I can confidently certify this pond fish free. I did see a very long, thin, and overly active worm on the dock though, and a fearless nutria.

ADHD is sometimes a bit like brain popcorn to me. It can be vigorous and exciting, and fun at parties, but also loud and nonsequitur, and it's hard to see the kernels burning on the bottom (yes, I make popcorn in a pan).

This became my increasingly famous $75 mac and cheese. Only once a year.

"Guys, thinking never helps if you already have the idea!"
-JJ, Outer Banks

Ready to brave the absolute mayhem that is the grocery store right now.

And always, always there is the weight of all the things you should be doing in the back of your mind.

It's just like being in a financial hole, right?

The more time you already owe, the less time you have to spend freely, without guilt, in the moment with friends and family doing things that have immediate value, the less able you are to handle unexpected time challenges, and the less available and adaptable you can be.

Each one comes with stress interest. The worse the previous completion score, the higher the stress interest. If you never pay down the principal, and constantly take on more, it can suck the life out of you.

I've been thinking today about time debt: commitments made, projects taken on, obligations, books purchased and unread, art projects started, languages half-learned, plans made but not acted on, and the pressures of life and random minutiae that spontaneously generate all the time.

Time debt.

Everyone is mostly familiar with the concept of debt: credit card debt, HELOCs, pricey car loans, mortgage debt, personal loans, and high interest payments that can suck the life out of you.

I made a fish soup today. It was genuinely terrible. Also, hello, I'm here now!