I keep getting fuddled at other people’s online communications and comments. I think that it’s sometimes hard for people to understand the nature and context of platforms like Facebook or websites. Hence comments are often cryptic, especially when they are made rarely.

Found a couple of interesting comic book links recently:

Whatthingsdo.com is an online compendium of comics. Very cool.

The Imp is a short lived magazine which discusses and reviews comics….  click here to get three pdfs of this interesting magazine.  I recommend exploring the rest of Dan Raeborn’s web site. He is a writer and puts a lot of his stuff up to read free.

Taylor Branch the civil rights historian had an interesting take on Glenn Beck’s recent DC rally yesterday: “Doctor King’s Newest Marcher.”

Guilty pleasures: reading the NYT mag article on William Shatner. Actually sort of thought provoking for me. I like Shatner’s existential comments about playing himself playing a role.  ”The Many Iterations of William Shatner” by Pat Jordan Don’t miss the video on this page. It’s kind of fun as well. I like it when he says he keeps learning stuff as he gets older. Just now learning how to act. Cool.

Before I started feeling bad I made fruit muffins yesterday using the raspberries and blackberries I had left in the fridge. Supplemented with some frozen blueberries. Also fried up some cooked potatoes. I don’t think this is what made me sick. Eileen had some and she was okay.

Ended my vacation music fast with a bunch of Brahms and Bach on the pianer. Ahhhh. Good to be back on the keys.

Eileen took me for my first ride in her new (used) Mini Cooper. I don’t really like cars all that much but am very very happy that Eileen has her dream car. I was afraid she was going to have to wait for my death and use the insurance money to buy it. Nice to actually see her get it.

I hope I can do some relaxing today. I don’t feel like I gained the perspective that can be afforded by a good time away from stuff. But what the heck. I’m glad I went and did the annual California Jenkins fam visit.

One of four huge palm trees in my son's backyard.

My son is a little antsy about what is posted about his fam on the internet, so I’m not posting stuff here. Check my facebook for more pics.

I’m afraid even though my visit with fam in California was relaxing I’m still stressed.

Ah well. At least I don’t have to do church today. A sub has been hired.

Life for this introvert often resembles a bit of a balancing act. I try to balance my inner passion with what people can stand to hear.

I want to concentrate on relaxing with lovely wife for the next 48 hours. Then back to the grind I guess.

Had a couple of books waiting for me when I got home, both by the scholar C. L. R. James.

C. L. R. James (1901 - 1989)

My copy is not this cool. I love the cover of this one however. The blurb on the back says that it’s “A classic and impassioned account of the first revolution in the Third World.” This refers to the Haitian Revolution of 1791 which was apparently inspired by the French Revolution.

Christopher Hitchens knew this guy and mentioned these books in his new  memoir, Hitch 22. That’s how I got a line on them.

Took this with me on vacation but read three volumes of the Fablehaven series instead.

Read my grandson's copy of these three on vacation.

The second book by C. L. R. James waiting for me when I got home was Beyond Boundary and is a book about the game of cricket which I know nothing about despite the fact I have been reading English novels for years that talk about it.

Apparently this book uses cricket as a foil for some interesting philosophic observations.

Puts me in mind of the current cricket scandal (link to google news search).