Hot Dog

20231216, #breakfastdiary 923, -5°C/windy We call this affliction boredom, the feeling that life is meaningless, the sense that an abundant yet joyless life is slipping through your fingers like sand, the bewildered feeling of not knowing where to go or what to do. The French gave it a name, but we never did. We only got our own name for it fairly recently. We call this affliction 'neurosis.' @longblack.co Why do I keep falling back into this listlessness When I feel listless, I don't overthink it — I just do something. Doing it is how you figure it out. A pre-pandemic, one-dollar hot dog from a food truck near St. Lawrence Avenue in the Bronx, New York Melt a knob of butter in a pan and warm the bun on both sides. (Casually, as if it's nothing) Top the bun with ketchup, mustard, and sriracha, then add chopped tomato and onion.