Quiet Reflector Gifts

"Oh good, more time alone for quiet reflection."

Poet beside a (literally) babbling brook.

"Ooh, ooh, I know this koan! I got it! Pick me! Pick me!"

"I cancelled the cable, turned off the phone, shut down the internet. . . where the hell am I??"

"If I could take back ninety per cent of the things I say, then I think people would know the real me."

Corona measures

"Mom, are we vegetarians for ethical or religious reasons?"

When can you get rid of the crutches? Doctor says now, lawyer says not yet.

"Behave sensibly!"

'There is no room in the church for damaged goods Rodney.'

This is a library - no sonic booms, please.

"Tireless worker? Well, when I was young, yes, but not anymore I can tell you..."

"I ate and I drank but I wasn't merry."

"I've been to the office..."

'We've all read the report cover to cover. Anyone read all that stuff in the middle?'

Stimulus Hunger: 'Every now and then, Roger likes to cut himself off from all stimulus.'

"Looking back at it now I wish I'd made more garbage."

"I guess today separated the wheat from us chaff."

No Christmas Lockdown

"I'm going to have to delay any further unlocking."

In Isolation

Retirement...Retirement...

"What's that look? C'mon, you're scaring me!"

"Hmm...I don't like it - it's too quiet..."

Institute for Advanced Hindsight - Research into what should have been.

"I fondly remember the time before the money ran out."

Separation During the Pandemic

Music Hater.

"I really thought that I'd get out more once the Ice Age ended."

No Backup System.

"...seventy-one... four thousand, six hundred and seventy-two... four thousand, six hundred and seventy-three... four thousand, six hundred and..."

'It's amazing how you do it? Fade into the background and go unnoticed like you don't even exist?'

'When I was your age, the closest thing I had to texting was spelling things out in my alphabet soup.'

"Hey look - God's plan."

Transient Inebriant