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 Another quick update: I am on page 410 of Dune. An accelerated reader , I am not. Gettin' close to the end though. There are so many more books I want to read after I'm done though. I washed my car last weekend and vacuumed and cut grass this past weekend. In no way do I chip away at my list of cleaning chores any faster than new items get added. Is there some way to make housework not feel  Sisyphean? Listening to podcasts only helps a little bit. I had an electromyography test (EMG - I had to google what it stood for because no one bothered to explain it to me) the other day to try and see why my wrist has been hurting. I don't like medical tests/procedures and ten minutes into a test that I was in no way informed about going in I had to lie die down and finish that way to keep myself from passing out from a vasovagal reaction. Strangely, I feel like sometimes doctors get a little angry at me when this happens, but the doctor performing the test didn't seem too put o...

Next week: Stats! Today: Potpourri This is going to sound like a humble-brag, because it is. Last Friday, I rode my bike 101 miles. A 100+ ride is called a century if you're into biking lingo. It was far from the most strenuous ride I've ever done because there was almost no climbing to speak of it. 99% of the ride was along flat trail - converted from an old railroad - rails to trails as they say. There was a climb at the end, because that's how I get back to my house. Anyway, the point isn't to brag that I do centuries. It's that the next day, I hung out with a good friend I hadn't seen in a long time - at least partly due to the pandemic. Our thing used to be tennis and I rarely get to play tennis anymore so that's what we decided to do. My 100-mile legs seemed to managed to get by ok except for the first practice rally, my feet go tangled up the first time I tried to move them and I took a spill. There were a couple minor scratches. Nothing was bruised e...

Whether or not this recap gets posted tonight or Monday depends entirely on the Australian Open 4th round. I'm trying to follow Jessica Pegula v. Elina Svitolina, Jen Brady (and Jen Brady's forehand (TM)) v. Donna Vekic, and Daniil Medvedev vs. Mackenzie "Mackie" McDonald (a real name). Also, Coco Gauff and Caty McNally are playing a 3rd round doubles match. It is a distinct possibility that the recap gets pushed to Monday for a second straight week due to sports. At least this time, it would be for a sport I'm genuinely interested in. I'm also keeping an eye on my window to see if the snow starts to fall - 7+ inches expected over the next 36 hours. For people that don't like winter weather:  1) What is wrong with you? Snow is great. 2) Feel free to personally blame me after I complained that climate change is making these types of weather events less common. 1. Jim Axelrod Forgive me ahead of time, this is going to go long. Axelrod for the win, but this i...