1/15: antidotes

I started reading Thoreau's "Walking" yesterday and was excited to pick it up again this morning. Unfortunately, my feelings about the essay changed as I read on; I got more frustrated and disgruntled the more I read. I was keyed up with ambivalence! Working on Trollope helped, as did a gin and tonic, a walk to the lake, and reading some of Ben and Me (a childhood favorite).