1. Mom and I got the area on the east side of the garage sorted out, continued to weed the north garden, and cleared about a hundred magazines out of the basement and I took them to recycling. All in all, a productive day, despite the unseasonable heat.
2. The update Jon Krakauer wrote online for the New Yorker updating Into the Wild and the death of Chris McCandless brought back memories of some of my very favorite days in the classroom, studying Into the Wild as a book raising questions about what a well-lived life might be and, in another course, looking at the always baffling relationship between human beings and the world of nature.
3. I strolled a short ways west on Cameron Avenue to Don Knott's patio for a few beers and a little brandy and some great conversation. As a bonus, Don agreed to host a Friday evening steak fry with a bunch of us who have known each other since the dawn of time.
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