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"Counterpoint The Polyphonic Vocal Style of the Sixteenth Century" by Knud Jeppesen, (c) 1992

"The Art of Performance" by Heinrich Schenker, edited by Heribert Esser, (c) 2000

@AdagioM My first steek was secured with a sewing machine. Slow and easy, wide foot. It went OK.

"knited footwear"? I think it looks more like one of those skimpy men's thongs. LOL

@AdagioM Good idea. Before I cut, I used a crochet hook to pick up and chain stitch up both sides of where I was going to cut.

@AdagioM I did! This is after I'd cut it up the front and knit one of the button bands and new collar, but had not yet sewn the buttons on. They were just placed here to see how they'd look. (It turns out I'm going to re-do the button hole band and use bigger buttons.) This poor sweater! It's been through so much. I wasn't pleased with the drape as a pull-over, I love the drape as a cardigan but the button bands need re-working. It's had attacks from moths which I've patched. And I wish I hadn't made it quite so roomy. No matter, it's basically an "at home" cardigan. I do love the pattern and it's very warm.

AI is seriously flawed and seriously dangerous if they cannot control it. Some FB influencers posted fake news about the UPS crash, concerning people who were supposedly on board. The guy over at Pilot Debrief decided to see if it was true and AI said it was true citing the fake posts on FB as proof.

That is totally unacceptable. And I've encountered sheer stupidity coming from AI.

It will only ever be a benefit if it is licensed out for use with strict controls on who can be licensed and how it is used.

A bit of flour, egg, salt, and oil. Less than an hour of work.

@AndyD Beautiful sweater, AndyD!

@wtg That's beautiful, WTG. Congratulations on your first sweater. I love raglan sleeves.

I'm trying to think if I've ever knit one top down, but I don't think so. I usually knit bottom up patterns. But the top down approach certainly seems to have advantages.

@Piano-Dad That's what I've heard too.

@Daniel Schumer absolutely needs to go.

What everyone needs to do is ask your Senators if they support replacing Schumer. If the answer is "no", primary them. It doesn't matter if your Senator voted "no" on the funding bill, we don't really know how many Senators secretly wanted to support it but took cover and allowed 8 Senators who are either leaving the Senate or are not up for re-election, take the fall. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Schumer was in on this. At the very least, he is incapable of doing the hard fighting and keeping coherence in the party.

A bit of very welcome good news on this day when it is desperately needed..

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/scotus-rejects-same-sex-marriage-challenge

@Steve-Miller Fair? The IOC had a very fair policy. Worth reading...

https://www.usopc.org/diversity-equity-inclusion/transgender-athlete-participation-in-sport

When considering participation in sport, we rely on fairness as our guiding principle. It is not fair if athletes cannot participate or compete in sport because of their gender identity – participation in sport should be available to everyone. Similarly, it is not fair if an athlete must face unreasonable field of play safety risks or a much-reduced chance for success in competitive sport due to sex-linked physiology – ensuring fairness in sport should be a priority for everyone.

The anti-trans fear mongers aren't interested in fairness. They want absolute abolition of it.

Trumpism at work.

Trump, who signed the "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" order in February, has said he would not allow transgender athletes to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
Following Trump's decision, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee also changed its rules accordingly, banning transgender athletes from taking part in women's sports.

The IOC, under new president Kirsty Coventry, did a U-turn in June, deciding to take the lead in setting eligibility criteria for Olympic participation of transgender athletes, having previously handed responsibility to the individual sports federations leading to a confusing patchwork of different approaches.

The IOC has not yet released a decision, although one is expected. No surprise that some are jumping the gun on the decision. So much hating, so little time.

https://www.reuters.com/sports/no-decision-yet-transgender-athletes-games-eligibility-ioc-says-2025-11-10/

@Piano-Dad And I let Hassan know in a 'strongly worded letter' I wrote her this evening. She's not up for re-election until '28. Hopefully we'll have good primary choices.

With friends like this, who needs enemies. Back stabbers.

Spineless Democrats have caved.

It's beyond infuriating, and to think that two of these Senators are from my state. Shaheen is a lost cause, she's not running again so she doesn't feel the need to do the right thing. Hassan is another matter and hopefully she'll be primaried in her next election.

The whole reason and point of the shutdown was because the Democrats were fighting for healthcare subsidies. We can just about kiss that goodbye now. Weeks of grueling shutdown ... only to lose what we were fighting for. Sabotaged by our own side. Brilliant.

These 8(?) Democrats have decided that a separate vote next month (if the republicans decide to even honor their promise) is good enough. Really? IF it even gets out of the Senate, it will be DOA in the House.

I'm furious. Will join whatever effort is made to unseat Hassan.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/09/government-funding-deal-on-track-to-advance-sunday-night-00644110

Sounds nice! I had Mexican take-out last night, first time in ages.

When the temps drop like they did today (we have a coating of snow and it's been snow/rain/slush all day) I love to mull some wine. Always used red wine until a few years ago when I discovered this recipe. I use a $6 bottle of Beringer Main & Vine Chardonay, you don't want to waste a good bottle of wine on this. You can always top it off with a splash or two of brandy or cognac.

I depart from the original recipe because I don't like mine super sweet, or overpowering with cloves. The following is how I make it, I don't know where the original recipe went to.

1 bottle white wine
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tblsp honey
1/2 orange sliced thinly
1/2 lemon sliced thinly
5 whole cloves
2 star anise
2 3" cinnamon sticks

I break up the cinnamon sticks a bit. Heat on stove top until very hot but not boiling.

@wtg It looks like a bad DIY. Anyone with a bit of taste would have toned down the gold with antiquing wax. Well, put it this way.... anyone with a bit of taste wouldn't have put those cheap looking filigrees there in the first place.