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The seven-hour webinar is over and I only fell asleep once.

One of my friends was a bit overbearing after she met Madeleine Albright at a Wellesley alumnae gathering. The friend wasn't at all impressed when I said that one of my college contemporaries was then the president of the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Albright, who certainly knew him, would have been more gracious, or at least more diplomatic. When I worked in California, I had a troublesome employee who apparently wanted to show how hard she was working by not taking full lunch breaks, which could have gotten me, as the executive director, into trouble. I would like the green beans if they're not too charred. I misread the cocktail formula as specifying 1 cup of gin. For the wine, Wagner Vineyards 2020 Pinot Noir Reserve, $29.99. "This elegantly styled, oak-aged pinot noir is produced only from the most ideal growing seasons. This Pinot Noir has a gorgeous fruit forward bouquet. A beautiful wine that compliments food well without overpowering. It will age beautifully!" This will be a confusing and inconvenient day, because I have a webinar from 11:00 to 6:00 but want to get to the farmers' market between 3:00 and 6:00, too.

In the time I'm thinking of, when I was in high school, CKLW was a contemporary hits/top 40 station, playing the same hit songs over and over. When Canadian content requirements took effect, the format had to be altered, which was beneficial to Canadian artists such as Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell. What hurt the station more in the U.S. was the growth of FM broadcasting, especially since Canada, for a while, didn't license FM stations for for popular-music formats. It was a peculiar case in that CKLW, although broadcasting at 50,000 watts, was a Class B station, not a Class A clear-channel*, and so was required to protect a station in Mexico that was also on 800 AM. That meant switching at nightfall to a strongly directional signal, aimed to the north and east, because AM signals travel so much farther at night. On the other hand, it was not protected from a much more powerful signal on 800 AM from Bonaire, with the result that at night CKLW could sometimes be heard in Scandinavia, but not in relatively nearby places in Indiana where the Bonaire signal overpowered it. I stopped hearing CKLW much when I started college, even though my college was within range, because most of my friends there were from other places and, as far as they were concerned, there was no decent radio in the Middle West anyway. In 1984, CKLW gave up on the pop market and switched to a big-band and jazz format, firing almost the entire staff, including Rosalie Trombley, and going automated. In recent times it's had a talk-radio format, with Canadian news but talk shows syndicated from the United States. *Clear-channel stations were authorized to broadcast at 50,000 watts on a unique frequency to ensure that everywhere in North America would be able to hear at least one radio station 24 hours a day. The idea was that every major city would have one, but only the largest cities got more than one. WOR New York and WGN Chicago are examples. WJR 760 was the clear-channel station in Detroit. The national following of the Grand Old Opry stems from its being on WSM Nashville, which can be heard over most of the country at night.

BT,DT. Twice, as an executive director. In one case it was a large rummage sale, with no plan to replace the income. In the other, it was membership recruitment: new committee wanted to stop the practices that work and do something else that, upgrade the food, that did attract people -- but only freeloaders who never joined (and were never asked to, because actually asking anyone to join was one of the things they stopped doing).

International Women in Engineering Day and the posts about it made me think of Sheila Tobias, a university administrator who, when working on Wesleyan University's transition to coeducation, studied about the gender gap and coined the term "math anxiety." It amazes and disconcerts me that I can remember her name when I usually can't remember the names of people I met ten minutes ago. I consider Cleveland home, so I have a civic duty to know nothing about Detroit anything, even though my high-school friends all listened to CKLW (Windsor, Ontario), which in those days had more listeners in Cleveland than in Detroit. It may be months before we're ready for the soup, and the cocktail is too concentrated to drink in this weather. The wine review fails to mention the feline factor but that doesn't mean there isn't any (I am largely unable to detect it, anyway). From the Finger Lakes, Keuka Lake Vineyards 2022, $20. "Lovely notes of Passion Fruit and floral aromatics on the nose with a crisp, refreshing finish. Perfect for warm spring and summer days accompanied by fresh seafood." I'm not able to post photos from the future, so no pix of the Panama Canal until December. AI is probably working on that, but so far it impresses me as closer to AS, Artificial Stupidity, and as there is so much natural stupidity around, I don't understand why so many people are trying to develop artificial versions. I have been to the spot in Iceland that is believed to have been the original meeting place of the Althing. I slept fairly well but woke with pain in every joint. I need to do yard work, but I don't use outdoor power equipment in the morning on Sunday, and later it will likely be raining.

