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I do only one puzzle…the one in the NYT print edition (might be Spelling Bee?) where you get 7 letters and make as many 5-or-more letter words as you can. (It may be different in the online game.). I can sometimes get to “Excellent” but rarely “Genius.”

Happy birthday, Mik!

Music is healing. And I become more and more aware of all the cognitive tasks involved in intensive practicing.

No guarantees though. Musicians do still experience dementia.

That's what I thought, but wasn't Air Force One the plane that WAS properly outfitted against attacks?

I think I’ll go back to sending smoke signals.

Great information, Bernard! Most of our kitchenware is at least 20 years old and we’re pretty happy with it.

I always thought that the box any product comes in should display the name of the “ultimate” owner, the company at the top of the chain.

Air travel continues becoming even more dismal.

Happy anniversary, Steve!

@Daniel Website is josephkubera.com. Thanks for asking.

@kluurs Sorry about your physician problem. I had one like it…had a pcp I really liked but he got convicted for steering patients to one lab. I don’t know if he avoided jail, but he gave up his practice. I am with the guy who took his place, but I don’t like him nearly as well.

Anyway, do get checked out, and hope all is OK

Got new curtains for the bay window. Finally got the herb garden in. Paid someone to redesign my website, which now looks great. Practicing for two recital programs. Still riding the bike at least twice a week (not enough.). Wrapping up a new CD/vinyl release for September. Hunting for a smaller piano.

Thanks for checking in with us!

I thought they gave up dating years ago, and just texted back and forth.

1, 4, 0 (I’m a vegetarian.)

As a side rant, I’m annoyed at how coffee beans are being sold. It’s now light, medium, dark roast, whereas 20 years ago there were finer distinctions: light, city, full city, Vienna, French, Italian. But these days I guess that’s too complicated for the average American.

I prefer Vienna roast but few companies offer it. La Colombe’s Corsica blend is pretty close, so that’s what I’ve been buying.

At least give him that cognitive test that Trump always says he aces.

In New York harbor it’s about more than shells. Oyster farming has come back in a big way. . It’s partly a method of having oysters clean the water, but oysters were a significant food source here decades ago.

A close one. Glad you were able to maneuver out of it and that you’re both safe.

@jon-nyc 'Mirror Man" was also a Capt. Beefheart song title. Maybe a reference to this character?

@kluurs Sometimes we just have to be gracious. I was taken to dinner after I gave a concert in Baltimore, and it was at a diner. But I reasoned that this was not New York and the only places open after 10 PM were such as these. We make the best of things.

Happy anniversary! And a great way to celebrate!