after two hectic days at Friends, I am back in the library. Yes, the days were hectic, the first being the Day of Concern---no classes for the upper school--just discussions. I participated in two forums, then got an emergency sub assignment, then returned for the brutal documentary around the death of Tamir Rice in Cleveland and its aftermath. Intense stuff---at the meeting for worship the day after, a simple query was asked in reference to the events of the day before, and only one student answered---I, after much trepidation, made a statement---glad that I did, but disappointed and confused that the upper school students--whose minds I greatly respect---just sat there silently not even giving the simplest answers to the query. More discussion is needed.
Saturday---did go the the Brick to see my friend Sanaz' work in progress. Kind of quirky, off beat and a bit unfocused. Good discussion afterwards and got a chance to hang out at Northern Bell, a really nice bar restaurant near the Brick and watch football with my actor friend Merlyn (he was in the play).
Sunday, the usual at Cobra in the afternoon for the first football game, then a bus ride into downtown Brooklyn on the DeKalb avenue bus which covers Bed-Stuy east to west. Noticed one whole block, I think it is Dekalb between Throop and Tompkins that has all new residential buildings. Think what you will. Then stopped at the food center on Fulton, right before Flatbush, opposite the BAM Harvey theater--drank my coffee and watched most of the second football game. Kind of lonely, but basically what I wanted. Returned home to prepare for the next day at Friends.
So where do we go from here? A free night, not sure what I will do, I return to Friends on Friday, no work tomorrow so far--will report soon.
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