trail At Trees Of Mystery Is Northern California’s Newest Aerial Adventure”
- ”Bald eagles return to nest in Orange County neighborhood”
- ”With fire season ahead, Eldorado National Forest enacts campfire restrictions”
- ”The Grand Canyon will reopen this summer. Here’s how it will go”
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Deserts, Slopes and Ranges
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- “Echo at Rancho Mirage by Studio AR&D”
- ”Sanitas Brewing Co. Reopens This Weekend After Shutting Down Roving Beer Truck”
- ”George R.R. Martin Joins Investor Group To Buy & Restore Sante Fe Southern Railroad”
- ”Terrific Time Capsule! Designer Arthur Elrod’s ’60s Vision Still Pristine in Palm Springs”
- ”Where To Find Colorado Restaurants Open for Dine-In Service”
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PCH Regions
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- ”Weigh In on Santa Barbara’s Wildfire Protection Plan”
- ”Magical Field of Light in Paso Robles”
- ”Rams employees help with cleanup effort in Santa Monica”
- ”Image of Santa Cruz police chief, mayor kneeling packs a punch”
- ”‘It is heartening’ Long Beach overwhelmed by volunteers helping clean up after looting”
- ”The Best Beaches in Southern California”
- ”Ventura County to extend stay-at-home order while continuing to ease restrictions”
- ”Coronavirus concerns: Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival canceled for 2020”
- ”Face Masks Are a Simple Gesture of Shared Respect”
- ”How To Spend A Perfect Weekend In Quaint Ojai, California”
- ”America, unmasked: The public health nightmare I witnessed on Santa Monica beaches this week”
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Islands and Currents
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- ”Sea, sand and social distancing: Caribbean reopens to tourism”
- ”Dogged pragmatism’ needed to save Ocean: UN Special Envoy”
- ”With Tourism Halted, Hawaii’s Housing Market Takes a Big Hit. Can It Bounce Back?”
- ”The Art Of Anticipation: Hawai’i Is Still Here For All Of Us”
- ”Hawaii is effectively closed to visitors, but here’s how to support it from afar”
- ”10 Reasons Why Hawaii Offers A Safer Vacation In A Coronavirus World”
- ”Between two storms: Caribbean braces for hurricanes in coronavirus era”
- ”The Perfect Weekend Getaway: Catalina Island From Los Angeles”
- ”Caribbean flights: When can you fly to Caribbean? Rules for Jamaica, Barbados and more”
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The Tau 12 Months Ago
“If you don’t take the opportunities that come, you’ll regret it. If you do take them, and they wind up being foolish, that’s still better than having no story to tell.”
Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
Evidence
Random ones that make me want change my sign.
“4” Steve McQueen (1930 – 1980): “The urge to complain is a natural reaction to frustrating circumstances, though the mature response is to move past words and into solutions and action.” Aries
Let’s hope these quality-of-life destinations inspire you to plan, rather than add one more thing to how frustrating and angry you may feel during this extraordinary disruptive time. Is the end in sight?
“3” Steve Greene, 34; Steve Guttenberg, 61; Stephen King, 72: “Mistakes are not only opportunities for growth and mastery; they are the best relationship glue there is. Nothing will go wrong without producing an obvious upside.” Virgo
Not feeling this one today, although who can argue with the sentiment if you are a glass half full person?
“4” Steve Kerr, 54: “The requirements of the day are pretty awesome. You don’t have to solve problems or answer questions. You don’t even have to ‘just be you.’ All you have to do is relax.” Libra
Sure, it’s exactly what summers and Saturdays are for.
“5” Steve Aoki, 41: “Eventually, you’ll be able to handle more and move faster. But this is still the early stages. You’re still learning, and you won’t regret taking the time to learn it right.” Sagittarius
It’s all about the burden of the unexpected when normal expectations just aren’t met.
“4” Steve Harvey, 62: “You’ll bring together the best of all worlds — a spiritual person with a practical point of view. Your open mind will lead you to test theories and run with what works.” Capricorn
Who can fill those shoes? I’d be flattered if someone thought it would be me. But, overall if there is an underlying theme to Season Two and a reason for me to continue my natural experiment into a second year, it would be exactly that combination — wisdom and practicality. Or what Benjamin Franklin supposedly pursued — practical knowledge.
“3” Steve Jobs, (1955 – 2011): “To accept differences and tolerate others is only level one. The next level is a celebration of diversity. A world where we honor not only our own traditions but everyone’s could be heaven on earth.” Pisces
Who politicizes mask wearing as preventative medicine during a pandemic. Which of the four scenarios we are tracking will describe our path forward?
What’s Going On …
Literally Bottled and Set Adrift from KnowWhere Atoll
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- @knowlabs followers of one or more of my 35 digital magazines organically grew from 3188 to 3634.
Foresight
Quality-of-Life
Long-Form
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- Saw the movie, didn’t realize that one of my favorite authors, Michael Connelly — his detective Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch book series and Amazon Prime series — also wrote, “The Lincoln Lawyer” which I just finished. Gotta tell you I can’t not see his lead character (Mickey Haller, Bosch’s half brother) as anyone else but Matthew McConaughey.
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Inspired by: Holiday Mathis – Creators Syndicate
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