I asked Delores to help me focus on my priorities this weekend. I am working on my thesis, and needed plenty of quiet time to read articles and whatnot despite the holiday languor that seeped into my bones.

I came home from work, and Delores was away. I sat beside my laptop and saw this note scrawled on the top.

Then, to my wonderment, another note was inside the laptop. This note, printed on a full sheet of paper in large letters with a vigorous exclamation point to boot, said: Keith! Read Your Book!

I suppose I will take the subtle hint seriously.