After a three-day blow, today was a much-welcomed respite. Today, was probably the pick day of the week. It is supposed rain tomorrow, all day. So, no chore today. They can wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow also brings the return of Jay and Carl along with Ashlan, Allen and Elijah. So, another full house.
Early this morning, in a fit of indigestion induced insomnia, I was up reading the NYT. The opinion lead at that time was, Susan Faludi’s marvelous essay, The Barbie Backlash. I was doubly impressed, both with her writing and what she had to say. In her piece she drew upon this summer’s hubbub over Chris Nolan’s Odessey. Using it to introduce the hero’s journey, Ms. Faludi launched a thousand ship conveyance that brought her argument to the present. From Odysseus to Pete Hegseth, history has seen misbegotten men stumble through life, making a mess out of everything. The problem is that as they stumble forward, they ruin other’s lives.
