I was up again early, listened to a couple of podcasts, went back to sleep, not really up until 10. Texted someone who thought I was upset w/ them (b/c they hadn’t seen a previous message). Subscribed to above/ground press for 2021, ordered 2 new books from Edge. After remembering to take care of those things, just failed to launch for the day w/r/t writing, reading, music. It happens, but I don’t like it. Called my dad after 2, talked l onger than usual, more than an hr. I’ll be calling him Tue. for my birthday as well. Noodled on the piano, but nothing really. Started making chicken soup w/ Bree around 5, my part of it was mainly chopping a ton vegetables, and then making rice. Did manage to listen to first disc of a Dave Bartholomew compilation, Jump Children. You can hear a blues side, a Louis Jordan side, and some more smoothly arranged jazz (“Stardust”). Also cooked the livers/gizzard from the chicken. Everything came out well, should last us a few days. Got me thinking about the King/Sendak Really Rosie - found the LPs, but just played “Chicken Soup with Rice” and “Pierre” (which I like but Bree didn’t) on YouTube while helping clean up (did the stove). Assembled a bunch of recycling, took it out around 10 (after Mon. crossword, <6 min.), short walk. Read introduction to Francis Dojun Cook, How to Raise and Ox (on Dōgen). 1 p. poetry notebook. 4 JA poems. “Kids, this is Moloch. He’ll be taking over in study hall.”