Things that need to go away for a while:

In order of highest to lowest urgency:

1. Termites.

2. Insufferable heat.

3. Headaches.

4. Grading.

5. That twitchy and achy muscle in my left shoulder.

6. Bad vision.

7. Anxiety.

8. Birthdays.

9. Laundry.

10. Inability to drink alcohol.

11. That plumbing problem that has closed off our primary sidewalk for the last week.

12. Pedometers.