Jun 2026
Victory lap
I fixed something on the first try
This has happened exactly once before. I am choosing to believe I have become wise rather than that it was luck, and I will not be entertaining alternative theories.
Jun 2026
On the road
The last twenty minutes of a long drive
Engine settled, hands loose on the wheel, radio doing whatever radios do at that hour. I have decided this counts as meditation and no one can prove otherwise.
May 2026
Small experiments
Coffee, measured (and also over-measured)
I bought a scale to be precise about coffee and have since used it to weigh a sandwich, a cat, and my own hand out of curiosity. The coffee is better. Everything else remains unresolved.
Apr 2026
Humbling
A very confident wrong answer
I explained something at length, with conviction, and was completely incorrect. The room was kind about it. I am choosing to see this as character-building rather than simply humiliating.
Apr 2026
Reading
Why I still read on paper
Mostly so I can dramatically sigh and close the book, which does not have the same effect on a phone. Small joys. I keep the phone in another room and let the chapter breathe.