May 5

Plans have been made for our getting to Thunder Bay. A few details are still untied, but nothing to worry about. For perhaps the first time in a few years I feel myself without a project. As a result my meditations have been peaceful and relaxing. I’m going to see if I can let go of any temptations to get involved in any projects or issues for the next two weeks.

I may not write much the next two weeks. If this is the case, you can practice mudita for me, as the lack of writing hopefully will signify I’m spending more time on a meditation cushion than at the computer.

Tomorrow the weather forecast is predicting 90-degree temperatures and thunderstorms. In Jean Shepherd’s novel, In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash, Ralph the main character, is reflecting about his boyhood in Indiana. At one point he says something like, “The humidity was so thick you could cut it with a knife, you could cut out a block and put it in the freezer.”