I didn't get to Boston yesterday, because I had a backlog of work to do at the apartment. I did get out for dinner, though: to the house in the country of Jay Winter, a Professor of History here whose field is World War I and its impact on twentieth century life. There were six other guests, including two who were at St. Catherine's College, Oxford in the 1960s as Rhodes Scholars, a Mexican sociologist, and the retired Rector of a university in Austria. Interesting discussions about war, the BBC, silence, cruelty to animals, and other topics. Today (Sunday), is mostly a work day, too. But it's been quite sunny outside, and I needed a break. I've also been trying not to put too much pressure on the dodgy loo here in the apartment. So I've been looking for a suitable location to do 'what needs doing'. The ideal place turned out to be the Yale Art Gallery. As you can see from the pictures, it's got a fantastic permanent collection: Pollocks, Rothkos, Van Goghs, Monets. Warhols, etc. But - and this is just as important - it's got clean, powerful, fully-working loos.
