I managed to get up early, again, and it's becoming increasingly rewarding when I do. The routines give me a gentle entrance into the day, before I allow all of the mental gymnastics that go with it to take to the floor, so to speak.:-). I spent the morning getting my mom and taking her for her first Covid vaccination shot. It went incredibly smoothly. There was a modest line, and it was a little cold standing outside for about 15min, but they were managing things wonderfully. It was really impressive, from a process engineering standpoint. They had their "shot" together! The woman who gave the vaccine to my mom was so sweet. I really can't say enough how much I appreciate the character of people who make a living helping others. After the vaccine, I took her back to her house, and started to get her set up on her new Apple Watch. But that was stalled and remains blocked by a problematic Motorola modem. It took about 30 – 45 minutes of my time going through numerous reboots and re-configurations to isolate the fact that the 2.4 GHz radio is not broadcasting it signal. I need to work on getting that resolved. I have some ideas. I found myself getting tense and annoyed by the situation but I managed to quell that habitual response. I recognized it as being a routine part of technology that's yet to be so optimized that one will never experience glitches. I shared the photo of mom getting the vaccination with my brother and Lindsay, both of whom were very happy to see that. Her second vaccination is scheduled for 2/22. i know that, for her, this is a huge relief. It feels warranted to recognize the good fortune we have when we live in a society and age where there are options to deal with medical situations. Certainly, not all of them, but we have far more than those alive during the centuries prior did. I'm also really grateful for Lauren right now. Last night, when I was talking about today's plans, she very sweetly said "enjoy the opportunity to spend time with your mom". I took that as a sincere introspective observation on her point, with an awareness that everybody's time is limited and I should make the most of it. Then again she could just be making a snide dig about the fact that I get to get out of the house when she doesn't :-). Work was good, I made progress on a few key initiatives that I want to complete by Thursday. I took Tommy for a haircut now that the local shop's open. I had a fun text exchange with Marya, and we're going to visit them Sunday. We're entering a few days of high wind and rain, which I always really enjoy the experience of (sound, smell, etc). I'll likely have ELO playing tomorrow, too. Tommy was great today and tonight. In fact we had a really interesting and sincere conversation after he went into his moms and I told him directly that I appreciated some of the things I believe he's learning and recognizing about himself and others. He's coming along, but needs to master the art of balancing compassion and consideration with triggers and tolerance. Who am I to speak? I'm still working on myself. But who isn't.