We have ducks next door that our dog is obsessed with getting at, which inspired my (semi-)original composition, “Don’t go chasing waterfowl.” (Instead, I urge her to stick to the ravens and the larks that she’s used to.) That’s the best I’ve got. It has been a rough week.

For a good time, call . . . someone else, I guess.

“Reshape” in much the way one might reshape a delicate paper airplane by sitting on it.

Thank you for this. This means so much to me.

I am just so very sad to hear this. And so very lucky to have been her friend.

Thank you🌷

This makes me want to claw my face off. THIS. THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE PROBLEM. Not “viewing” something in economic terms doesn’t mean it magically exists outside of economics! It just means it is unlikely to be recognized as important, supported, or subsidized.

Lest you think I am just weeping gently while doing nothing, I am in fact soothing self with math—i.e. concrete, absorbing problems that I know have solutions. (Is weeping gently while doing math sounding…worse somehow?)

Right there with you (well, FINE, except for the cleaning.) You are one of my favorite people and I am sorry things are hard.

A good way to gauge my mood/current degree of productivity is whether I feel my washing machine sounds smug.

“Pulling it to one side?” PARDON? Can no part of the body just behave itself? I am very glad things are going better, and they had better stay that way for a bit. (Threatening tone aimed at universe in general.)