Saturday, April 29, 2023
Dear Family,
I read these two books twice. They both depict the problems, lives and opportunities of today’s thirty year olds. Climate change, late marriages and child bearing in an age of apocalypse. This from a short review I wrote.
Sally Rooney
Normal People
Beautiful World Where are You?
These two books picture the lives of men and women in their thirties. Excellent dialogue, good insights into thoughts feelings and behaviour of the people in their thirties in the period of the 2018-2022 years. Sex is vivid yet restrained and poetic. Plots are interesting and so are the men and women depicted.
To celebrate Ann’s 81st birthday last Tuesday, we went to a Turkish restaurant of her choice. Good friend Jan Solish joined us. We all had “three days marinated” lamb chops. Tastes, flavours and aromas nourished our bodies, minds and spirits. A honey, cheese dessert knocked us out. Rich dark thick Turkish coffee for me rounded out a perfect meal and celebration.
Biden is not too old to run again for president. He is experienced, smart, knows the senate, house and how to get things done. Since he has a slight speech defect, I think he is smart not to too many press conferences. He is not secretive. He is a unifying figure. He has experience in foreign policy. He is keeping us out of war.
I had to laugh at the House Republicans who worship a cap on debt. Then they want. to cut funding for the IRS, because they examine tax cheaters who don’t pay their fair share of taxes. If everybody paid their share of their taxes we would be able to fund the government fully and help the poor and disenfranchised.
We had a big shopping day yesterday. To the cleaners for Ann’s skirt, Costco for my hearing Aid repair, fresh blueberries and raspberries, salmon, soups, prunes and more. Then to the bank for cash, Cliff’s for light bulbs and shelf paper, Mollie Stones for milk, Walgreens for cosmetics and finally to the cutlery to get our steak knives sharpened. I was exhausted just getting in and out of the car. My wrist hurt from turning over the credit card so often.
Our overhead light in the kitchen went out. We had to call on our young and vigorous neighbour and tenant Chris Lara. He brought a ladder and had the bulb changed in five minutes. Neither Ann or I climb ladders any more. He pays us rent and he fixes our lighting. Good deal.
Some welcome warm weather has descended on us. I even wore shorts in the afternoon. Not only to keep cool but to show off my gorgeous legs.
On that humble note, I bid you adieu.
Love and hugs,
Robert
