OH, AND...

... a small stone, one that did not for some reason get posted last week. Oh, yes, I remember. I was busy. Anyway, after a visit to the doctor...

Saw doc. Everything

okay. Waiting

for Ellie, also in

for the physical. TV

in the waiting room

plays unknown kids'

drama. My fellow

waiters consult

their cell phones,

hoping for news.

Breathe. I consult

my own cell phone

for email, messages

word from the world

out there. No luck.

In the office, paper

spools out from

a printer. The wheels

of medical bureaucracy

grind on with grim

necessity. Yes,

breathe, breathe.