Ten.Two Thousand, Seven Hundred & Ten

1. Dusky sunrise.

2. No weighted vest, and yet I don’t feel any faster.

3. Five minutes of meditation.

4. Sitting in the dark for the first several minutes.

5. Dark, slick-backed hair. White polo and tight white pants. Black velvet loafers. A green blazer and a coordinating Goyard. He’s eating “pasta italiano” from a large glass bowl. I nickname him “Mr. Italiano”. I can smell his cologne before I even come down the stairs.

6. Let’s just rip the Band-Aid off today.

7. Afternoon walk. We make it all the way to the end of the drive. On the way back, we sample a few blackberries.

8. We’re all tired. But maybe we’re just all out of shape.

9. Standing in the parking lot talking in the parking lot, just like the old days…last month. Ha!

10. Back to the book.