Burlington, Vermont: six days. Salt Lake City, Utah: thirty-four days. Beginning of classes, beginning of a different semester, where standing a ground of moderation against an unknown measure of extremism will either prove or disprove my intellect: sixty-six days. End of the best job I've had to date: sixty-three days. The haul of graduate school and Shannon's long second degree: one year, sixty-three days. Working at the Shack today: four hours, twelve minutes. Doing laundry: fifteen minutes. Submitting entry: seven seconds.