Hamilton

My beloved scored tickets to Hamilton about a year ago and on Friday, she took me to the show. It was amazing for so many reasons. It refuses to bow to the cult of celebrity so the singing and dancing are not compromised one iota. It relies primarily on the lyrics to tell the story, so any props or tech are there only as enhancements, never overshadowing the lyrics. But best of all is its unapologetic mix of virtues and faults that combine with good fortune and bad in complex and nuanced ways that lead us all to the best and worst versions of ourselves, following one right after the other, with intensity and levity, with an intellectual and emotional integrity that can only be captured inside brilliant artistry or within the fabric of our real lives. It was just amazing.

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Iceberg Lettuce

The displays in the grocers seem to suggest it is lowly. I typically use iceberg lettuce as the primary ingredient in my lunches. I usually just slice into the head, but today for some reason, I decided to peel. instead  I had never really noticed before how the leaves are all wrapped up in each other. It is rather amazing how the layers of leaves are so tightly folded from one side, then the other. There is barely any room. It is rather amazing and beautiful: not really lowly at all. What other treasures are hidden from view by my notion if its value.

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