Oh dear...

Well, I guess every now and then we're each due for a little disruption.
Mine has arrived.

In a few weeks, I will have a Mohs surgery on a small carcinoma right on the nose in the middle of my face.

The day after Labor Day I must finally succumb to a colonoscopy.

And my garage door has stopped working.  Spent half the day trying to figure out why and what to do.
Repairmen can't come till Friday.

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All of that was counteracted by the visit of a friend-of-a-new-friend, as we wandered between Spanish and English and stories and memories.  What a privilege and a delight.  And what courage on her part, to make a date to meet a stranger, with no excuse or reason other than the recommendation of a friend.  I am honored, and look forward to getting to know her.  In Spanish and English.

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Tomorrow, early minyan, the visit of another friend of the family, and preparations for---how can it be, so soon?---shabbos.
Good night.