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September 27, 2022 

In bed at 10:30, up at 5:15, 4 pss, one glass of red.  Woke with the terrifying thought of a death, not mine.  43 degrees outside, clear sky.

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Dorothy Parker - The Veteran

When I was young and bold and strong,

Oh, right was right, and wrong was wrong!

My plume on high, my flag unfurled,

I rode away to right the world.

"Come out, you dogs, and fight!" said I,

And wept there was but once to die.

But I am old; and good and bad

Are woven in a crazy plaid.

I sit and stay, "The world is so;

And he is wise who lets it go.

A battle lost, a battle won-

The difference is small, my son."

Inertia rides and riddles me;

The which is called Philosophy.

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BUT, 7 homicides in Milwaukee between Friday night and Sunday night, 170 so far this year, more than 700 shootings, 6 over the weekend in addition to the 7 deaths.  Last night's televised news showed security video of 2 cars pulling up in an alley on 31st and Congress, between Capitol and Hampton,  2 men getting out of the cars, 4 men in the cars, all rapidly emptying their handguns into a house and then fleeing.  No report of injuries or death.  Security camera didn't record either license plate.  Milwaukee inner city, African American, young, male.

AND,  Russia's about to annex most of Eastern and Southern Ukraine, threatening the use of nuclear and other 'unconventional' weapons against the West.

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The average lowest price for a ticket to the Green Bay - New England game this Sunday is $228, down $48 from last week.  The average of lowest ticket prices on secondary markets for the Buffalo-Green Bay game on October 30 is $403.

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Worked on Balustrade this morning, and early afternoon.  Almost a disaster, should have known better.  Opened a large tube of cerulean blue, and squeezed to push a small amount of paint to the top where I could lift off a small amount.  Whoops! A big blob of paint erupted from the tube and landed on the painting which was resting on top of my work table, right in front of me.  BIG mistake.  Fortunately, the blob was atop thoroughly dried paint on the bottom of the canvas, so I could wipe it all off with a wet cloth and not harm the underlying paint.  Not smart.  Also tried to glaze a light gray, like a shadow, across the bottom of of her dress.  Didn't come out well.  Also tried to do something with her nose -- also didn't come out well.   Took the wind out of my sails for a while.  Took the painting out of the work area and put it on top of a bookshelf.  Harrumph.😟  Basted brain.

Picking up Peter and Drew at Nicolet tonight at 7.  Both with football practice tonight.  Andy and Anh at Nicolet FEAR parents meeting.