Because I miss the late Stephen Sondheim so much and because he has given me so many something’s throughout my life, I cried pretty much throughout the whole show.
I hope there’s something for everyone in my images for today.
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I hope there’s something for everyone in today’s Open Mic in Brooklyn (although I doubt there will be tap dancing).
Thanks to everyone who is here for this something-for-everyone post, including YOU!
Because I spend so much time thinking about mistakes, I greatly appreciated this sculpture about mistakes in the Rome airport.
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When I was packing weeks ago for the trip to Italy, I worried about mistakes — taking too little or not enough. It was much easier packing to leave Italy yesterday, because the decisions had already been made, mistakes and all. And, as I learn over and over again, my mistakes are not fatal, even if I fear that they are.
On the plane ride home yesterday, the back portion of the cabin was practically empty and, make no mistake, I enjoyed the quiet and the roominess.
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I speculated with the flight attendant, who lives in Venice (which I will unmistakably revisit soon), that the scarcity of passengers might be related to the awful mistakes the USA President has been making. She thought that assumption was a mistake, since all other flights from Italy to the USA have been packed this week.
When I got home yesterday (after a Lyft drive when the driver got blasted by a rude Boston driver when he made a minor mistake), we couldn’t find my cat Joan, and I soon feared that we had make a mistake at the doorway and let her run out. Even though that mistake seemed impossible (we always keep an eye out for her because we know she loves getting outside), that mistake seemed more likely as she kept not showing up to greet my return. Eventually, my husband Michael went outside, found her, and brought her back inside. That mistake continued to bother me until Michael soon spotted Joan outside AGAIN as I was regaling him with tales from Italy. We then discovered, down in the basement, that we hadn’t made a mistake at all.
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It was a mistake to assume that Joan eventually wouldn’t figure out a way to gain access to one of her favorite places — the great outdoors. Because it would be a mistake to let Joan run free among all the coyotes here, we’ve blocked that escape route for now.
Do you see any mistakes in my other images for today?
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I think it’s a mistake to celebrate Tell a Lie Day when the USA President and his minions tell so many lies, every day.
Here’s what I find when I look for mistakes on YouTube:
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Thanks to all who are here for my daily mistakes, including YOU! 💕
It’s April Fools’ Day! According to Jung, the Fool is the most evolved archetype. Or do you think I’m fooling about that?
That Fool might look like they’re going off a cliff, but they are clearly off on an exciting adventure. And unlike me, they didn’t overpack.
When I’m traveling, don’t speak the local language, and get too close to the edge, I might worry that I seem like a fool to others. But then I realize that I am no more a fool here than I am anywhere else.
I love that my Twitter (renamed “X” by some damn fool) friend Geanine Hudson said this about yesterday’s blog from Italy:
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I’m not fooling when I say I feel seen by Geanine.
My friend Janet, who is no fool, wore a very cool t-shirt yesterday.
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Janet writes wonderful books and I would be a fool not to link to her webpage.
Yesterday, on the trip from Venice to Arezzo, Janet’s husband Ray and I made fools of ourselves with texted fish puns.
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I may feel a fool for doing the bare minnow-mum in fish-filled Venice, but I know I can always go back. And now we get to explore Arezzo!
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Are there any fools to be found in my other images for today?
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I have to remember that if I’m not always right, that doesn’t make me a complete fool.
Here’s what I find when I search for “fools” on YouTube:
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Thanks to all who embrace their inner fools, to those who aren’t fooled by greedy and toxic liars, and to all my wonderful friends, including YOU!
My friend Jeanette, whom I respect very much, introduced me to the artist Tracey Emin yesterday at an exhibition of her works in Florence. I respect how Tracey Emin has turned her pain and other aspects of her life into incredible art.
Do you see respect in my images for today?
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I respect the Daily Bitch’s perspective.
Here’s a video I found on YouTube about Tracey Emin.
I’ve gotten out of the USA, temporarily, to visit Italy with friends. There are many reasons to get out of the USA right now and many reasons to get out of our hotel room in Italy.
Do you see reasons to get out in my images for today?
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I always respect my cat and I wonder if we’ll see any cats in Venice!
Last night, after a wonderful day in Rome and Florence, my three traveling companions and I had a long conversation about what the f*ck is wrong with people in the USA and how so many there still support awful toxic narcissists in power.
Most was right with us in Italy that day except for somebody stealing Janet’s bag when we were in a cafe in Rome. That pickpocket probably said “What the f*ck is wrong with people?” when he discovered that Janet’s bag only contained her sunglasses and Advil.
When I saw today’s Daily Bitch Calendar …
… I asked this question on Twitter last night:
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There is nothing wrong with my friends on Twitter and in real life.
Do you wonder what the f*ck is wrong with people what you look at my other images for today?
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Instead of a video explaining what the f*ck is wrong with people, here’s one about the Roman Colosseum, the Forum, and Palatine Hill:
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I don’t know WTF is wrong with people these days and I’m grateful to be spending time with people like YOU!
