A friend quit his job as a medical technician. He's decided to open a bar. He keeps showing me catalogues full of these...

It usually has twelve months but sometimes thirteen or more. They used to be paper but now electronic is used for this chore. Find an old one to see what someone was doing in days of yore. Some people X off a box each day to count more.

The bane of work from home, just remember to mute your phone. If you handle these well you’ll zoom to the top, if you’re seen as a slacker you’ll be a big flop. Start with a Roman six, followed by the first US state. Next is a teen drama from early this century, then a preposition that makes your lights shine. Now an elven guard from Peter Jackson’s Hobbit movies and finish with a big consumer electronics show.

What do you call a toxic, hyperactive listening device?

I float to faraway lands carrying people and freight. I am filled with gas but don't deflate.