RWN: And we’ve come so far, but have so much farther to go. Me: I’m thinking of things I’d rather do than have this conversation. RWN: I was thinking about everything happening in the country. Random White Neighbor: Hey, I really liked your book. Sometimes there are others outside, walking a dog or sitting on a stoop, and we’ll exchange brief and socially distant pleasantries and go about our ways.Īnd then sometimes white people recognize me. I prefer these walks in the evening, because they provide a 45-minute window to escape both the relentless sameness of the news and the quarantine. I follow a path that takes me up and down each street until I’ve reached 10,000 steps, the arbitrary point where I feel accomplished enough to give myself permission to eat an ice cream bar. It’s a grid and it’s relatively flat, so it’s an easy walk.
I jump rope, I do some light weight lifting, I think real long and hard about doing some push-ups, and I take walks around my neighborhood.
To fill the void created by not being able to play basketball for months, I’ve cobbled together a daily workout.
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