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Didnât I miss checking out books? Not particularly. Truth be told, I donât read books. The libraryâs been my place for TV shows and old movies on DVD. My previous other source â Netflixâs DVDs by mail â has withered during the pandemic. All the good stuff went to streaming. When I visited the libraryâs website two weeks ago, I discovered that the physical library was still operating, dishing out materials like always. Open seven days a week even. Should I order something? Maybe a TV show from pre-pandemic days? Weâd watched all of âThe Good Wife,â a legal drama, on library DVDs. What about the sequel, âThe Good Fightâ? ....
Whatâs it doing still sitting next to my computer screen, as anachronistic as an ink well? Darn if I know. This cheap-o Rolodex arrived at least a quarter-century ago, played a vital role in my work life for a period, then slipped into invisible obsolescence. In recent times Iâve been using it as a pedestal to elevate printed-out emails that deserve immediate attention. The first card in my Rolodex tray is a note from the reporter who bestowed it on me on her last day in the newsroom. âThe Register may not think we all are worthy of Rolodexes, but I do. Good luck,â she wrote. ....
My daughter Jenny and I went forth into Carneros last weekend to spend a couple of hours amid objects that canât help but tickle your brain. I speak of the outdoor sculptures at the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art â a cluster of whimsy amid a rolling landscape dominated by wine grapes. Not crazy about âmodernâ sculpture? I understand. The world has enough steel beams welded helter skelter that pass for art. But still, di Rosa beckoned. Support local news coverage and the people who report it by subscribing to the Napa Valley Register. For one thing, weâve been under a COVID cloud for almost a year now. Recreation options are severely limited. Walking my neighborhood over and over again is nice enough, but not enough. ....