Last night was my weekly DBT group session. I went to bed around 8:00pm so I could get some sleep before the session began at 1:30am. However, I forgot that SF is only 7 hours behind at the moment, because Europe ended daily savings time last weekend. Thankfully my alarm was set for 12:30am, and as soon as I woke up I realised the session was already underway. I text one of the facilitators to...

I am feeling lazy today, staying in bed just a little longer but not too late. My main goal for the day is to respond to an email I received from Mrs. S., the former headmaster of my high school alma mater, Trinity School in Midland, Texas. Trinity was a small day school that had only offered classes up to the 9th grade until they expanded to the 10th-12th grades starting with the class...

Today starts as usual. I roll out of bed, make breakfast and skim over the news online. I play the PBS NewsHour episode from yesterday on YouTube, listening to coverage of the final push of election rallies and the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. I’m washing dishes when the intercom buzzes. It’s a courier with a delivery that turns out to be a Dyson Air Me air...