I read the 72 page “Weetzie Bat” by Francesca Lia Block again today. It’s fun, magical and just delightful.
But there are many things that delight me:
Travel
Discovery
The sound of running water
Lenny and Squiggy – my cats
My wife Lanna’s laugh
Music
Reading outside
Birds
Conversation
Learning
Art
Children
Play.
What delights you?
I have been watching a whole lot of the US Open, the last couple weeks. And I have so much stuff on the DVR.
I have to admit it, I am a TV hog.
Probably time to get an HDTV in my room too and a 2nd mini cable box.
Lanna is getting her “Outlander” on now. Which is why she got STARZ.
I worried about it when I upgraded the cable and it has come true.
I am most definitely a TV hog.
Great day.
Great food.
Good music.
A great time.
I need to go to more stuff like this.
I love hearing harmonies.
It’s awesome to be outside on a 70 degree partial cloudy day.
Shade and sun are great.
Invest in a folding/camp chair that is designed to hold your weight, totally worth it.
And was only thirty minutes away.
Totally great.
I re-read Joe Sacco’s book of shorter pieces again tonight “Journalism.”
It’s not as good or powerful as his absolutely amazing longer books like “Palestine”, “Safe Area Gorzade” or “Footnotes From Gaza.”
But it does a great job showing hardships and letting you realize how hard life can be for people. In “Journalism”, it’s stories like refugees in Chechnya, being extremely poor and lower caste in India near Nepal or the struggles of African migrants in Malta.
His larger books deal with issues like the wars in Bosnia (Safe Area Gorzade). Some of the Palestian-Israeli conflicts in Gaza (Footnotes From Gaza). Or a deeper understanding of being Palestinian in Israel (Palestine).
His work is absolutely amazing and frequently devastating. Having pictures opens your eyes deeper. Having the perspective it takes to spend months or years on a story makes it far deeper than immediate coverage can be. And having a distinct perspective allows for deeper truths to be said.
Joe Sacco is not coming close to being objective. In fact I think “objectivity” in journalism makes for far worse stories and storytelling. Both sides usually don’t have equal merit.
I couldn’t recommend Joe Sacco more strongly. I think I will have to read some of his bigger works again soon.
I love tennis. Especially big events like the US Open or the Australian Open.
But, the shushing before every point by the umpires and stuff is super annoying and slows it down.
I just watched a great semifinal between Sloane Stephens and Venus Williams. And it’s super fun to me when people gasp and cheer during a great point.
I don’t want to see a chat fest, which I saw a lot last week at Arthur Ashe Stadium. But, allowing more cheering could make it more fun. Maybe give the linespeople microphones so you could still hear the calls.
There is still a bit of the country club about tennis, I think allowing more cheering would be a good thing.
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