It's Movie Time!

Good morning! Its great to be back! That was a fun show, albeit a little chaotic and jam packed even though it was 3 hours it felt like we never stopped humming!

Working my way back into home life and have a bit of what I call the post tour blues - happy to be home but at the same time missing the routine and productivity of working every day.

Took the kids to Inside Out 2 yesterday. My God. If you need a good cry... I was welling up pretty much from the opening piano notes. It's such a beautiful movie - so damn smart and insightful while also being fun and funny where it needs to be. The second welling hit me when they introduced the idea of how Riley's (the girl who's brain we're in) sense of self is built from her experiences and choices she makes. It's such a genius way of thinking and exploring how we come to be who we are and who we think we are. As RIley hits puberty a new set of emotions storm the brain, Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment and Ennui... and these emotions create havoc, chaos and near disaster but all with the best intentions.

I sat there next to my daughter seeing so much of her in Riley and the changes that are already showing themselves and was so grateful that I'll have this movie to refer to when some of those difficult emotions start to rule the day.

As Joe Biden would say: "Anyway.... Look, the fact of the matter is... Upside Down... here's the deal: its a hell of a motion picture, jack."

I also did a little cooking and I have a recipe for you! It's a dish I had in Florence at a restaurant called Trattoria Mario, but is served all over the region called Ribollita, or you could call it Tuscan Stew... It's a very simple white bean and vegetable soup which uses stale bread that dissolves into the broth to thicken it up. It came out great and even the kids didn't complain! I used croutons as a substitute for the stale bread and it worked fine. Give it a try! It's Vegan!

Last night Marilyn and I started watching Animal Crackers, The Marx Brother's first movie (I think?) I think I'd seen it years ago, but it was pretty great and we'll finish it tonight. But right off the bat, it's wild to see them so young and with this insane "how are we getting away with this" energy. It feels so alive and dangerous - you can see them nearly breaking and not giving a shit the whole time. There's also about a million puns in the first 20 minutes. You do have to endure some stupid musical numbers and a inane plot holding it together, but check it out just for the set pieces with the boys. There's definitely a through line from them to the work I do. I can see it plain as day. It's on Amazon Prime!

Off to Florida tomorrow to see my dad and try and avoid being eaten by a shark. The odds are not great and I will probably be eaten by a shark at some point but hopefully not before Tuesday, where I'll be sitting in front of you from my Air B&B. I believe we'll have Emma Vigland calling in to talk politics, gaza and whatever else - We'll try and keep it light, but I'm excited to talk to her, I've found her and Sam and their crew to be a voice of reason in these dark days.

I hope you're staying cool and having a good summer!

Peace and Love,T