Tue, 16 December

Overheard at gate B7, 6:42 a.m.: "—no, the Tuesday ones are load-bearing, if you pull those out the whole week collapses—" "—I told them, I said, you can't stack a one-on-one on top of a standup on top of a retro, it's structural, it's—" "—like Jenga—" "—exactly like Jenga, except nobody can see which piece you're pulling—" [sound of boarding announcement] "—and by two o'clock you're just a beard holding a coffee cup, smiling at a screen—" "—a beard holding a coffee cup—" "—that's all any of us are, really—"