Muddlings

Not the mojito-related kinds, just the ones we manage day-to-day; hoping for better ones to come. Many of the households on our block showed up for a block watch gathering, with just cool foods to sample and each to his own beverage. It was good to connect, some people hadn't even met before.
Oates's novel continues to gain momentum, and I will miss the hapless female protagonist when she comes to her sad decline.