Meditation v Sleep. Sleep 1, Meditation 0. Having a hard time really focusing on anything I want/need/plan to do like garage clearing, long walks, auditobooks, etc., as I'm juggling that and working and running errands, walking dogs, attending meetings, managing teams, etc. Did not talk much to or see Linda today. It's a balancing act but I'm conscious that the time the kids and I have to do so needs to be considered, so we'll likely go tomorrow afternoon for a brief visit. Going to make dinner for Jen, as she's starting a class and stressed about it. Heard from Tommy, he's sttruggling to not spend every dime he has but I can only give him advice. Tomorrow he's doing a 100ft dive in the class. I think he's nervous about it. I'm sure he'll be fine, though, and sent him some encouragement. Lauren cooked again, garlic Parmesan chicken, and it was phenomenal. I'm so impressed. Got Happy Hound burgers for dinner. Some fireworks have been going off last night and tonight and Scottie's already doing the 'hiding' thing. I dislike fireworks, I think the risks and disruptions are not worth the cultural fascination. We need more drone shows and less pyrotechnics and explosives. Fire season's already gonna be bad, this all seems completely irresponsible. I guess I'm officially a cranky old man yelling from my patio. Again.