Just some news from Provincetown, MA
Getting nostalgic for the Cape.
We will likely be going to California this year as it is 1,000 miles closer and as we will be driving, as vacation time is limited. California is nice, beautiful seacoast but Cape Cod is my happy place.
The National Seashore is a Treasure.
We always loved hiking the dunes and driving out to the beach oversand with our truck.
This summer has NOT been at all like the summers I used to love. They may be a thing of the past.
Tony Bennett passed away this morning at the age of 96. He had a beautiful, warm and melodious voice. (I think he was always better than Sinatra). A beautiful singing voice is such a gift and singers like Bennett generously share that gift with us and even those like me who are tone deaf can be moved.
It is sad losing a legend like Bennett. I'm not sure why his passing is making me teary-eyed because he was never particularly important or influential in my life. But I did appreciate his talent and enjoy his recordings. We will have his legacy to enjoy for years to come. Thank you Tony.
I guess it was A Good Life.
I was looking for info (years on the air) for the old TV show Dharma and Greg the other day and decided to watch a couple of episodes.
This is a thoroughly delightful series. No violence, superb writing, great comedic timing, and just plain entertaining. Dharma (flower child), Greg (lawyer), Dharma's parents, Larry (old hippie), and Abby (free spirit), Greg's parents, Edward (CEO), Kitty (socialite) are the characters but they are really caricatures of themselves.
The juxtaposition of conservatives and liberals in the context of two diametrically opposed families brought together through marriage is the basis for some hilarious situations. Dharma's father, Larry, is so serious in his denigration of republicans, the wealthy, the police and the government (he's almost a right-wing liberal, if that makes any sense).
Greg's parents are so stereotypically a white privileged classist couple. Dharma and Greg are always trying to get their parents on the same page, but it is nearly impossible.
So much of the dialogue and humor is still relevant today. However, I think, we unfortunately lack the humor nowadays.
Watching more episodes is on my TO DO list. Hope you enjoy the show as much as I do. Link to full series:
