I’m standing semi-naked in a room without windows and there’s a woman pushing and pulling at my left breast.

“Just relax your shoulders, yes, that’s good’, she says as I lean in to hug a huge white machine. I don’t want to be here, but I’m so grateful to be here. This woman and her machine could save my life.

I’ve been missing blogging so here I am again, with Some Thoughts. Or more accurately, some recommendations. The world is looking pretty grim right now. Despots, dys-bots, billionaire cranks, venal banks, climate shifts, social rifts … If you think about it for too long it becomes hard to breathe. So I am actively seeking out inputs and experiences that remind me there are still pleasures to be found in the Now, even if Later seems as scary as all get out.