Yup. Mercaptan is in the same class.

None of the special days really impresses me, but you can read about Radiant Peace here. I wold probably like the stir-fried Japanese eggplant but won't be making it, at least not bfore eggplants are in season. No love potions here. In the Finger Lakes there are lots of choices for a Lemberger rosé, including Anthony Road Rosé of Lemberger, $25.99. I spent a bit less than a week at Tórshavn--would have been a full week but I missed a flight connection in Iceland--in 2017. It's pronounced approximately "toe-a-shawn." Faroese pronunciation is very surprising, partly because written Faroese was prohibited by Denmark for centuries--the first Faroese Bible wasn't published until the 19th century--and the spoken form changed rapidly while the written form remained as it had been in the middle ages. Written Faroese and Icelandic are mutually intelligible but the spoken languages are not. This looks like it should be a private home but is actually the Ministry of Finance. I have no pictures from the event I enjoyed most, which was indoors and fairly dark: a Faroese "cultural evening" at a hotel, with Faroese songs, stories, and dancing. The greatest number of guests were German, most in a group seated together, but one man at my table was a science teacher from Germany who was camping in the Faroes for a month. A young Canadian was next to me, and then a couple, originally from the Faroes, who had lived in Denmark ever since university there. For a cruise excursion, I'd especially recommend a boat trip to explore the sea caves. A majority of the passengers on that trip were from Denmark, and immediately distinguishable from North Americans because they all wore heavy, black, wool coats and hats, while everyone from the U.S. and Canada wore brightly colored spring jackets (most with a sweater or vest under, because it was cold on the water). The Faroe Islands are part of the Kingdom of Denmark. No trip is complete without ruins. Here is a menu from the strangest restaurant I've ever eaten in. It specializes in traditional Faroese food, which is all preserved by drying, fermenting, or both. The fermented lamb is produced on the premises and taste and smell will stay with you for at least a day. The actual menu when I was there was slightly different, but not drastically. Each of the many courses was served with a different alcoholic beverage--champagne, white and red wines, beer, sherry, cognac, all full pours--and I was exceedingly drunk by the end. I had to rest on a bench in the harbor for half an hour before I could walk to my hotel, only a few blocks away. It's going to be only 85° today.

The usual term for it is not nearly so polite. It comes from thiols that develop during fermentation, and while it's characteristic of Sauvignon Blanc, it doesn't develop uniformly. Some also have a green-pepper or grass character from pyrazines. They may be more noticeable because SB is typically unoaked, so they don't have the competition. Not everyone is equally sensitive to it, either, or it may come across more as sulfurous. I rarely notice it, but I'm immediately aware of any barnyard character in red wines. In polite society that might be called "blackcurrant."

A thunderstorm has just passed through: lots of noise and wind, not much rain, but the temperature dropped 20°. I was starting to cook meat for dinner when I noticed that there was a dairy pan in the sink. It's a fundamental of kosher cooking that these two never meet. The pan has now been washed.

No, wait until they put a picture of a pineapple on the stateroom door.

In favor of yoga and music, don't celebrate Litha. BTW, the solstice in North America was yesterday, not today, because of leap year. Hooray for New Hampshire. I would have to skip the grilled eggplant although I might make something like it with pattypan squash (if/when I get any). The drink doesn't sound appealing. AFAIK there are no producers of Semillon in the Finger Lakes even though it would probably do well; the reason is likely lack of market demand. I'll substitute Hazlitt's Pink Cat, $10.99, made from the Catawba grape, which is a hybrid of Semillon and a native grape. It originated in Virginia where the Semillon parent may have been introduced by Thomas Jefferson, and was the basis of the Finger Lakes wine industry from about 1820 until after Dr. Konstantin Frank began planting vinifera in the 1950s.

First: this is all very confusing. Tim Roberts was the name of my dentist when I lived in Oregon. Second: could everyone please stop posting such interesting photos? I am trying not to book any more cruises until I've taken at least one of the ones already booked.

Ah yes, the Swiss maritime heritage.

