I am inhabiting 24/7 a place in which history matter 24/7, in which people care about history, in which people read history, in which people research history, in which people write history, argue it, discover it, a place, where, Lordessas Save Us -- HISTORY IS EVEN ENTERTAINMENT.
We will be hosting our first house guests this week. C and K will be arriving for David Stewart's account of the "Tale of Aaron Burr's Western Expedition and Conspiracy Trial." As C and K are doing incredible research into the life and times of Aaron Burr's second wife, it seems fit to introduce them to David, and to the Starr Center people. They are doing exactly what the Starr Ctr. perceives as its current mission.
So many people in town will be at David's lecture -- the town and the college connect in these presentations. There are so many wonderful people that are always coming into Washington College -- tomorrow is Junot Díaz, for instance. This past week I attended this, a harp accompanied presentation of Beowulf, by Benjamin Bagby. There is a lot to do here because of WC. The quality of people they bring in, in all fields, is world class. It's very exciting to have all this so easily accessible, so accessible, I have had to ration myself or else I'd never do anything else, because our social life is also built around these things. So sociable it is here. I was getting fairly reclusive in NYC due to my physical condition and how plain horrible it is there these days with the gridlock of tourism in my area of the city. Among other incentives to socialize is that it is just so much easier and more comfortable in every way than at home.
Tonight my baby gets back after a week away. Poor baby too -- he's caught cold. I'm so glad he's returning.
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Everyone needs to spend time living a dream! Wonderful that yours is so comfortable.
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