We’re leaving for North Carolina early tomorrow morning to check on Steve’s folks and spend the week at the shore. Unless Trump does something really, really awful, like beyond normal awful, I will take the week off from the blog. I’ve produced a lot of words since March and need a break.

Some links before we load the car…

I loved this profile in The Atlantic of a former Romanian orphan. 

Currently binge-watching: Ozark, The Great, What We Do in the Shadows. 

This week’s Amazon purchases and possible purchases: Melamine dishes w/faux European design, men’s running shoes, men’s swim trunks, men’s flip flops. 

This week’s recipe: couscous with dill.