Thus ends another day filled with so many briefly passing moments stacked against each other that they effectively block the bottom ones from view. I don't know how I managed daily life and a full-time job. Then again, I had not signed up for 1/4 as many other things. I started the day with a good remote sit and it worked well. It gave me a lot of ideas to work from. I met with Johnathon for a cake wall. Le le cake, that is, being the local spot nearby for a $6 cappuccino. I might start bringing a thermos. Good walk, though. Got my 2-mile minimum met. Got a surprise text from Mary, with reference to today being the 83rd birthday of the woman who posed for the now-iconic "Whipped Cream & Other Delights" album in the early 60's. One of my favorite childhood memories. white in a continued text conversation a her, a message from Jon F. popped up and the preview was the exact same content about the exact same woman's 83rd birthday! The timing was impeccable, and note-worthy (pun modestly intended.) I went about what was intended to be a 2hr limited focus on Jikoji tasks that stretched to about 3 or so longer. I just kept finding things to fix and address. I heard from Bryan about the board post and they want to punt my appointment to June so they can replace the departing "brown robe" with another brown robe. I'm all for it, it's a justified and wise call. In other news, my mom had another computer issue arise, related to what sounded to me like the laptop power running out. I was right! Whew. As I shared with J. S., part of trying to adopt a buddhist mindset includes recognizing that interruptions and inconveniences are opportunities. I'm just grateful that she's still alive and relatively independent. Scottie on the other hand is showing signs of slowing down. He's about 10 now and may start declining. The vet already implied (outright said, actually) that his eyesight is beginning to be limites. Sigh. Yet, what a gift to have had this time and all that still lies ahead. See what I did there? 🙏