Grace Capossela.
Her dance and choreography on Sunday, May 26, 2019, one of two selected for the all-school demonstration that happens in June.
I found the performance rich, complex, and emotional.
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Commentary
Monday, May 27, 2019
Sitting by Lake Washington, the toddler waves breaking gently on the not-quite-a-shore.
Temperature a palatable 68* with skies shielded by an overcast that the sun frequently breaks through, adding welcome warmth to my warmth-deprived body.
Five minutes before I should take a seat in the small theatre hosting a dance recital in which my lovely granddaughter, Grace, will be participating.
The reunion/celebration of life event has unfolded brilliantly giving us memories of each other that will buoy us through moments when we might be unnecessarily grieving.
And in support of facing death head on I offer lyrics by William Schwenck Gilbert:
Is life a boon?
If so, it must befall
That Death, whene'er he call,
Must call too soon.
Though fourscore years he give
Yet one would pray to live
Another moon!
What kind of plaint have I,
Who perish in July?
I might have had to die
Perchance in June!
Is life a thorn?
Then count it not a whit!
Man is well done with it;
Soon as he's born
He should all means essay
To put the plague away;
And I, war-worn,
Poor captured fugitive,
My life most gladly give -
I might have had to live
Another morn!
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Announcement
Monday, May 27, 2019
Running another check of our delivery system.
Have reason to doubt its efficacy.
Please bear with us.
love you
My first day back in Boston, Tuesday, will be another of the poor weather spring days we’ve been plagued with. I missed the warm Sunday and Monday. Bad weather is following me across country and back.
But I’ll try to make peace with the weather, each day of it.
The hours are ticking away and if we don’t make the most of our time another day will soon click past.
Unnoticed.
Unappreciated.
Tick Tock.
In clock language:
Enjoy today.
Enjoy the week.
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Postings Count, Weather Brief, and Dinner
Monday, May 27, 2019
Our 416th consecutive posting, committed to 5,000.
After 416 posts we’re at the 8.32 percentile of our commitment, the commitment a different way of marking the passage of time.
Time is 4.01am.
On Monday, Boston’s temperature will reach a high of 70* with a feels-like of 72* under mainly sunny skies.
Dinner Saturday Night at Wild Ginger was terrific. A series of Asian plates. Followed by ice cream at Old School Frozen Custard. Chocolate with crunchy salty pecans and house-beaten whipped cream.
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Question of the Day:
Monday, May 27, 2019
Who was Elmore Leonard?
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Chuckle of the Day:
Monday, May 27, 2019
A bus full of married men going on a picnic crashed with no survivors.
Each of their wives cried for many days.
After a week, one after the other stopped crying.
Except for one wife who continued on and on inconsolably.
When asked, she broke down and cried out, "My husband missed the bus."
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One Picture, Briefly
Monday, May 27, 2019
George Washington Carver (1860s–1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor.
In 1941, Time magazine dubbed Carver a "black Leonardo".
This picture of Carver was taken around 1910 and is in the collection of the Tuskegee University archives.
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Answer to the Question of the Day:
Monday, May 27, 2019
Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925 – August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.
Among his best-known works are Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Swag, Hombre, Mr. Majestyk, and Rum Punch (adapted as the film Jackie Brown). Leonard's writings include short stories that became the films 3:10 to Yuma and The Tall T, as well as the FX television series Justified.
Get Shorty is a 1995 American gangster crime thriller-comedy film based on Elmore Leonard's novel of the same name.
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, and Danny DeVito.
Memories: pictures and journals.
I keep them close for times of need.
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Good Morning on this Monday, the twenty-seventh day of May, 2019
Our commentary deals again with facing death, this time by creating memories.
We posted the weather report and calendar, and tracked the number of our postings.
We posted an announcement that we’ll be testing the delivery system again.
We posted GW Carver for the One Picture, Briefly section and we posted another chuckle.
And the q and a taught us a bit about Elmore Leonard.
And now? Gotta go.
Che vuoi? Le pocketbook?
See you soon.
Your love.