Inspired by the New Yorker article, “A Week in Seattle, The Epicenter of America’s Coronavirus Crisis.” I’m writing this on March 13, and already I’m forgetting the dates, having to reconstruct them: It was the second to last day of February, (Friday, Feb 28, 2020) when Paul and I flew from the airport in Jacksonville, … Read more
We are into March — hard to believe the year has gone so fast. It’s strange days many ways. For reference in the future — there is a virus, CoVID 19 (Coronavirus) that is going around, and is starting to make people fearful of a pandemic. Paul and I flew to California for our spring … Read more
I was lucky this summer to get to go home for almost two whole weeks. I’ve always been grateful to be able to go back home in a way that few of my friends can. My mother still lives in my childhood home, and when I arrive, I carry my suitcase up the stairs and … Read more
I just got back from my summer travels. First stop was New York City. I got to see some family and friends I hadn’t seen since my last trip five years ago. I stayed in Manhattan but traveled almost every day to Brooklyn, which gave me a chance to check out some day-to-day action in … Read more
Have I mentioned that Lovers in Their Right Mind is going to Switzerland? Janice and I submitted out script to a program called Pen & Pellicule (that means Pen and Film in French), and it was one of the ten scripts selected to attend a week-long program in Sierre, Switzerland. Ours was the only script … Read more
Paul and I took a long-weekend road-trip this past weekend. We spent one day exploring Berkeley, CA, one day in San Francisco, and two days of driving. Paul and I get along well on drives, so the whole thing was pretty fun. We stayed in Berkeley with a retired faculty member from my job who recently retired … Read more
Yesterday, Paul and I embarked on a little road trip up to Berkeley and San Francisco. It officially started here: This is the restaurant’s owner: I thought his name might be Jack or Joe, but it was Mark. He explained that Jack was for “flap jacks” and Joe was like “cup of Joe”. He was … Read more
This last weekend I went to the Grand Canyon with some friends. It was my first time camping in about a decade. I realized/remembered that that I am a better person in nature. During our trip, I did a number of things that I try to do at home more successfully that I do them … Read more
The plan, extracted from H during the long dinner last night, is for him to come by the hotel on his way to CENAC around 11 or 12. There, I will calmly work with technology and rehearse in the space for a couple hours before the start of the workshop. I’m still translating like crazy—a … Read more
Monday morning–the day of the “big gala,” I wake early to make a trip to the nearest ICE office. Pronounced “ee-say,” the letters are an acronym for I’m not sure what, but they are the people who handle both telecommunications and electricity. The address I’ve found on the internet turns out to be outdated, but … Read more