Cold, but actually pleasant, for Pax and me, with bright sun and little wind on our morning walk, today.

And then leisurely dinner with Jeff at the Public House in Woodstock as he passes through Batavia on his way from Switzerland to Colorado. Jeff now 20% retired, splitting his time between CERN and Fermilab, while working on remodeling the recently purchased house in Estes Park.

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"This spot where you sit is your own spot. It is on this very spot and in this very moment that you can become enlightened. You don't have to sit beneath a special tree in a distant land."

— THICH NHAT HAHN