Barbara Thompson

Oh no!

Benjamin has four friends from junior high (or earlier) who have become our friends. We don’t see them often as they have all grown up, but it is delightful when we do. They and their families are the core of our 4th of July party. A few days before the 4th, one of them (there’s

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COVID is Crap

Late last night I heard from my sister that she and her family wouldn’t be coming today, because her son’s roommates tested positive and out of an abundance of caution for us before our trip, they are keeping their distance. COVID is crap. That was mentioned several times during the conversation. I was so disappointed.

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Topper Gun

We finally got a chance to see Top Gun: Maverick tonight (called Topper Gun at our house, per Alexander. Speaking of comparatives, did you know there is an actor named Tom Holland, and an actor named Tom Hollander? It seems entirely reasonable that there is an actor named Tom Hollandest out there somewhere). Everyone we

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Choices

Did you ever see the movie Sliding Doors? It stars Gwyneth Paltrow (not my favorite, probably because Pepper Potts is so whiney and is always telling Tony not to save the world, but instead take out the garbage or something like that. Also, I was really sure she was going to get Shakespeare killed or

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