the razor's edge

Unless I misremember the experience of reading Of Human Bondage, W. Somerset Maugham should have written this and then stopped.

bike

Two 3.6-mile city rides, plus.

The plus got me to the salon, but my cutter was running 20' late. Ordinarily this wouldn't be an issue, but I couldn't wait because I was expecting my mother, and we couldn't reschedule because, surprise, she's moving to San Francisco. Waaah.