Good morning. I’m heading off for a pre-scheduled medical procedure and hope to return later. I wanted to get this Cambridge Food Pantry appeal up before I left (It’s 6:30 a.m. and still pitch dark.)

I choose love, not fear or anger.

We are in incredibly challenging times for the Cambridge Food Pantry and all food pantries. I see this not as a crisis but as an opportunity to be good and feel good.

It’s the best cause I’ve been involved in, and I am grateful and in awe of the support you have given these selfless people, both those who help and those who need help.

Christ is said to have appealed to his followers to help those with nowhere to go. I am not Christ, but I got his message and hope to live by it. He is missed.

I am grateful for the chance. Instead of watching the news many times daily, I am choosing to help people who need it. It keeps me strong and grounded. Life has real meaning.

I’ll check in with you when I get back, assuming my eyes are not dilated beyond use. Thanks for supporting the pantry, Maria, and me. We are all in this together.

Zip came out of hiding after the storms and has re-taken control of his farm. I am at his mercy.