In the late 80’s, there was a television show called “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.” It starred Blair Brown as a divorced woman living in NYC. The show was literate, surprising, and engagingly quirky—so, of course, it didn’t last long on network television. Even as I mention the show, I imagine I’m getting nothing but crickets of recognition from most of y’all. Trust me—the show was good. Anyhoo… I loosely recall a particular quote from the show that I have thought of often in my life, when I’ve planned to do one thing, but end up having to do something entirely different. It goes simply like this: “My life keeps getting in the way of my future.” I thought of it again this morning when I planned to create a kind of elaborate new TIE O’ THE DAY post, but then Skitter lost her balance while shaking her ear as she walked. The deep “black mold” she had in her left ear in 2020 has recently come back again. We already have a vet appointment scheduled, but this morning, her stinky red ear is especially angry. She is extra uncomfortable and wants me right where she can see and touch me. So this is all the TO’TD post I can create for now—stuck as I am to the loveseat, held captive by my dog’s misery. Just as it should be.