very brief notes, because I am tapped out of material

1. Minor victory for the cheapness cause: wedding shoes for $32!

2. Am reading The American by Henry James. Christopher Newman strikes me as kind of an Ayn Rand character, and I find it sort of charming to encounter Ayn Rand characters outside of actual Ayn Rand novels. See also. Will Wilkinson on The Emperor's Children.

3. This tart was excellent.