Reading and Roaming
We have returned to hot and humid Florida and that means late afternoon trips to the pool, an occasional film, catching up on our favorite TV series, and more reading. It’s too hot to linger outdoors! CINEMA We went to see Indignation on Labor Day afternoon and the audience was all seniors with a few exceptions. Perhaps …
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They say good things come in threes, so here you have a play, a film, and a novel. All deserving of attention, and at least two, of kudos. BRILLIANT THEATER Last week we saw Hamilton and it lived up to all the hype. We were seated in the 3rd row of the mezzanine (best seats I could …
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Books My recent reading has ranged from the very serious to the quite serious to the more frivolous. Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals that Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor. Sound depressing, but it wasn’t. Yes, Ms. Fechtor did suffer a brain aneurysm at the tender age of 28, but her optimistic spirit …
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AT THE MET A good friend came into the city for the day and she and I were engrossed for several hours viewing two exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was a rainy Friday and the corridors were packed with people. Fortunately, the first exhibit hall was less crowded so we could get a …
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