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Today, well tomorrow if you are reading today early because I am writing this last thing at night, my son Dan is sixteen - sigh and he is such a beautiful boy and such a joy. Yesterday he was talking to me about Of Mice and Men and how the most important part of the novel that everyone misses is the issue of loneliness, which Steinbeck does so well. And I know he is right, the solitariness of Steinbeck's work followed me through my own teenage years; how astute of him to be so critically attuned. But most of all he loves a good laugh - hallelujah to that! Here is the most Holy Order of Silent Monks saying just that:
One of the things Dan told me about visiting the orphanage in Tanzania was the fun they had with his camera when he turned the viewfinder so the kids could see themselves in it. Its a new take on a selfie and I love the top picture because he is having such a laugh. But look what happens when you give a little kid the camera to play with. Suddenly they are taking pictures of you, isn't it great to see? And a great memory for Dan to have. But I am mostly mentioning this today because its his birthday. Happy Nineteenth Birthday Dan, already a man with left leaning opinions and attitude to life. He loaded these two pictures onto a FB page, all 100 of them and he is editing a film too. On Tuesday we all fly to San Francisco together and we will link up with Abbi - yay! The Tanzania trip he did on his own and is full of memories that slowly filter out as stories. I am looking forward to hearing more on the plane. This is Dan's favourite band, its a green day, happy birthday Dan:
