Face time . . .

It's Freya's day . . .

“Say it to my face . . .” – Kamala Harris, summarizing Trump's withdrawal from his commitment to debate her. In Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American

. . . people are going to notice that Trump loves 130-word sentences with no discernable subject or predicate. Vanity prevents him from wearing glasses so he can’t read the teleprompter and so he keeps giving the same 90-minute rant. . . . Well, whatever. Taylor [Swift], do your duty and wear a Harris button and let’s get this done. – Garrison Keillor

A milestone birthday: James Baldwin was born on this date 100 years ago. Here's another look at his legacy.

Time Lapsed

Grizzled grey old man ——

ball capped, beak-nosed and silent

—— listens to a tune in his head,

contemplates his coffee keeping time

with his thumb on the rim.

Woolworth waitress wrapped in today's winter coat sale:

She will take him home.
— jab