Max and Esme

Esme and I saw Romeo + Juliet on Broadway over Thanksgiving break. Yes, the lighting was very red. Amazing and unique production with Kit Conner and Rachel Zegler - high energy, small (and young) cast with actors playing multiple roles, crazy use of the space (in the round, with actors using the aisles and even the catwalks overhead.) Was fantastic to see so many young people go to the theater to see Shakespeare! 

 A slightly delayed post. I visited China in early October and meant to put up some pictures as previously promised. I was caught up with a brief term of gainful employment as a consultant with New York Democrats working on the NY-4 house race. Despite a staggering series of defeats on the National Stage our state campaign was run very well  (in my unbiased opinion) and flipped three house seats to the Democrats including the district I worked in.  But alas, we could not be operating in every state. And so the election ended in (for me) bitter disappointment. So as a change of focus, here are some of the many photos I took in Shaanxi Province, October 2024.  Some of the traditional noodles of Xi'an. Large flat noodles are served with spiced potatoes, meat, and spinach along with an ample portion of chili peppers and spicy oil. They are meant to be eaten alongside raw garlic; you take a bite of the noodles and then a bite of the garlic. I love spicy food and trying ne...