“It’s just basic math. What is her problem?”

I do like to think that I know how to do math, gang.

And while a 6-hr shift is still a lot better than a 10-hr shift, that 10-hr. Tuesday is not a 5-hr shift now, it’s a 6-hr shift.

I didn’t figure this out until yesterday afternoon, when it felt like the “5-hr shift” was dragging on and on and on…

At one point, I looked at the clock in the client’s kitchen and saw that I still had 3 more hours to go, and I thought: How come this day isn’t going anywhere? I feel like I’ve been here forever.

And then I did the math. And I had been there forever. And that’s when I realized it was a 6-hr shift!

And needless to say, I’m exhausted this morning. But I think that part is psychological.

However, the highlight of yesterday! I stopped in at the Rural King around 10:30AM, and there he was again!! (And, YES! He flirted with me AGAIN. And it was basically the only seriously good thing about my day yesterday.)

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Before I forget– I forgot to post this yesterday. It’s great!

“In this video I relate the remarkable discovery in 2000 of a forgotten Cave west of Jerusalem, at Suba, that has what might be the earliest art work related to the John the Baptist-Jesus movement–right outside John’s village of Ein Kerem.”

James Tabor — Exploring the Lost Cave of John the Baptizer (48 mins):

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Okay.

Today it’s sort of mild out there, grey, not too windy. Snow and ice are gone. And so this is in my very near future!

OOPS! My mistake. That’s what I do everyday, regardless of the weather! This is what I’m doing today!

With my favorite 95-year-old Japanese man. We haven’t been out for sashimi and sake since before all the ice and snow!

You know, I can’t remember if I posted it here, but last week, he had his annual physical. (He sees an osteopath, not an traditional MD.) And he is now on only one mild pharmaceutical, the rest of his “meds” are OTC supplements, and the difference in his clarity, his conversation, his alertness. Wow.

He still has serious short term memory issues, but the difference was just incredible. It was like how he was last year, when I first met him. Before he started to sort of dramatically decline.

Anyway. It’s wonderful. I hope it lasts for a while.

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All right.

I have no idea if all the cool accounts I follow on Instagram are taking these first days of January off, or what. But I still have no cool photos to re-post here!!

However, Cave Things announced this morning, that if you’re a subscriber to the site, you get 30% off of anything in the store!!

So maybe you should go subscribe, if you haven’t already. And then you can get a great deal if you feel so inclined to buy a gift for me!! (Plus, it looks like you get free pencils with your order, too!!)

Perhaps a simple prayer card! Only $6 before the discount! And it’s timely! And sort of auspicious. (I thank you in advance.)