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Not me, but I have a surprising number of friends who have stories of running into him in various towns in Utah, particularly Park City. All say he was a genuinely nice, unassuming guy. And unbelievably handsome. RIP.

@CHAS Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear this!! I hope you're able to get the doctor's verification you need!

@Bernard It sounds like a wonderful place! I love the idea of group class you're in! Not at all what I think of when I hear "group piano." You'll have to post back as things progress and share how it goes!

@pique Mine is made by ResMed. The biggest problem I have is with mask fit. My face is between sizes or something. Tried several styles and none of them will stay sealed. Maybe I should try again

ICE detained 2 in this county yesterday. Not surprised. The ski industry would collapse without immigrants. Restaurants patrons objected. Neighbors objected. "They are hard working people and cause no problems." Of the many immigrants in the county, I know one who walked from Guatemala. She became a maid at Keystone resort, and has worked up way up from that to a management position, married, had kids and is well respected. I don't know her official status as an immigrant.

OK now I am curious. Is India just another layover? Or will you be spending significant time in India? Where in India? I haven't been there since the 70s and I'm very curious to know about your experience. If India is just a layover, what is your actual destination? I spent my long layover at Heathrow in the airport, so I'm no help.

Love those September roses

Who skip childhood vaccination? https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/09/15/childhood-vaccines-parents-post-kff-poll/ The American parents who are choosing to skip or delay vaccines for their children are more likely to home-school their children, be White and very religious, identify as Republican or be under 35, ... [image: 1757972347356-img_7808.jpeg] The CDC says 92.5 percent of kindergartners received their MMR vaccines last school year. But those rates are lower in parts of the country, ... ... but you need 95%+ vaccination rate for herd immunity for MMR to be effective.

@Amanda Thanks, Amanda. My air bag (car didn't have side air bags) did not inflate and I think it's because I was pushed and travelled sideways. I got some closure when I went down to the tow company last week to retrieve my license plates and personal belongings from the car. I really liked that little car, and it was good to see the damage again. It made the verdict of 'totaled' more sensible. AAA has called it a total loss and the amount of the settlement covers the outstanding balance on the loan, plus a couple thousand more. I'm satisfied with that. The car was 11 years old. I had it only 2 years, but still, it had only 83K miles on it. I'm seriously thinking of leasing now. I am not driving anywhere near as much as I did when I first moved here and it seems to me leasing would alleviate the headache of repair costs and angst about breakdowns. I'm thinking another Hyundai. Like I said, I liked the one I had and they are affordable. My rental is a Nissan and it is not for me. (Apologies to anyone for whom Nissan is their car of choice. It's a fine car, but I don't like the exterior styling and there are some control layouts that annoy me. Personal stuff.) Your accident sounds ghastly, Amanda. Glad you are OK. I always hear good things about Camry's.

Told the gang at a recent AA meeting, "Had three eye surgeries. The good news is I can see you better. The bad news is I can see you better."

He is probably alive today because of the rapid research done to mitigate Covid.

Funny thing is, they were getting lunch from local Indian stalls. Of course they were probably legal UK citizens selling the onion bhajis, but there was a touch of irony. If we forcibly removed all nonwhites our society would undoubtedly collapse. However Illegal immigration is a problem and that rally did little to help solve it.

@jon-nyc Well yeah, the way they got paid before AI hasn't changed. But they get paid royalties when someone uses their work in any substantial way. AI's thieving "masterminds" aren't paying royalites for millions of copyrighted words. They're stealing them.