#newsamehome / 4.9.20

What is new in the last 48 hours?

• The marvelous John Prine left us. May he rest in peace and power.

• Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign. Grateful for his example. Grateful for the work that will continue because of him.

• CCJ’s status as a hotspot is getting national attention now. I hope the increased pressure will result in releases.

What is the same?

• A one-time splurge at LAX yielded a tube of Kiehl’s Ultimate Strength Hand Salve. That stuff works. I will miss it when it’s gone.

• Schitt’s Creek is a gift we don’t deserve.

• Meditation is hard.

What is the hope?

• From Elizabeth Bruenig’s opinion pieces in the New York Times: “One freedom that cannot be taken from you is your freedom not to like the status quo — your freedom to be angry, disaffected, unimpressed, your refusal to be cajoled, soothed or consoled with small tokens of influence devoid of real power. Mr. Sanders, ill tempered and impatient with pleasantries, embodied that freedom, and he offered it to you.” 

• It’s okay to seem cranky if you’re speaking truth to power. It’s okay to be angry if you’re speaking truth to power. It’s okay to skip the luncheons if you’re speaking truth to power. It’s okay to be loud and to brush past small talk if you’re speaking truth to power. From the mouth of fiction Frank Navasky in the cinematic masterpiece, You’ve Got Mail, “YOU... are a lone reed. You are a lone reed, standing tall, waving boldly in the corrupt sands of commerce.” Let’s keep waving boldly.

• Buds on trees. All the buds on all the trees. They’re getting ready to transform the landscape. Kind of them.