Briefly

I haven't had much to say the past couple of days.  Old battles renewed and much busy-ness, I suppose.  Been elsewhere doing other.  I should be at that now, in fact.  There's just something driving me here to make this brief contact, and I will follow this urging even if it makes me have to run even MORE than I already am this morning in just a moment.

In the past few days I've been away, then, I have:

• Come to value copy paper more highly than gold bullion
• Been told that what I love more than anything is worthless
• Seen the happiness that can come from mini cupcakes
• Been grateful once again that I know how to jumpstart a damn car
• Felt the maternal urge ambush me quite out of the blue looking a friend's baby in a frog hat
• Been berated and belittled
• Actually been able to eat a little
• Had moments of pure joy
• Kept my temper despite all odds and expectations and refused to give in to the urge to put my fist through someone
• Had no migraines
• Had songs stuck in my head
• Pondered getting ticket for the Punch Brothers concert in Birmingham in January
• Graded papers
• Missed people

Yeah.  So how have you been?