On Saturday, we had not one, but two social engagements. One was a friend’s birthday brunch, and the other was dinner with my old comrade Sarah, her husband, and their adorable kid who I finally had the honor of meeting. A good day, but by the end of it, I was worn out from the socializing.
To unwind, we fired up the Solo Stove, tossed in some color packs, and lounged beneath the darkening sky. I enjoyed a Tatiana, and counted the stars.
RECENTLY:
For the most part, I try to avoid talking about the current, decidedly abysmal state of the world here, but then I’ll read a paragraph that drags Trump in the most artfully understated way, and I’ll want to memorialize it. From an AP story speculating about Trump’s Iran misadventure:
His social media post — 51 words, much of it in capital letters — did not have the appearance of a message that underwent the careful legal scrutiny needed to justify an attack on civilian infrastructure, said Geoffrey Corn, a law professor at Texas Tech University and a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army who served as a military lawyer.
READING: SYCAMORE, Ian Rogers
LISTENING: CANTA EN ESPAÑOL CON LOS PANCHOS, Eydie Gormé and Los Panchos