The morning included an abandoned attempt to go to Costco. I know better. Yet I had a desire to "make good" on a technical oversight when reactivating the historical Zazenkai event for Jikoji several months ago. The listing promoted bringing a bag lunch, as meals are no longer provided for one-day events. Yet, the signup form attached to it still bore a legacy entry for "dietary restrictions ". A few attendees added theirs when registering. I caught it Thursday night and sent all attendees a brief message Friday. I still had concerns though, and felt obligated to run some lunch options up the hill, just in case. Costco, on a Saturday, at 10 a.m., is well outside my comfort zone. I never cared before but it appears I have passed the point of managing crowds with grace. Just trying to park brought on the cold sweats. After about five minutes of trying to navigate to the prepared deli foods, I caved. I mean, I become enlightened. Yeah, that's it. I realized that the zen thing to do was not to buy and deliver food—it was to allow attendees to work through any challenges they'd face with an unxpected change of events on their own. I high-tailed it out of there as quickly as possible. Jen, Lauren, and I hit a couple of less crowded thrift shops. I worked more on backyard tasks and got an aggressive workout in while Jen and Lauren went to Hero Ranch. Tommy was out and about as always. My mom called expressing ongoing frustration with the iPhone and not knowing how to make calls. There is a "senior's" UI available in iOS 17 but her phone is too old and doesn't support it. That's frustrating as hell. I found a way to make a shortcut that may solve the issue. I hope.
