1. i read a 434 page book today, cover to cover, in a successful attempt to avoid every single thing that i should have done today. having finished, i spent at least two hours on the veranda repeatedly reclining and sitting up in this really sweet chair i’m thrilled about having access to.

2. as i was was leaving this evening, i had the opportunity to notice my two pairs of shoes amidst the rest of all of the others. and this made me realize that i deserve the-most-consistent-owner-of-the-mangiest-shoes-of-anywhere-i-stay award. if there are any doubts they should dissipate with the reminder that my folks had a pair of the above mentioned shoes on the burn pile a couple of weeks ago.