Shitty sleep seems to be the norm of late. Last night included. Wiped this am but got my 'wind' and took care of some house stuff including going through all of Lauren's clothes to sort out the donation options that are not worn. Did great. Took off for a drive in the 430i convertable. Went through Saratoga to Skyline and all the way to the HMB side. Leisurely and gorgeous. So grateful to live near such stunning woods and hills. Returned back along the resoviour and La Canada road to Woodside, then through Los Altos and back up El Camion to Palo Alto. Just in time to land smack in the middle of their BLM protest march. I wish I'd gotten out and joined them but the contingency was less interested in doing so and I was pretty much pinned in by the time it occurred to me. I could not park so i had to sit. We all did for about 20 min or so as they worked their way through. As I sat there, wanting to join but also being stalled because of it, it struck me that marches like this might be misplaced if intended to impact government into taking action. Simply because it's a downtown district, not a government building that's being disrupted. And Maybe marching for change in DC sends a message, but downtown Palo Alto? Los Gatos? And the concept of 'raising awareness' via marching might have made sense in the days of suffrage and civil rights but in today's world, it's not like there's not broad and vast awareness of this whole movement. Maybe there's a benefit in unity but i'm working more on how to turn Awareness into action over trying to spread awareness. Once the march concluded I took us to Peninsula Creamery for ice cream. Carmel Cold Brew.... yum! Jen lost an earring into a grate on the sidewalk and Tommy slyly and deftly retrieved it with a plastic stir-stick. So smarl!! Then she drove a bit and liked the car. We returned home for a break and then Lauren/I took off for one final 1:1 drive through Saratoga and to in 'n out for takeout. Closed the day w/a ride to Guadalupe w/Talon and Caden and Tommy. Jen's resumed a search for a car after we sorta decided to hold off and try a few and due some due diligence, so she might be going solo on a purchase. I just don't do will with mixing emotion and impulse into spending 10's of 1,000's. Not me at all.
