Dante lectures

A full day of cultural events!!!  The day began with Zen Meditation and a discussion of Impermanence inspired by the creation of a ceramic tea bowl.  Then a few hours in the kitchen of the local jazz club - prepping potatoes and loading / unloading the dishwasher.  Bike back  home for a late  lunch of  Tuna Melt panino and to change  into 'nice clothes' and groovy yet disintegrating Pikolinos boots (the right sole completely fell off by evening).  I walked back down to Kuumbwa Jazz show.  It was a packed house for Bobbie McFerrin & Circlesongs - everyone joined in singing some musical improve (ironically last night I went to Improve Theater show).  "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a favorite -- and I know all the lyrics!  It was an early show, so my spousal unit picked me up afterwards and we immediately drove to Cabrillo College for a lecture hosted by the Dante Alighieri Society on "Roman Mosaics at the Piazza Amerina in Sicily".  Alan Langdale presented an interesting lecture, as usual.  Having taken a course in Roman mosaics and having visited the Roman Villa in Sicily several times (3 for me), M and I were  a bit smug knowing more about the tessere used by the Romans...Oh - the blip is Dante Alighieri himself, he holds court at every Dante Society event - usually with the accordianist playing Italian tunes.  Unfortunately, we didn't have music tonight.