Bitter Liberals 1.4.20
November 19, 2019
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WILCO C’ville Life -or- love is everywhere?!
November 12, 2019
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Yep. Thank goodness. Just in the nick of time. Bill and Em to the rescue.
Wilco, cville
box of wilco
before
tiny
Hinge
fin. commencer. we die to live another day.
House Concert in Fort Thomas with Ritt and Wilder Deitz (cincinnati)
October 22, 2019
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Here are some pictures taken by Tessa Killen during a magical evening performance in the house concert series known as Parlor and Patio held in greater Cincinnati. The location and sound are ideal for an intimate evening—impressive attention to detail, warm and inviting hosts, and post show music (not to mention bourbon).
Ritt Deitz
More about the musicians, Ritt and Wilder Deitz and me.
Wilder Deitz on the actual wooden baby grand piano
Gary McGraw on the fiddle
In the action
House Concert in Bloomington with Ritt and Wilder Deitz
October 19, 2019
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Yes please. Music with an old friend from the college days spurred into action by the seredipitous planet of ours. I was slated to be in Bloomington for a Dean’s Advisory Council meeting of the Luddy School of Informatics. Then a post card arrived with a request to “alert the Bloomington troops” scrawled across the front announcing a house concert on the very same day.
So a sideman on the fiddle was added to the bill. What a magical evening. Intimate, energetic, and filled with love.
Sound check in the light of day
A scrumptious spread
Concert at dusk.
Ritt Deitz
Set 1
Wilder Deitz
Ritt and Wilder
Back to the Eastside You Go
Ritt and Wilder
I swear I played the fiddle too.
LACMA 2019
October 12, 2019
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The LACMA is an excellent museum even when most of the permanent collection is stashed away during renovation. Contemporary art it is!
LACMA lights
The new building (not done yet)
NPS was here
Team Tartan Takes the Cup: Leukemia Cup Regatta 2019 is YOURS
October 10, 2019
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Ten years of sailing the Leukemia Cup was crowned by another fundraising win thanks to you. We’re super pleased to announce that our final fundraising total (in our first “post baby” race) is $74,829 (a mere $171 from $75,000). That means the Leukemia Cup is Yours! A huge thanks to all of our 90+ donors.
Team Tartan Takes the Leukemia Cup 2019
Extra special red hat thanks goes to our stalwart supporter Phil Venables who donated an incredible $50,000 this year.
The Team Dog Joins in Celebration
Burgees
Team Tartan before the day
The morning started early as it always does in a regatta. On the water, our rusty sailing took over and we were clobbered in every race. Remind us that when your co-captains have a baby, they spend much more time changing diapers than sailing!
Sailing the Leukemia Cup
Team Tartan on the Water
But boy did we have fun.
Morning prep to sail in kilts
Secret weapon Stretch
Thanks from Team Tartan
Team Tartan has raised $366,066.61 since 2012! Thank you for your support and for helping us fight blood cancer.
Ancient Mariner in a Kilt
The Garden Winds Down
September 26, 2019
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The garden produced prolifically this year. It was a great year for watermellon and corn. Heck, even the squash lasted for several months before it was wiped out by the squash beetles.
Some of the last of the bounty is coming in now.
Pepper haul Sept
Cayenne
Jalapeño, habañero, hot banana, cayenne
Late September tomato
Pick a peck of peppers
The tomato plans and the peppers have lots more production to go before they peter out. Meanwhile, the corn and the sunflowers are done. So down they come.
Gleaned corn
Now you see it
Now you don’t
I will stand up the husks in a typical Fall display, probably tomorrow.
extra junk
Sunflowers down.
Beheadings galore
Now you see them
Now you don’t
Sunflower poles
Fall.
Winter is coming.
Shadow play
