Saturday, May 16, 2026

     Wake up to sun light this morning. Breezy bright morning. Roommate leaves for her Saturday master gardening class. The house is quiet as I sit here with my computer wondering what to write about.

     An 81 year old friend comes by for a visit Friday morning. We both agree that turning 80 is the beginning of serious body problems.  But still, we talk and laugh, and get excited talking about Michael Pollan’s new book exploring consciousness. So many questions about the meaning of life and what life on earth is really about.

     We watch a couple of episodes of HACKS in the evening. Also, a tense episode of AFTER THE FLOOD.  And a bit of the news on PBS. Watching TV in the evening has become routine.

     I am just about finished with PAPER GIRL. The focus of the book is how the middle class was destroyed by NAFTA agreements, eliminating the middle class manufacturing jobs in the US. I am also reading BLINDSIDED, A Reluctant Memoir, by Richard M. Cohen. Actually, the books are the most interesting part of my life lately.  UMM, I wonder if that is healthy.