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27C at 14:30

 What an absolutely beautiful day today!  I took my morning walk - my 'usual', 2250+ step walk - the Longevity morning  walk, as Katherine calls it (since there is an afternoon walk, as well), stopping at Trader Joes for something (whatever I put on my calendar), then home to start my morning class online, prior to going ot City Hall, then the bus center for tap card refills for Katherine's two cards.....then to Chase where we took care of a CD that has come due, depositing both the interest income and a small amount for 'extraordinary' items.......with the balance going into an 8 month CD renewal. We took the #2 bus along Wilshire, first to Whole Food, then walked back, across the street to Trader Joes and then home for lunch and a nap.....next up - a walk back to Trader Joes???
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Again!

 For the 11th time since 6 April 2026, we were attacked by a piss bomber.  He initially came on 6 April and this is a direct link - as far as we are concerned - with the Court TRO hearing on 23 November. Tomorrow I will write the emails that have to accompany the video off of the security system we have installed to the other offices of the City - as additional information - vis a vis what we are currently dealing with.......we have to shift our attention, now, to possibility of finding alternative procedures towards getting assholes served......but will that be an end to our serial attacker? 
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One more day

 It is 7:45 am on the day before TianTian and Joanna go home.......another year until I see Joanna again. TianTian will be back down to go to music events with me.....but half-way around the world is a tad bit too much for other than once a year.....such is life..... Not much to write now.......tomorrow is the end of this wonderful week of getting together.
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Keeping up with the kids........

 TianTian came down from Santa Clara on Saturday......as Halloween was rained out.  We did late afternoon Moonhouse for lunch (American Chinese foon) and Lan Noodles in West Hollywood for 10pm Lanzhou mian...... Joann's plane arrived on time on the 1st....her luggage took forever and after finally departing LAX we went to Teddy's for breakfast and the two of them went to sleep until around 4pm.  Then we went to Cerritos for an ABBA tribute concert......great venue!  Interesting area so close and yet so far, far away....... It is now mid-morning on the 2d.  Katherine was already here to spend time with us.....she'll join us tomorrow for Mexican lunch........ Soon:  we wake up TianTian and head out to Monterey Park and Cantonese food!!!
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Friday!

 Last night I wore the red clown nose and humungus sized bow tie doing a Halloween Sweet Dreams.  I won't be there  next week as Joanna and TianTian will be here. This morning Katherine and I go downtown on various and sundry chores....... I've downloaded/printed out three articles to read later - all from the NY Times: A long essay about Langers Deli and pastrami - I'll save this one for Joanna - maybe we'll go there...in spite of the neighborhood The re-birth of Montague Street in Brooklyn.......this is meaningful as the branch of Food Dealers Industrial Bank that my father was affiliated with, opened on Montague Street....and as a child, I went with my father to the opening. Nick Kristoff discussed June 1989 in Beijing.....he was there.........I was there, too!!
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Getting used to the chill of the morning!

 It was undeniably cold this morning and I had to choose between my old, reliable Covent Garden sweat shirt and my new Salvadorian light maroon hoodie.  I chose the former for this morning's walk - that was good! I went to Gateway Hotel and pre-paid the hotel and parking fees.  Once upon a time, a neighborhood hotel was very affordable.  Now?  At least we can afford to pay for it....but ah ya - tai gui le!!! At least I will be able to read the Wall Street Journal, hard copy, each of the weekdays next week... Do we park there at $20 per day plus tax when we have a permit on 23d St??? Only time will tell.....
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Our new gate

 Lucio, his son and another of his relatives - re-doing our front fence and gate.  They are doing a wonderful job!  We've done the fence and the roof this year.....and the pipes under the next door neighbor Chasen's house was the culprit that periodically screwed up our outside accessible pipes to the city system......who knows - perhaps things might go easier in the future, but for the piss bomber we have to continually contend with. It was cold today- 16C when I left for school.  We have the heater on inside, now.  I still have a hoodie sweat shirt on - perfect for being either indoors or out!
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