Wednesday, May 27, 2026

     Another cold damp morning here in Monterey. A text arrives from my sister traveling in Europe. We send messages back and forth. Lots of hot weather there. I am stunned at the speed of messaging with a person 6000 miles away. Although I have read the explanation, it still doesn’t make sense to me.

     Today I plan to mark my ballot and take it to the secure box outside the library. So many decisions to make. And they are my decisions. Difficult to talk to friends about politics lately. I think we are all afraid of the future.

     I order from Instacart to deliver some supplies and some special foods. I particularly love deep dish frozen pizza and good cookies.

     I finish reading ATTENTION, WRITING ON ART, LIFE AND THE WORLD, a collection of essays by Anne Enright. She does a good job with her essays. The Beat with Ari Melbur is still my favorite TV news. Maybe the frightening reign of the current president is failing.  I hope so