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 Friday, December 2, 2022

In bed at 9:15, up at 3:00, 2 pss, 1 B&B.  31 cloudy degrees, high of 45 expected.  Woke with thoughts of Trump and the 11th Circuit case.

Trump and the 11th Circuit  The 11th Circuit 3 judge panels, all Republican appointees,2 Trump appointees, reversed Judge Aileen Cannon's assertion of jurisdiction in the Mar-a-Lago papers case and did so in no uncertain terms.  It seems inconceivable that the Supremes would revers though we remember that Clarence Thomas is the Circuit Justice so a short delay is possible.

The Blue Angels are coming to town for this summer's Air Show.  I'm not a fan of the misnamed Blue Angels or the Air Force's Thunderbirds.  I don't see the justification for pilots risking death for entertainment, especially since I had a friend at the TACC in Vietnam who died in an air accident while assigned to the Blue Angels after leaving RVN.  I'm also not in favor of lethal instruments, like the F/A 18 Super Hornet aircraft, to make military service glamorous, masking the fact that these aircraft are, by design, weapons of death and destruction.  These aircraft and pilots are 'Angels' of Death and Destruction, not stunt performers.

Driving After Dark has become more difficult, especially in the construction zone near the freeway.  Lane markings are difficult if not impossible to see with no street lights.  The whole question of driving after 80 is becoming more pressing.  I blew a stop sign driving Peter home from work the other day and almost drove past the turn onto the street where their house is - all in the dark and no street lights.  I had some difficulty driving in the heavy traffic around the Spectrum office on Prospect Avenue and the Metro Market on Oakland Avenue yesterday.  I don't think I have 'lost a lot of marbles' yet - some, but not a lot - but I need to stay alert to this issue, especially since my eyesight continues to worsen, dry eyes, especially in the car, presbyopia.

Lands End shopping adventure.  Bought a navy blue turtleneck and it fits,  Maybe another tomorrow.

Favorite Economics writers & Liberal Arts.  I perk up when Catherine Ramped has a column in the WaPo and when Rana Faroohar is a guest on television programs.  I've been a huge fan of Rampell's for years, ever since I would watch her eviscerate Stephen Moore, the right-wing economist who regularly twists data to favor Republican causes.  I'm delighted by the educational background of these insightful writers on economic issues.  Ramped majored in anthropology at Princeton.  Faroohar majored in English Literature at Barnard.

Quiet Day, with about 5 and 1/2 hours of sleep overnight, plus nodding off in my recliner.  Did a lightbox drawing of Sinead O'Connor, bought a turtleneck at Lands End, and did some reading.