I began writing this post in the afternoon at a local café, killing time before I saw Poor Things at the theatre around the corner (a very weird but visually spectacular movie, btw). I was in no rush then and haven’t been all day: from walking Coconut in the morning to munching on leftovers for dinner, I’ve taken my sweet time, in contrast to my typically hurried pace. Today was President’s Day, a holiday that caught my team by surprise last week when one of us realized we had Monday off. The older I get (or, more accurately, the longer I work), the more I treasure federal holidays. Three-day weekends just hit differently, y’know?

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