Tommy and colleagues took 1st place in a project presentation!
Highlights: Getting a text from my good friend Mark reflecting on the summer's bike rides and my physical obstacles to continuation while aspiring to create other options. I now walk past his house on my daily 7 AM walk, meaning I'll likely take a full cup on the way past and pause the walk while we chat on the pat(io). I listened to some podcasts, one Sto, one Zen, and one a new Letters from an American that resonated deeply. A productive weekly call with Jikoji - progress is happening in many ways, although not without some transitional constraints as we work out legacy kinks. I knocked out a few web/reservation tasks. I was thrown by a bank credit from Stanford, thinking I'd been overcharged for a recent visit, but it turned out it was for a class I'd paid for him that he dropped, wisely as I understand it. I spent some time at "Lookout" coffee writing, and I'm continuously struggling with what's for the book or the website. It's challenging. I called and talked a bit with Rich about an upcoming Fadiman webinar tomorrow and the upcoming talks for January. I also called my dear friend Karen to wish her a happy birthday, and we talked for quite a while. I have been so fortunate to have stayed in touch, even though it's infrequent, as the friendship is as invaluable today as it has been since we first met some 42 years ago. She and Dean were pivotal influences on my character, all in good ways. How wonderful to still have them in my life.