Staying with my parents now in Holland, Michigan. Over the last week, we’ve been helping my grandparents move into a retirement community here. It’s been a stressful experience, especially for grandma and grandpa.

There are still quite a few boxes to unpack.

But things are beginning to settle.

Last night I had dinner with two friends from elementary school, Brooke and Jeremy. That was pretty weird, but nice to see them both grown up. I imagine if we were ever to live in the same city again, I would end up hanging out with them. So we did the normal catch up talking all evening, but before the end of the night, I idiotically lost my mother’s keys and cell phone. They were safely recovered this morning. What a moron, eh?

Anyway, can’t wait to get home.

I watched the 1978 vintage classic The Wiz last night. There was a lot more singing than I remember and a lot less story. And a lot of references I didn’t get last time — the (Jim) Crows, taxis that don’t stop for you, New York stuff. And wow is Michael Jackson ever awesome as the scarecrow.

It really is a miracle that kind of quality entertainment is available for less than 1USD on the streets of Kunming, China. Who knew?