Now that I’m actually living in Europe, I feel obliged to watch the Eurovision semifinals that are being broadcast tonight. For those of you who don’t know, the Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union which features participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits...

I sleep in late this morning after having binge watched a new show on Netflix, “Halston,” about an iconic American fashion designer in the 1960s-1980s starring Ewan McGregor. After a slow start to my day, I get out in the afternoon for a walk to enjoy the sunshine. There’s much better weather today, despite a forecast for more rain, with highs in mid 50s F / low 10s C...

Today begins with overcast grey skies. My SuperValu grocery delivery arrives shortly before 11am, and I was surprised not to get the usual call about substitutions for missing items… turns out everything was in stock! Given the weather, I’m feeling lethargic and unmotivated to leave the apartment. Instead I do some actual leisure reading — a welcome break from accounting textbooks and small...