Brisket and friends, shabes in Brooklyn

I made a brisket. (Actually, the slow cooker made a brisket. I just put a bunch of meat, onions, sweet potatoes, beer, tomatoes, and smoked paprika in there and left it on all day.) I invited some friends over. They came from Oakland, Washington Heights, and Newkirk Plaza. We we ate, we talked, we laughed, we listened to music, we reassured each other, we coveted each others shoes. Life, as they say, is good. Also, I'm prioritizing my time this morning to go to yoga, so I'm keeping this blog post short, but that doesn't mean that they evening was any less joyful than if I wrote about every bite and every joke. A real pleasure to be in community with smart, creative, funny friends.