Thursday: early afternoon.

Have to get ready for a web program in which my niece, Natalie, will be the guest star. Just an interview, but should be fun. Just back from a long walk. Began at Broadway and 76th, then to Amsterdam, north on Amsterdam until 109th street. Legs felt incredibly relaxed. The whole walk seemed effortless. Stopped off for some yogurt and 106th and Broadway, then walked over to Riverside Park and remained there for about a half hour.
  While there, my brother David called me. He lives in California---we went through some memories--for some reason he wanted to find out what high school our mom had attended. Funny, she never spoke of that experience. She was living in Brooklyn with her older sisters and mom at the time, but her schooling experiences were a blank. David said she once told him, but he does not remember. I can contact  cousin of mine, now living in Sanfrancisco, whose mom, still living, wa my mother's niece. Does she remember? Who can say.
 My brother, who has MS, has not had much problem with the quarantine, except he is passionate about baseball and has had to settle for the many replays that he can get on his tv. I am amazed at how easily he deals with his problem; during my high school and college years, we went to many plays and movies together, leaving the apartment in the Bronx and heading dowtown. He had great energy then (and a great sense of humor)---difficult for me to think that he can't do that anymore.
    The walk has tired me, so I will probably rest until my niece comes on. Tonight I have the option of visiting the Theater Mania trivia game; I have followed (but not played) that game for the past
two weeks. I enjoy the questions, but the hosts: Oy, talk about trivia---I can't imagine a more self loving duo. Nevertheless I will probably listen at home.
   Beautiful day for a walk--many more people out in the streets today then in my past walks. Tomorrow 82, Saturday, 75---I think there will be a lot of people out. Behavior? Well, lets
just say that "social distancing" may receive its greatest test.