Weekend coffee #183.

When I was younger, I used to love going to the fireworks. I’d take the train to Red Bank on July 3, where the folks behind the Macy’s fireworks would do a dress rehearsal of their display for the fourth. Over time, the event grew and grew and became completely unmanageable for the town. It got canceled some years back. Most of our surrounding towns announced that they’d be skipping this year’s fireworks for a similar reason (and ya know, the whole lingering pandemic thing). I’m pretty ok with that, having aged out of the enjoyment and come to terms with where I’m at in life. Luckily, that also meant being in a place where going to Eleven Madison Park seemed like the perfect anniversary celebration - and I was right. Jesse and I ate, drank and thoroughly indulged in course after course of three-star Michelin-rated vegan food. It was epic and deserves its own post, which I’ll try to get around to soon. Otherwise, here’s what else is going on:

• Indomitable: The Tommy Kono Story

• Please enjoy "Goodnight Moon," the vintage filmstrip

• Haruki Murakami’s Daily Routine: Up at 4:00 a.m., 5-6 Hours of Writing, Then a 10K Run

• Meet the Man Recreating Air Travel’s Most Glorious Meals

• The Internet Is Rotting

• Take Me to Your Parks t-shirt

• Currently reading: Hamnet

• Currently watching: Sat through Good on Paper. It was…ok.

That’s all for now. Until next time - thanks for following along.

Image by me. Tonburi or “seed caviar” from EMP.