"Getting old is the second-biggest surprise of my life, but the first, by a mile, is our unceasing need for deep attachment and intimate love." This Old Man - my students are reading it, the point of view from 90 years old. What does he see, and not see, from there (93 years old in America). I'm reading the student reflections.  Overwhelmingly, they are choosing that quote ☝️ in their reflections as being proof of leveling, that some things are true for every human regardless of race, class, etc. My students are 20 and expect that ☝️ to be unfortunately always true.

update: electrician is coming back Friday, they're sending "the old guy", that's always the big guns, the old guy. ultimately, even though it is more that can break, I am glad I have this set up with a generator. the ancient dude who lived here before me tried his best to protect his independence in this house. I ain't gonna cry to have to fix what I value. that seems wise ☝️, as a rule. applicable grampa saying: "don't ride a free horse to death"

restocked ✅️

it is def today - the generator is on again - sumtimgwong, for sure - so run the kids back to Sunset Bay - it's veterans day tho so no electrician / limited electricity / LOUD ass generator til tomorrow - can't go to yoga cz Andys check bounced .... it's not even noon lol 🤦🏻‍♀️ fuuuuuck me 

🫣 what's my horoscope? "you're fuuuuucked"? 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There's someone whose advice you still hear in your head. Today, you'll face a situation that calls for exactly what they taught you. You'll handle it beautifully and perhaps pass the wisdom along to someone who needs it.

🤔

Erdrich? "loving harder and smarter IS the current so don't swim against it" is the upshot 

grandma: "fuck em"; "you could kick the whole world's ass if ya had to"

grandpa: "lay down I wanna talk to you"; "talk around it til it falls through"

dad: "twatever"; "fuck a duck"

sister: "go limp, if that doesn't work go limper"; "it is what it is"

mom: "fuck em" (but only rich [white] guys in power); "wooooow, look!, it's so beautiful" (about every/any little thing)

let's go with Butterknife wisdom for now and hope the second half of the day is less of a pain in the dick 

hydrangea, one of B-Knife's faves. I just planted it last week, and in the face of hard freezes, its leaves already wearing fall color, it decided to bloom anyway.
"wooooow"