2020 Hindsight: Cool It Now

8/29/2020 is the 242nd day of 2020.   Palindromic days are often really good for me and today was not an exception.  Started the day off back on the diamond, umpiring my first Little League game (and my last) of the 2020 season.  I was really happy to be back at it and I thought it was going to inspire my Hindsight....  there was a steady drizzle at the start of the game and it increased as the first inning passed.  I actually did not mind because it was a cooling rain (although between the humidity and my mask, I was struggling with my glasses fogging (you kinda have to see to umpire ya' know! :-) )).  But, the rain was steady by the end of the top of the second and the game was suspended (resuming Monday, but I cannot make it, so 2020 LL Umpiring = 1.5 innings.... hope for more next season!)  I spent most of the rest of the day at my desk here, catching up on work, surfing FB, preparing some video content for Church, and Zooming with an advisee.  And my shoulder was hurting (I think it's the swimming).  So I got my gel ice pack (from the chiropractor) and put it on my shoulder and it made me feel SO much better.  Cool rain in the AM, cool ice pack in the PM.....my 2020 Hindsight is Cool It Now.  I think there are a lot of things these days that need to be cooled down..... but today, I was the one who was.  It also made me think of this 80s classic, so we get a song for tonight as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZUq6N7Gx1c

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