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			Finished watching one of my ALL-time fave movies, Pirate Radio with the wondrous Bill Nighy and the late great Phillip Seymour Hoffman (such a shame). 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			Watch a falcon swoop on a bird in my back yard.  It missed. Another falcon swooped on the first one, but there was no prey to steal. . . 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			I once spent over an hour watching an eagle attempting to catch a lone duck floating on a lake. The eagle finally gave up and flew off; and the duck continued to float on the lake. The crowd was cheering for the duck.
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			Zapping spam...
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			Contemplating whether or not I'm going to treat myself to lunch, a bread roll with goat's cheese and honey, or not. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			Ralph: 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
	I simply adore this movie; it takes me back to a time that I remember well. I hope it does the same for you. And I can pretty much watch Bill Nighy or the late Phillip (can never remember if it's one "L" or two) Seymour Hoffman in just about anything. Hitch  | 
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			Cleaning my little fridge. I'm now waiting for the little freezer compartment to defrost (yes, I should have done this before the ice had build up). I'm regularly emptying the little tray beneath the freezer compartment of ice and water. When that's done I can give it a good clean and plug it in again. I've put a fan in front of it to for air circulation and to quicken the process.
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			About to set off on one of the regular expeditions 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
	to obtain supplies;it may be just a silly habit I have picked up, but I find food tends to keep one going!  | 
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			Playing instead of working.
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			Debating the "fun" of trying to wrangle groceries from our store, 20+/- miles away, each leg, in Arizona summer heat. Such joy. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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 When I'm going to do this in winter (I really should do this more often) I will use a space heater with a fan to speed the process. I had devised a set-up to keep the spring-hinged door of the freezer compartment open. Only to find out the door can be easily popped out and back in again.  | 
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			Connecting to the MobileRead IRC... which I totally forget was even a thing until just now.
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			I've got some sad news today. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
	My friends had to put their dog, Luca, who I look after regularly, to sleep. She's had problems with her health for a while now and had gotten worse over the last six months (see a previous post). Their vet kept talking them into trying "one more thing" multiple times. But last night she started have trouble breathing. So this morning they went to the vet one last time. It was really nice that he came to tell me himself, instead of through an email or instant message. I was going to look after Luca for three week from the 23rd. I'm still going, they like to have someone look after their home when they go away for a longer time. But it will be so weird without a pet. Before they had children, the oldest is 11 years old now, they would often take their dog with them on vacation. But then they still had a cat. After their oldest boy got a cat allergy the cat was adopted by a family member. So now I will be all by myself. It's going to be really strange to be there and I don't have to plan my days around three dog walk a day. I was really nervous about looking after a sick dog. What if it was up to me to decide what to do if she took a turn for the worse? Poor Luca, it's better like this. I just wish that her last six months were better and happier for her.  | 
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