A quick note on the memorials for Prof. Lindon Barrett

Tomorrow is the first of two memorials to Prof. Barrett being held in Southern California. My full post on Prof. Barrett can be read here. The memorial information from there, slightly edited:

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The UCI memorial details, as posted on the African American Studies site:

THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR LINDON BARRETT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AT THE UCI ALUMNI HOUSE FROM 4PM-7PM.

Directions to the Alumni House are available here. A link to a campus map is included. UCI Parking information can be found here.

The UCR memorial details for Prof. Barrett:

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Location: Alumni & Visitor’s Center

Parking Information

Open to: Public
Admission: Free
Sponsor: English Department

Contact Information:
Susan Brown
(951) 827-1456
susan.brown@ucr.edu

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My thanks again to Marie S. for providing this information.

Storm clouds and sunrise

Today, as you might have noted, was a rather busy day in terms of things like politics, economics and more besides.

This morning, though, I thought instead about how lucky I was to be able to see a sight like this — a combination of unstable air and the season leading to a spectacular display of lightning and rain in the distance on my way in to work.

Perspective is all. As I said over on Facebook today, I am neither Chicken Little nor Pollyanna, and I’m content to stay that way, open-eyed to the various oddities of the world but seeking to draw on that which is good in it at the same time.

Onward and along. Another busy week at work calls, but we’ll see how it all goes.