Ten.One Thousand, Three Hundred & Sixty-One

1. What time did the frogs stop croaking?

2. Cold creeping in under the blanket.

3. I set out the bagels, and no one is eating them. What was even the point?

4. Sun in my face.

5. Comfort Zone. Stretch Zone. Panic Zone.

6. From Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, ChangeWork, 2001: Perfectionism, Sense of Urgency, Defensiveness, Quantity over Quality, Worship of the Written Word, Only One Right Way, Paternalism, Either/Or Thinking, Power Hoarding, Fear of Open Conflict, Individualism, Progress if Bigger, Objectivity, Right to Comfort

7. Still in stretch mode.

8. What is my role in this?

9. I dig more oranges out of my sweater pocket.

10. I really need to rethink my meal plans moving forward if we’re going to have 2-hour long games on weeknights.

11. Too tired for ice cream.