Last night after work, I went to book club. We eat first at Jury's on Lincoln. At dinner, someone noted that I had rejoined society after the Penguins' Stanley Cup win (snaps, girls, for actually knowing WHO won the Cup). I was about to enthusiastically launch into a recap of the 2009 playoffs when I realized that these folks really did not want to explore the wonders of Evgeni Malkin with me. Where are the people who *do* want to go there?!?! :(
The book discussion was lively, as usual. We talked about Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh. The general consensus was that gangs are bad and poverty sucks. Of course, we were much more erudite than that; these are smart women I hang with. The highlight may have been someone's observation (perhaps Jackie's?) that the brutal infighting among gang members is very similar to what goes on among women who sell Mary Kay Cosmetics. That's priceless. That's why I like these folks so much.
It was also fabulous to see Suellen. She's going through some challenges and is handling them with her usual wisdom and wit. We could all learn a lot from Suellen's "grace under pressure." And her iPod playlist completely blows me away-- love ya, sjm!!
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