Saturday, January 11, 2014
Jan. 11th, 2014 11:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bearshortyI got an email from the library this morning to Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers was available for me to borrow on my Kindle. So I did and I'm about 60% through it already. He is very easy to read (It's a reason why his articles are popular in the writing classes I teach). I knew the basic premise and ideas of this book from newspaper articles when the book came out, but it is interesting to read the whole book to get details.
Although it was a rainy day, today was great because Bear and I ventured to Manhattan to meet up with everyone. Only Adama couldn't come. Marianna was there with Galya, who at 2 and half was talking a lot and is much more interactive child. Janna and Bert came with their baby Jo (3 month old) and Yeva brought her new boyfriend Jonathan to meet us. We went to an Italian restaurant in midtown. It was a bit expensive but very good and the waiters were super attentive. They came up with a great appetizer for us - salad with tomato, basil and mozzarella. I had gnocchi and Bear had veal. All delicious. It was great to spend a few hours together. We try to manage it once a month but with the holidays its been too months since we were all together. So good day overall.
Although it was a rainy day, today was great because Bear and I ventured to Manhattan to meet up with everyone. Only Adama couldn't come. Marianna was there with Galya, who at 2 and half was talking a lot and is much more interactive child. Janna and Bert came with their baby Jo (3 month old) and Yeva brought her new boyfriend Jonathan to meet us. We went to an Italian restaurant in midtown. It was a bit expensive but very good and the waiters were super attentive. They came up with a great appetizer for us - salad with tomato, basil and mozzarella. I had gnocchi and Bear had veal. All delicious. It was great to spend a few hours together. We try to manage it once a month but with the holidays its been too months since we were all together. So good day overall.