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Got my quarterly Lupron shot at the Frauenshuh Cancer Center. It looks like something you’d find at Home Depot. It’s working: tumor continues to be undetectable (dormant).

Listened to Michael Beschloss, presidential historian, talking to a packed lunchtime Westminster Town Hall Forum about wartime presidents. He reminded us how presidents have started wars on a false pretext, and without the congressional approval required

Posted Snapshots: 3 Days in LA Using Public Transit.

Ran on snow.

Explored lovely spaces in downtown Los Angeles, including the Blue Ribbon Garden at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

View from the 70th floor of our Los Angeles hotel. Cars crawl on a freeway, sushi on a conveyor belt winds through a 69th floor Japanese restaurant.

Hiked the Hollywood Hills. Looked down towards the Griffith Observatory and downtown Los Angeles.

Took the light rail to Santa Monica where we cycled on a path with beach on each side.

Flew to Los Angeles. Enjoyed a beer in a rooftop bar on the 73rd floor of our downtown LA hotel.

“Voted” using an old-school voting machine at the Minnesota History Center’s “1968 Exhibit.” I’ve already voted in today’s general election via mail.

Cycled over to Lunds & Byerlys to stock up on marmalade. My rules for marmalade are simple:…It doesn’t have “jelly” or “spread” on the label…Made with good, old-fashioned sugar (no other sweeteners)…You can’t read through it…Enjoying the marmalade requires chewing.

Posted Which bicycle should I choose?

Spotted this horned bicycle while crawling artists’ studios in Nordeast Minneapolis. The frame, handlebars, seat, mudguards, and chain guard are all wood. It was not for sale.

On my way to the bus stop, walked past this new business: dog hotel, dog day care, dog spa, …. The frontage stretches almost half a block.

Laughed at “Noises Off, “ a play within a play, at the Guthrie. This British farce has many traditional elements: misunderstandings, lots of doors opening and closing, trousers around legs, the tryst in her underwear, and an increasingly frantic plot.

Plotted a map showing local buildings designed by architect Ralph Rapson. I’ll use this to spice up some walks this winter.