The ice storm rages outside. Work called off early today, Nature reminding us that our daily commitments are arbitrary and subject to her alterations.

While pondering this we received a monthly email update from one Paleo, a traveling musician whose writing we do admire and enjoy, perhaps more so than his music. He writes an email on the first of every month and he has not missed a month, not for at least the few years since we accidentally signed on to his list. Regarding this strict commitment he wrote,

"existence herself is held together by a tight weave of arbitrary commitments made by elements and atoms and forces of all kinds, to be there like they said they'd be, to do the things they promised they would when they said they'd do them. the sun does that, and so will i, til one or the other of us books it and takes the solar system with them"

Quite right on. We eagerly anticipate next month's message.

In the meantime we shall enjoy our surprise "time off" despite that we absolutely love our daily work and would be just as happy doing that today, ice storm or not...

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