Monday 02/02/2026
Walked out, just up University for a coffee. Then it was time to set up for an event in the auditorium. For the first time we had a book talk delivered by a remote presenter, a Yale professor speaking from her faculty office. It worked out pretty well, except for me forgetting to start the recording until 3 minutes into the talk.
Right after I zipped off to FOPAL and jammed through 8 boxes of donations in a bit over 2 hours. I could afford to be very selective, since owing to that huge donation 2 weeks ago, I have 5 full boxes of saleable books that I can’t fit on my shelves. So I was really picky and sent I think a total of 6 boxes to the bargain room.
Back at 3, then to the Poetry Out Loud at 4. I read the lyrics to the splendid protest song “Minneapolis (History Chooses You)” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGnj12mI5y8. I’ve trying to learn to play it but I don’t have it smooth enough to perform yet. So I just read the lyrics. Coincidentally, another person had brought a fresh protest poem about the same events.
Codgerville 