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date: 2020-08-16
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Work is getting interesting, as I try to reconcile so many competing inputs. My budget is ample, but the expectations from stakeholders even more so. The riskiest course is trying to please everyone, so I need to be very clear about what to say no to, and why.

Today (Sunday) we brunched at a terrace, where Shannon had been having lunch often when her office was open. It’s been too long since I ate out and the exceptionalism of the pleasure left me sad.
