high five

the first positive sign, a stripped bed, which means that the housekeeper has landed. unfortunately, said housekeeper was also on the schedule to make dinner tonight and all she brought was a bag of dried pinto beans. k said "at least he will have fresh sheets and a made bed." m's clothes hanging on door and possible thera-band wrapped around doorknob noted.

 the closet is also starting to feel the weight of m's absence. clothes, instruction manuals, metered mail, office supplies and watches strewn around.

 possibly his way of protesting the ongoing meal scheduling errors, would rather look at mail over an empty table with no food.

m is not answering the phone. "she probably knows everything is going downhill"