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Saturday morning, 24 October 2026

 Here I am, solidly entrenched as a certifiable old fart, bundled up because 16 degrees C was too cold for me to go out for a morning walk.  Actually, once I awakened to the fact that there was not going to be any rain today and that this was going to be a simply beautiful morning outside, I functioned a whole lot better! It is now 12:15pm and I've just about completed all my scheduled tasks - with music practice and answering ID.me all neessary to have a completed day.  I'll go out later.....listen to game 2 of the Series....read, rest, etc, etc. for the remainder of the day......and definitely look forward to a day at the opera tomorrow. This week is (more or less) set up.  I have three mornings of classes this week and Thursday night,29 October, I will become a clown for my weekly Sweet Dreams stint at St John's Hospital......and then, on Saturday, TianTian comes....and the following morning Joanna will get here and we'll spend our time together through the end of...
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The Piss Bomber Struck Again!

 Here's the email we sent to the detective in charge from SMPD: Good morning! Both Katherine and I slept through the night.  Our SimpliSafe system did not pick up a thing...... But we woke up to find that the serial splasher was here again at an undetermined time.  He already knew where our cameras are and the 'results' on our front porch (see attached) appear to show that he quickly threw from the northern corner of our property diagonally across, towards the direction of our mail box.   This is the third time this month that he has done this.  We called 911 the first two times.  We did not call when we got up this morning but are submitting this to you directly and ask you to add this to the growing list of incidents against us.  
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It feels like a Saturday.......

 ......but it is only Wednesday morning, late morning as we slept in later this morning since Lucio and his crew to build the new fence gate had to be postponed because of possible rains today and tomorrow.  It rained heavily for about an hour last night but nothing more.  There are definitely rain clouds above but the sun is out and it sure as hell don't look like its gonna rain anymore today...but who knows??? Regardless, it is cold outside - temperature here is projected to get to 19C but it never ever feels as high as the temperature shows here because of the tradewinds coming in off the Pacific. I do Sweet Dreams tonight - looking forward to doing a little bit towards community betterment.....or, as the St John's ads go:  all for the better.......
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3 days of drizzles - starting today.....

........It was supposed to start raining around noon, today.  The drizzles started around 1pm.  I got home from my Comedy class shortly after 11am,went to the dry cleaners with Katherine's jacket, got home, ate, it started drizzling.  I took out the garbage and came back lightly soaked with the cold weather prompting me to put on a sweatshirt.  Regardless, I actually completed everything i had wanted to complete today, so I can't complain - but I prefer hotter, dryer weather...... I am, for the first time in a long time, remarkably up-to-date and should theoretically be able to relax,,,,,,can I??
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Oh, how I hate to get up in the morning......

 Yeah, I have a Tuesday morning at 9am hybrid class for which the value of getting on the #1 bus and going downtown to attend the live conference is far, far, far superior to trying to do it at home......even with all the old ladies who outnumber the old men ((yeah, I'm one of them) for whom I am now 'fair game'....... That's the case of my Monday class - I'll do that one online out of preference!!! I've been back and forth at Schwab re forms they've wanted us to fill out and my asking for help which they never provided......today they had the service to get both of us through - probably because we were now holding things up for everyone as part of the system of getting things in process completed.....perhaps, next time, they will believe me when I ask for help rather than wait to discover that I really needed help......such is life....... Regardless, it all seems to have now been completed!
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Monday morning: Before sunrise

 Katherine had a 7:30am medical appointment across the street at St Johns this morning.  We were up early...we breakfasted early.....and she was back within an hour. The plastic and rubber French Press that I got via Amazon works wonderfully!  It took a few tries at getting it right and it appears to now be 'right'!!!  6-7 oz of hot, fresh brewed coffee - complete with a caffeine kick! I will leave in about 15 minutes for my bus to school and then lunch out followed by a movie.  If I stay the length of today's class then I will go to the Laemmle in Santa Monica and see Digger.....Is it really that bad or is it a hidden gem?  Then, on Wednesday, I might go to the Laemmle Royal in West LA to watch Nava, the Guardian backed Palestine documentary...... Regardless, it'll be good to get a day out......and I'll take my Rollei for a possible photoshoot, too!
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I forgot to take the suitcase on wheels.......

 ........and the double bagged Ralph's accumulation of items purchased this morning (with a real ease of actually finding what I wanted efficiently this morning!) was heavy but I made it, nonetheless, home, in one piece. I will go to class tomorrow.....and if the current events class is one giving positive vibes, I will continue with it as a live class even though it is available as a hybrid, using Zoom.  Tuesday and Wednesday classes, both hybrids, are ones that I definitely will renew.  What I have to try is a Thursday morning live class - is there one? I've reviewed and reaffirmed the books I am currently reading - all on Kindle:  "Brother of the More Famous Jack";  "Blockers"; and "The Proving Ground".  I've also reviewed my music practice routine, adding some additional songs for both piano and harmonica........I am in somewhat of a malaise vis a vis both sketching and photoshoot stuff.......weather has been too hot.....
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