Fuzzy bright Venus

Air temperature 23 F, wind north 5 mph, windchill 16. Mostly cloudy, black ice on roads and sidewalks. Winter settles in . . .

In the midst of life

Obituary in today's paper for a guy who just finished up work on our roof a couple of weeks ago. Skilled and likeable man who specialized in older oddball buildings. Younger than me . . .

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People really like to control other people's behavior.