Midnight, and one a.m. & two…

The column, below, from Garrison Keillor, that's how I felt last night…I should have gotten out of bed and read for a while…the last numbers I remember seeing were '4:28 a.m.,' and the next were '9:43 a.m.'…a good 5 hours? But it was dark and cold and damp at 10 a.m. this morning, winter having arrived, for sure…I had a birthmark removed on Tuesday; it went well, 15 minutes in the dermatologist's office…still hurts, but not as much…it will be 2-3 weeks before the histology tests are back, see that it's benign…I'll be traveling to Budapest on Sunday, for doctor's visits and the Christmas markets…even with the new wave of Covid cases, the markets will be open…you need a vaccine card, which I have, and wear a mask to enter the plaza of the main market on Vörösmarty tér Square…also, a visit to IKEA is in order…back by Wednesday…more later.