Time for Breakfast

Well, I did it again.  I made some muffins last night, and this time, I forgot to add the brown sugar.  (The last time I made them, I forgot the applesauce.)  That's what happens when I think about other things instead of concentration on what I'm doing at the moment.  In an effort to save them, I sprinkled brown sugar on the top of each muffin.  The tops are delicious....

I took some rosemary-date focaccia to work with me yesterday.  It got rave reviews.  The interesting thing was that people tried but couldn't identify the flavors. 

I spent my day yesterday adding newly scheduled test sites to a spreadsheet.  It struck me that I was involved in a solitary pursuit while other members of the boat were chatting away.  Not that I minded having work to do.  That's not it at all.  In my last two jobs, after changing locations a few times, I ended up working in an isolated place.  At St. Theodore, I was in a building by myself.  At Sabine Pools, I was at the end of a hallway.  This time, I wasn't physically away from the people in my boat, but mentally I was apart from them.  Interesting.  Today, however, I don't think I'll be tied up with the computer, and I'll get a chance to interact more with others. 

Oh, while I remember.  I forgot to report my weight on Saturday.  I weighed 272, for a loss of one pound. 

Well, it's time to close.

Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine.
Shunryu Suzuki quotes