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/395. 999,606 left. Above pic was snatched from twitter - Pádraig Belton @PadraigBelton
24h 4 hours ago Members of the Bolshoi following Russia vs Spain backstage, during a performance. From dancer Bruna Gaglianone.

/396. Another slow Tuesday. Conditions similar to 24 hours ago. I’m the same person, in the same place.

/397. Four baseball pictures from the last game we went to.

Early in the game, facing the field.

Early in the game, facing away from the field.

Later in the game, facing the field.
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Later in the game, facing away from the field.

And there are trains, the train yard is not far from the ball field. Trains, including Amtrak’s Empire Builder going west to the Twin Cities, pass behind the water and the trees behind the ball field.

/398. I’ve been accidentally researching the book business. Turns out you can spend $5000 and up to have your book edited, the same for a cover design and $500 for Kirkus to review it for you. I’d skimp on the cover. Of course it’s very unlikely I will write a book.

/399. I realize this is the wrong place for this discussion but it’s the best place I have to do it. I’m thinking about political contributions. Do you make them? We do and as the election gets closer there is more opportunity. There is a gathering Sunday for three candidates = one for county supervisor, one for state legislature, and one for US Congress. Suggested donation is $25. Not unreasonable, except if Jim and I both go that’s $50 and we will have to say no to a lot of phone solicitors to make up for that. After last election we added up what we gave - I forget the total = hundreds of dollars, less than a thousand. Hopefully lots less. Only one of the candidates won. Now this year is different. Worse? Better? Hard to say. I guess we will do what we think is right and not worry too much about it.

/400. I was going to write about ice cubes. Tis the season. I have two trays for making ice cubes in the freezer on top of my refrigerator. I take them both out at the same time, using what I want immediately and putting remainder in an oval ice cream container. I refill the ice cube trays and put them and the left over cubes back in the freezer. Slightly odd thing, is that the bottom tray freezes harder than the top tray and those cubes are harder to get out. So I have to put the ice cream container of cubes back in the freezer to wait for the harder frozen cubes to thaw. Then I have to get it out again to put the cubes in it. For some reason I’m irritated at the extra step in the process.

/401. I’m going to see Joana today. I just promised Jim I would as he went out the door. He’s got a jug of ice and water and he’s wearing his sun protection hat. Just heard the tractor start. I love the sound of those old IHs. Cranking up and going up the driveway. A chorus and range of sound. Getting fainter. Just now saw it go up the hill in front of the house and now it’s gone.

/402. This will do it for today. Wishes for all good things for all of us. 999, 599 left.

Last updated July 07, 2018