Monday

Lots of seasonal things are happening. The ants are retreating to their hiding places. The leaves are falling and starting to turn colors. There's a chill in the air at night. Someone gave me six ears of corn from their garden!
I went to a restaurant and watched a little bit of a two-person's band's performance of a song that advocated for parents not only teach their children to "just say yes," but to help them with it. There were some teenage girls in the crowd who looked bored and as if their parents had dragged them there. They spent their time rolling their eyes, putting their heads down and texting on their phones. When the chorus came on of "parents, get your kids high, get your kids high," they sat up straight and their faces showed expressions of shock and horror. I probably would have had the same reaction at their ages.