1. Woke up with a headache this morning.

  2. Last night there was a major accident on the 15 which closed approximately all of the lanes, and even now (over nine hours later) only two lanes are open. I had to go the long way around and up the coast on my way to work, together with everyone else who usually takes the 15 north. (We can discuss the use of definite articles with the names of highways in the future. Why do you say “the Thruway” or “the Mass Pike” but not “the 90”?)

  3. I asked HR to ask the health insurance rep to ask the health insurance company for the group number and assorted other codewords that I need in order to participate in our nation’s dysfunctional system for paying for health care. I have been told that they are not available at this time.