People!
I made a quick trip home. Went to look at some property and also to see my father. Sadly, every time I go back I feel a little less connected. I think I may have eaten my last helping of carne adovada. It happened in San Francisco with a burrito. Now it happened with the red chile and pork. I guess I get so excited and my expectations are so high that I get let down, all the way down, to the bottom.
I’ve bottomed out.
It’s not a Mexican food thing. I just can’t have magical thinking around any food anymore. More foods will fall. It will be better for me to be realistic. Girl Scout cookies are out as well but it took like 50 of them eaten in a short time span for me to hit that wall.
I spent a lot of time with my father. He’s great for an hour and then he starts to drift. I’m glad I’m showing up for him. No matter how cynical I am, it’s really just a defense from the fact that I’m losing my father slowly and dark comedy is my way of dealing.
It’s strange what it takes to have hope in people and the world but I’m not alone in my respect for and amazement in President Zelensky of Ukraine. It takes a violent attack by an authoritarian country on a fledgling democracy to amplify the courage he's shown in the face of global fascism. The fact that it is specifically rooted in his Jewishness makes it even more moving and important. The reaction to it here in the United States has further revealed and exposed the fascist sympathizers in our own government and those who aspire to gain power within it and/or regain power.
He is a global hero and it’s a real display of bravery. It's inspiring. It’s probably good he quit comedy.
Today I talk to the very charming and ever-present Sam Elliott about the '70s through now and a bit before. On Thursday I have a powerful, raw talk with Mira Sorvino about what she’s been through and where she is now. Great talks.
Enjoy!
Boomer, Monkey and LaFonda live!
Love,
Maron
Probably Good He Quit Comedy.
