what a great weekend…as usual, it was the quiet moments that were the sweetest…like sitting on a sidewalk soaking in the morning sun and reading an actual newspaper…especially this wonderful nugget from Mr. Keillor…

“Is this a terrible thing to vish for? I think not. One loves company and then one loves uncompany, just as one enjoys sunshine/darkness, summer/winter, funk/folk, b&w/color, all sorts of dichotomies. Solitude is recognized by most world religions. Hairy-legged hermits sit in prayerful contemplation in their mountain caves and nobody thinks less of them for it. So why can’t you or I spend a couple of hours alone in an undisclosed location?” (click for full column)