The new neighbors, Kevin and Clara, started moving in today. They seem very nice. They are both from the area, moved away and are returning. I'm expecting we will have a good rapport. I felt really good today - positive attitude from the get go and I think my presence/engagement is becoming more second-nature. I had a good call with the BIGS crew including Jane. Michael's intro walkthrough meditation was wonderful - very in sync with my own sense of connection, rooting and growth. It continued the tone of the day. I got to practice some "random act of kindness' during an ATT chat looking for some help by noticing the individual's name, "Latrice", googling it's origin and commenting on how it dates back to Roman times, Latin, and means of nobel birth. They were clearly moved and thought it was cool – it felt good to set forth a positive moment in someone's day. My JBL AirPlay2 speaker arrived. I shuttled the HomePods around to optimize the new addition and love its portability and sound. It was a great buy for $50. Tommy's 7-day dry-age effort concluded with a 2.5hr sous vide and aggressive cast iron searing. It wasn't great but wasn't bad either and was definitely a different experience and fun to do. We'll see how the brine bone-in comes out next week. I managed to update the Jikoji website and start conversations about the next newsletter. Jen and I went to Costco this am and again tonight and got probably 50% + of the cardboard we need for the back yard. They were awesome about our gathering it, it was almost celebrated - it's pretty amazing to consider how much goes into managing the inventory in a warehouse like that, including constantly gathering the slip sheets from pallets of products being taken throughout a shift. I ended the night looking at the menu for our date-night dinner tomorrow, it looks amazing and I'm excited about going out, it's been awhile since we've done something like this. Life is short and we cut a lot of corners and pinch a lot of pennies so we can have some occasional treats like this. I'm so grateful for how we work together on so many levels. I'm grateful that Tommy's expressing concerns for my physical well being/energy and talking supplements, because it's a gesture of concern and interest. I'm excited about so many of my ideas and intentions and I'm hoping tomorrow to have a full day of focused time working further on them. I have to 'just start doing it'.