Even though my NCAA brackets are a disaster (thanks very much, Wake Forest and Maryland); even though our job situation is not any more nearly resolved than it was several weeks ago; even though Pippa has spent almost the whole day visiting other people, rather than making her dad laugh (usually at himself) as she so consistently does; even though the weather was a shade cooler than my favorite; even though various other things, this has been a beautiful day.
Not the only reason, but a delicious ingredient: a pen came in the mail today with an unadvertised italic nib. It looks somewhat frankenpen (it’s a jade Sheaffer Flat-Top Lifetime pen, whose two halves have faded to radically different extents), but it’s such a sweet big golden italic nib, I couldn’t be happier with it.
It’s a beautiful day, won’t let it slip away.
My final four are as yet unbeaten even though I couldn’t vote for a “western” one so anyway they are Pitt, UNC (sorry Duke) Louisville sp? and UConn. I am about to watch Duke now and I wish them well.
They did well and so did Pitt. So far so good.