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August 26, 2022

Down at 9:30, up at 4:15, 3? pss, no vino, day 6 waking up with back pain, high middle.  Brain a squirrel cage.  Looks like a perfect weather day ahead of us.

    Listless morning.  Had to work up enough energy to shower.

    Picked up 2 Kees van Dongen art books at the library in the afternoon, and one weighty book on the Fauves.  Van Dongen remains a favorite of mine.  I did a graphite and colored pencil knockoff of his young woman with long red fingernails half-hidden behind a door many, many years ago [20? 40?], one of my favorite pieces of my own stuff.

    Read some more of the introduction to Niebuhr's Moral Man and Immoral Society briefly referencing personal 'altruism' in support of immoral group interests and the problem of inescapable ambiguity of "reason."  The intro makes me want to read the whole book but wondering if my eyes will permit it.

    Picked up Peter to drive to Nicolet for next-day practice after beating Waterford (Watertown?) last night.  Review game films and some indoor stretching, etc., exercises.  

    Spent some time in the basement messing around with paint and glazes on a canvas board.  Thinking I should pick up some more boards at Blick or Michael's.  

    Hong Anh fried rice combination with vegetables for dinner.  Geri continues to watch "Defending Jacob" on AppleTV+.  She got 2 episodes ahead of me last night.