Ten.One Thousand, Eight Hundred & Six

1. The Sociology of Business.

2. “It’s almost here,” he says. “What?” I say. “Your birthday.”

3. “Wonder, awe, and a feeling of being on the receiving end for now of something mysteriously good: These are antidotes to depression.” - Die Wise

4. Easier and easier.

5. Bacon.

6. All of the dancing around instead of getting straight to the point.

7. How are we still in a place where we haven’t figured out that being clear and firm is not the same thing as being disrespectful?

8. Heat.

9. Can of Coca-Cola. Weird early 90s decor. Suit jacket over a sport polo. Slicked back hair. He tells me he now lives in Vegas, it’s hot there today. Tells me about his high-powered tech patients. Tells me about atypical antipsychotics. This is surely a mistake.

10. But I don’t really want to move.