Deviated yesterday morning from the routine drop-n-walk when taking Tommy to LGSR. Lauren was with me and it just sounded fun to cruise about and listen to music instead. She loves Kelly Clarkson and we listened to "Piece by Piece" which she's played before. It's heartbreaking. It's about her fattier abandoning her at 6 but returning when she became famous. One of the things that I've never done is allow any sense of abandonment or being left for either of them. I've had it thrown in my face by Tommy but that's really about his having had to assume a role he wasn't supposed to have to assume. I've written about that elsewhere, I won't go there now, but the opportunity was at hand to share with Lauren how I'd never understand how a parent could simply 'go away' and how much they both mean to me to this day. We drove through Los Gatos, up and into Campbell, stopped for gas and stumbled upon Back-A-Yard Grill on Winchester. I had no idea they'd opened one there. It was a go-to-place with my dev team and eventually care2 team lunches as well. What a great surprise and thrill to find. We ordered takeout for dinner last night and it was all I remember it to have been. We'll be returning again. Tommy made last-ditch-efforts to resolve some languishing grades. Three more days until quarter end. I have zero influence on him, it seems, but he will hopetully recognize he can't procrastinate. Then again I'm not the best example at times either. I may restructure this daily journal for 2021. I think it's become more blogging and less of the goal-tracking and mindful focus tool it was originally intended to be. I like what it's become but I need to return to a daily reflection on specifics, gratitude, objectives and such.