I usually spend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day thinking about my relatives that came before me. I've never been one for ancestral worship, but when I do online research on my family, I'm struck by how different our lives were.
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From December: a docuseries and a cafe trip.
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Like the pessimist I am, I remind myself: There is no guarantee that 2021 will be better than 2020.
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"It's her security sweater," she said.
I had heard that phrase before, and I recognized the associated connotations, but it didn't make sense. I equated that with teddy bears and blankets and children of a certain age. I only knew that I felt naked without my sweater.
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November did not inspire me.
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I had never seen New York so buoyant. We waved, we spoke to strangers. Spontaneously applause was accepted, as was hanging out a car window and shouting expletives about the current president.
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"I can't believe I'm standing in this long line to vote," an old man said to the couple through their iron fence. The dog paced it, sniffing us and retreating.
"Listen," the man with the dog said. "this is the most important thing right now."
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The second in a series about the things that inspired me from this past month. For October: chatting with strangers, TV shows, cocktails at home.
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