Lucky has mastered playing me. The low guttural growls, the rapid wagging of his stub-of-a-tall. And the perking of his ears when I cave into the distraction and stare back at him. "Ball". That's what this is all about. That and an ongoing subversive attempt to undermine my attachment to the "other" dog- I'm onto him. the attempts to feign obedience, to take direction, to walk at my side in a manner that denotes subserviency. It's all such obvious manipulation. So, I only spent a short while caving to the demand. I mean request. Still, it was a pleasant end to a pleasant day in very pleasant weather. The Tesla tire notation was done earlier tonight. It was an opportunity to sit and observe life. Costco has so much going on at any given moment. To stop and watch all the random chaos and coordination happening at once was quite invigorating. There are so many lives with so many needs and wants, all navigating one another, all the oversight and actions going into managing inventory and access, and the routine workflows with the inherent deviations and demands. It is almost like watching a choreographed scene from a Terry Gilliam film. Another thing I noticed was numerous Ev's, Teslas and others, navigating the parking lot. I recalled at that moment how a concern in their earliest incarnation was that you'd not hear it coming. We seem to have adapted as a society; it's not an issue. Seemingly, at least, to me. I had a good chat with Matt about life, death and Rock-o-planes Gunne Sax dresses came up in a recent conversation which, of course, took me back to memories of Holly's dress, the Renaissance faire, and the photo from the Fleetwood Mac concert in 1980. It's a wonderful life. Needs are met while wants come and go. Family, Friends, Growth. Influence. Inspiration.. Perspective. As I mentioned today while handing off the "INO" phone to Michael Newhall, I have come to define presence as the absence of what was, could have been, might be, and should be. No past. No future. Just now. It's a fleeting moment that's unbelievably hard to capture for long. I did manage well today by staying focused on a few time-critical objectives. Tomorrow will be more of the same. The trip to Finefall Ranch was moved up a day due to an opportunity Tommy has to attend an intern event at Stanford. He wants me to attend with him, and I certainly will. Doing so is rewarding. Being asked is as much so, if not more.