More glossary items: I am proud to have served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Vanuatu.
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I watched the first half of the Liverpool-Burnley match this morning before I was on my road trip. SiriusXM had the Leeds-Everton match on for my drive to Southfield, and the Brighton-Watford match for return.
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- It's been a while since I've seen my mother. She lives in Wilmington, North Carolina, not far geographically but our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic is even more separated and since she won't get the vaccination, I've not been comfortable traveling her way. But we had a great conversation the other day (about trees), and we decided to meet halfway at the Panera Bread in Smithfield where we could sit outside and talk over lunch. It was nice. We steered clear of pandemic talk and just chatted about life. #
- On the drive back, I listened to This American Life on WUNC, a repeat of a 2002 episode called Act V about a group of inmates who stage part of Hamlet. Really good episode. #
- Mom and I had talked about our family not having a television when I was a child, and how that had given me the space to fall in love with reading. #
- As it happens, I've just started reading Hamnet, a novel by Maggie O'Farrell. #