We were saying to each other that it is hard to find continuity nowadays - teaching, studio work, attending to family, and admin tasks - while global news comes in left and right, like a darkening cloud above our heads. I try not to look up, knowing it is there.

We were saying that we switch between many hats, and recently, the hats have been stacked on top of each other. "Except that right now, I think my hats are all falling off!" you said.

"Mine are still intact - barely, but I am also riding a unicycle!"