Yesterday evening I was back on my bike after 10 days away. The young ducks in front of the house on SW 7th Avenue had grown since I last saw them, but the restaurant Sakana was still “Coming Soon.” People strolled or walked their dogs along the Riverwalk (south bank). I said “hello” as I rode past them, but very few acknowledged my greeting; most studiously ignored me. At one point I almost yelled: “You’ll have to excuse me – I just got back from the Midwest.”
