“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” — Yogi Berra In recent times, life on the West Coast took a road less traveled. As someone who is usually prepared for the unexpected, Diego Parada took this in stride. As a musician and a self-assigned special project designer, Diego knew what to do as times get seemingly tougher. The shelter-in-place orders place to protect the public from the Coronavirus pandemic was the preamble to the additional curfews that the government had set as a result of nationwide protests for Black Lives. Sanity at home encompasses music, greenery, driving, some activism, an occasional friend, and a walk with his dog.