Being Scarce

Work is capturing way too much attention: many projects flying, being juggled, being fumbled. Do not look behind the curtain. In the end, everything comes together, and there is a moment for sorting paper, organizing and getting ready for the next wave. In the meantime, the desk looks like a disaster zone and the adrenaline is coursing through the veins. Anti-zen. Work rebellion starts to set in, where all I want to do is sit here and surf the web. Stealing the money. Must be time for lunch, during which I hope I recover my work ethic.

The boy has been taking to saying "Aha!" while holding his finger in the air. I think he got it from school--we don't do that. His behavior is more manageable and he is temporarily out of his whiney phase. It will come back.

Chicken and polenta at the local Italian-American club tonight. Likely median age of attendees: 62.