The Lady and the Tiger
I usually watch the Today show while I get ready for work. I don’t care too much for any of the morning news shows, but I want to know if there are any traffic or weather issues, and of course if there are any important headlines that have cropped up overnight.
On Thursday, there was a lot of talk about the tiger that escaped from its enclosure in the San Francisco zoo, killing one young man and mauling two others. And as usual, the fact that it had only just happened did not stop the newscasters from probing for information that did not yet exist, in order to draw dramatic conclusions that make no sense. Read more
Christmas
Someone kindly told me they enjoyed my Thanksgiving post, and asked if I was going to write any Christmas reminiscences. I’ve been thinking about that, and for some reason it’s much more difficult. Because Christmas itself is kind of difficult.
The expectations for Christmas are so much higher, and the scope so much larger. Thanksgiving is one big dinner, followed by a long weekend. Christmas requires cards, presents, parties, decorations, and at least one big meal, and it is as often as not followed by going to work the next day. Add to that the timing — the last few days of the calendar year are a busy time in many workplaces — and you have a lot of pressure. I think if I had to pick a favorite day of the year, I would have to pick December 26. Read more
More politics. Sorry.
Guantanamo has been in the news again lately, as the Supreme Court has recently heard some arguments about the status of the prisoners there. So…it’s been on my mind.
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John Lennon
So tonight, I just hit Play, and John Lennon happened to be in the CD player. And I fell even more in love with him than ever. I know this sort of thing is supposed to happen when you are a teenager, but back then I wasn’t allowed to listen to rock and roll, and I really didn’t discover Lennon until shortly before his death — which I remember like it was yesterday. Read more
Elaine
It has been almost a year since my mother-in-law passed away. I spent some time this weekend talking with two of her sons about life, and their mom, and their first Christmas without her. In honor of all that, I decided to repost another item from the old blog, about my last visit with her.
For someone who was as difficult and aggravating as she could often be — it’s been surprising how much I’ve missed her. Read more
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