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Friends seminary newspaper of me a little startling. It is part of the interview that I gave in April, that has been published in the newspaper. The interview is fine, it really covers what I hoped it would cover, but the picture seems the complete opposite of what I see myself as. Well, guess I have to live with it. Went by Friends this morning to pick up my check. Have two copies of the interview. Not much else to say about it, have to go on "living" as is.
  Yesterday, thought a play was possible in the evening, but after the second session was tired,  still could go to a movie at Lincoln Plaza. Chose "Wiener"---the documentary about the abortive mayoral campaign of Anthony Wiener. Good doc in many ways, Wiener at times seems like a  Woody Allen character, a bright "schmuck" who is not too sure how he got to where he is. Felt more compassion for him than I expected, also felt that talk show hosts who jumped on his revelation of more texting during the campaign were somewhat sadistic. And these included two  "liberal" talk show hosts.
And though during the mayoral race, I felt that he certainly did not deserve to win, looking at things now, realizing how disappointing DeBlasio is, how "wedded" to the real estate industry he appears to be, one can't help be a little sad that his "activities" have now labeled him unelectable. Really he seems like a very bright man, and it is interesting that he has no trouble absorbing and then deflecting the taunts that he receives. Glad that I saw the movie.

And now a brief return to a different time: He remembers that Friday 40 years ago, the morning in detail, his last day at the job on the lower east side. He remembers how he moved from place to place, the people he said good bye to, the kids whom he left, the party, the subway train there and the trip up to his "girl friend's" place. Then the trip to Gloucester...this was the "last' weekend, the beginning of the end. All for now.
 
The weekend holds a lot of activities: today after session a trip to Brooklyn, maybe a play tonight, tomorrow the Aquil Gurley protest (he must go to that---even if he is hesitant about committing himself) and the the rest of the weekend. Will try to post one of the days, even if library is closed.