I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without
thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just
as our memory does. -Jorge Luis Borges, writer (1899-1986)
Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of
which man knows nothing. -Claude Levi-Strauss, anthropologist
(1908-2009)
Hi Patrick, I'm sorry for the short notice but we have space available at event #79 A Conversation with Dinaw Mengestu at Studio 1398 this morning at 10am and we would love for you to come enjoy the show! Meghan
I decided to take in session even though I had planned to spend most of the morning packing. Nevertheless, knew I'd just have to be more organized when I returned. Truly glad that I attended A Conversation with Dinaw Mengestu: "Born in Ethiopia, American author Dinaw Mengestu is a literary star. At 36, Mengestu has garnered an impressive list of accomplishments. He’s been named one of The New Yorker’s “20 under 40” gifted young writers, received a National Book Foundation’s “5 under 35” Award and, in 2012, he received a MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant.
Another brilliant, scintillating mind, inside a humanist, par excellence. His reading was wonderfully moving, revealing his principal characters in but a few pages. He is passionately committed to his craft and its possibilities and articulates this so lucidly that one has one's intellectual breath taken away. And to think that I might have missed hearing such a staggering talent. Thanks Meghan!
Peter Edwards- Patrizzio! what is your social calendar looking like this upcoming week? Back in the hood!
Patrick James Dunn
Hi Pedrito! What a drag! Timing is off as I'm off, shortly, to California. Cora Lee will be here so please give her a call as she'd love to connect. I'm back on November 7th if you are still around. Do hope we can connect! Pic: Last Thursday with Sjón, first Icelandic author at VWF. Truly remarkable individual. Cheers, Patrizzio!
hi pat, we are in our final throws of tourism, that is paying bills and packing and looking forward to about 24 hours of travelling. 6 hour layover in LA. due to my poor planning. The ride across the bridge was simple and the bike trail from the pier area was straight forward with only a small climb on a road to get the bridge itself we hired bikes in the pier area, the bikes were ok.
well we are off and looking forward to being home again Claire has more interesting work to do and I have some steel work to do for Wayne and I have a sculpture in mind for you. cheers from greg and claire
Once home I went downstairs to say hello to Clan Sutherland. They spent the weekend with Sarge's best friend, Wayne Connors, in town from St John's, touring and wine tasting, in Yakima, Washington. Took down a bottle of Coffaro, 2009 Escuro, 15%, one of the ones Whirlygig muled back from my stash in Portland, two weekends ago. We will "attack" the three remaining bottles tomorrow evening as Portland is our first sop on the junket south!
Pat is in San Francisco for the Giants games and will be home on the 28th BUT there will probably be a final game 7 in Kansas City on Wednesday evening when you are here SO we probably should have pizza on the 30th, otherwise Pat and I will be glued to the game on Wednesday...............Dave
Hi, Patrick - Eleven volunteers are scheduled for the Sunday afternoon strike. Barb and Alba, front of house managers and a few Production volunteers also help strike. Heideh would like one strike volunteer assigned to help her in the kitchen. See you on Sunday. CathyA
Hi Cathy! Just a quick note to thank you for the lovely bouquet! Corinne sends along her thanks, as well. Must away to finish packing. See you soon. Cheers, Patrizzio!
Forgot to mention anything about canceled malt evening. Fine with me as I'll just be back from California so I can probably do with a bit of not doing anything for a bit. Thanks for invitation to cabin. I'll talk to Cora Lee when she is home. I don't know what social engagements we might have.
Off to finish packing so will say goodbye for now. Hope to be in touch while On the Road! Fondestos and Cheers, Patrizzio!
I hope you have safe and fun travels down South . Give my best to
Whirlygig and look forward to hearing about your adventures. Let.me
know if you guys are able to come up to the cabin the weekend of the
8th. Cheers, Al
Hi Patrice, Glad to hear of that great panel you were able to take in, what a great experience to see ones writing legends in the flesh and be able to talk with them! I hope you have safe and fun travels down South . Give my best to Whirlygig and look forward to hearing about your adventures. Let.me know if you guys are able to come up to the cabin the weekend of the 8th. Cheers, Al
Hi Patrice, Glad to hear of that great panel you were able to take in, what a great experience to see ones writing legends in the flesh and be able to talk with them! I hope you have safe and fun travels down South . Give my best to Whirlygig and look forward to hearing about your adventures. Let.me know if you guys are able to come up to the cabin the weekend of the 8th. Cheers, Al
Hello again, Cabin Fever Kids! Mme. Coriandre, just back from last VWF event at the Stanley, sends along Fondestos and Best Wishes to you both. She will be in touch about November 8th. Must away again to try to finish packing! Cheers, Patrizzio!
Wayne Sutherland Two
months have gone by since my heart attack. I am back to feeling almost
100 percent. I have started to exercise as part of the health heart
program at St Paul's hospital two days a week and the nurses have told
me that I can start exercising more often which I will do. I spent the
weekend with my best friend Wayne Connors and my darling wife Michele Darrow-Sutherland in Yakima Washington touring and wine tasting. Nice to be alive and feeling healthy.
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