Musing

-9C/18F, clear & calm; Gusta happy to be back on home turf & running hard; we walked without incident, no ice pratfalls or cats crossing our path . . we are off to a good start

‘Fatigue is the best pillow.’ – Benjamin Franklin

a very full day yesterday; good meeting with DH, great luncheon/reunion with my barrier-free colleagues, quick trip to Mayerthorpe [hey NL, I had no idea you were an election candidate!], back to Edmonton, coffee with Krista . . she’s doing great . . the back . . all in just under 20 hours; exhausting but not with usual frenetic pace, but with connecting with old friends & new ones & old turf & new adventures; exhausted last night I fell into bed after 22 hours awake, 1000 km of driving & way too much coffee for 1 day . . so I slept long & well

yesterday’s high point was not the luncheon, the benevolent words, the ‘thank you’ plaque or the tasty lunch – it was reunion with colleagues who passionately served a common purpose, who debated minutia, solved problems together over many years – we are all at one table, like the kids table at a family dinner, it was so much fun

we have a special connection . . . a precious by-product of all those years that eclipses the great work we did together

I slept late, walked late, started late & the phone has been going crazy already & a ton of work on my desk for tomorrow . . .

I’ll rest on the 7th day

Mark

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