kind of depressing to read Michael White's blog and find out that deBlasio has not put the kibbosh on the plans to depress the Brooklyn Heights Library and build a luxury high rise on the spot. When will this nonsense stop...? have job for Thursday at Friends, that is good.....today free, may go out to Brooklyn to help FUREE if possible.
Yesterday, good day, two tutoring sessions, Kyla is very worried about fifth grade reading test today, took a look at some of her preparation tests---really dehumanizing, that is the only way I can call it, I would have had trouble with one of the questions, it was so obscurely related to the text. Is it designed to make kids like Kyla feel inferior? I tried to explain to her that this was really seventh or eighth grade work---that she should not be terribly bothered by it, but you can see that she is. Strange how things have changed since our day and age---hopefully today's test will be a lot easier than the assignment that she was given.
Last night, returned home after a welcoming and affectionate visit to Lansdown Road, can't believe how nice everyone is there, yesterday not too crowded, good to say hello to Sinem again. At any rate, waiting for me in the mail was the fiftieth anniversary yearbook from my class at Hopkins, with all its statements, and pictures of my classmates and stories of their lives in the past fifty years. Interesting how similar many of them are....a large majority are married for over forty years to their wives, most (at least most who wrote) seem to have found high achieving jobs in law or teaching or medicine and are reaping the benefits of such jobs. I wrote a very small piece, in comparison to the others, did not want to go through the "accomplishments" or disappointments of my life---and what of those whom I knew who did not participate in the request for autobiographical information. Why? Interesting how some very well adjusted people seem to shy away from participating in any alumni activities. These are all guys who I perceived as being very integrated into the world of Hopkins. At any rate, glad now that I am going to the reunion, don't know what to expect, but should be an interesting couple of hours, interacting with my classmates.
Time to move on to other things, dichotomy between the two parts of me---theater and education seem strong, perhaps go to the opera tonight, will have to convince myself, want to see this production of La Sonanbula because it apparently tries to explode the simple story, but don't know if it is in the cards.
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