Even if I were married, I'd pass on the flitch of bacon. Nystagmus is serious when it's not caused by intoxication. I have a feeling that International Surfing Day doesn't refer to interweb surfing. Lamb chops would be OK but I won't be having any. Neither version of the cocktail appeals to me. Thirsty Owl is the only Finger Lakes producer of Malbec that I can think of, $34.95. I was at Oslo overnight in 2022 on the Voyager of the Seas. We docked at Filipstad, which is 1/2 mile from the Radhuset. It's an easy enough trip by bus, using the ruter.no app for the fare, but requires a connection along the way. My pictures are all from either the Munch museum or the Norsk Folkemuseum. Munch selfie Henrik Ibsen by Munch The Norsk Folkemuseum is a collection of historic buildings from all over Norway. This is a popular idea in the Baltic countries. I'll be out to Aldi as soon as possible. It will be cooler (ahem) at only 87°, with thunderstorms later.

Thank you. In the olden days, when Customs usually opened and inspected at least one bag per person or family, it took a long, long time to get through. I also remember one time, still when paper forms were required for everyone, that a family hadn't filled them out because of not having a writing implement. The customs and immigration officer lent them his pen and had me come in front of them, but then he had to borrow my pen.

There are recurring online flame wars about whether there are mountain lions in this part of New York, or only in the Adirondacks. Fergus was always irritated by the name, because he was certain that they weren't real lions.

The main celebration of Juneteenth here is always on the weekend, so it has always taken place. One day a year for the elimination of sexual violence is not enough. I believe that National BSD Day refers to the FreeBSD operating system. I like spinach feta pie but can only eat small amounts of it. The flavors in a Gimlet are appealing but I don't enjoy almost straight gin. The largest biodynamic winery in the Finger Lakes, Hermann J. Wiemer, is Demeter-certified. Its SSV Farm Red, $26, would be considered a Bordeaux blend if it didn't contain Saperavi along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. My only interaction with police officers in London wasn't with the Metropolitan Police, but with two officers from the West Mercia Constabulary who happened to be nearby when I fell in front of the Royal Festival Hall. They were in London because a case they had investigated was being appealed to the House of Lords. They weren't there to testify: as with the U.S. Supreme Court, appeals in the House of Lords deal only with issues of law, not of fact. Their role was to observe and report back to the victims. It was 77° when I got up and will reach 92°. Even the cats, who generally act like furry heat-seeking missiles, think that it is too warm.

I was also drinking hot coffee when I read these. What I miss most is white wine. Meanwhile, the management of the Thursday market in a park downtown announced a little while ago that there will be no market on Thursday. I usually don't go to it, because it's almost all prepared food, including restaurant carry-out, with very little fresh produce, but I'm paying attention because in a moment of rash enthusiasm I agreed to organize tabling there for an organization. The market management allows it, but has a hard time understanding that we don't want to do it every Thursday season. A grower whom I bought from yesterday announced on social media, "This week is local bring a cold drink to a farmer at market week."

Pork in any form not being in my plans, it appears that dinner tonight will be green beans (from the farmers' market on Monday), and salmon. Until I do real shopping, I don't have many other choices. Because of what TCM diagnoses as deficiency of spleen qi--which fits my symptoms better than western diagnoses--I'm not having any cold foods or beverages for a while. This is a very inconvenient week for that.

Some elementary and middle schools here, those with poor or no air conditioning, are closing early today and Thursday. (All schools are closed tomorrow.) High schools are staying open because of Regents exams, but those will be given in air-conditioned rooms.

TSA inspection will be required. Passengers had access to their checked luggage for customs, and so could have transferred something into their hand luggage.

Same as here in the frozen north, except that we had thunderstorms from about 8:00 p.m. on.

We need more than one day a year to counter hate speech. No on the meal suggestion (pork), not sure that I would like the cocktail. For a Pinot Noir, maybe Keuka Spring 2020, $29.95. "This Pinot Noir truly expresses cool climate Finger Lakes terroir. Even though Pinot Noir grapes can be labor-intensive and fussy to grow, this dry red wine is sumptous and silky, with classic ripe cherry notes and a smooth, earthy mid-palate. A year of oak-aging balances the finish." I woke at 5:30 a.m. and I don't like it at all. Do you remember my concern, because it affected returning from Panama, about my fall course's having been changed from Thursday to Wednesday? They are now hoping to change it to Monday or Tuesday.

Thunderstorm here now. I didn't get to the organic market until almost 6:00. They had sold out of pattypan squashes over the weekend but expect to have lots more next week. When I got home I changed the filter for the AC on the bedroom level and turned it on. Changing the filter is a challenge because the fit is very tight.

The #25 bus to Orientkaj (3 stops) and M4 Metro. The travel time is about 20 minutes plus possible waiting time for the bus. The best way to pay the fare is with the Danish DOT phone app. You can install it in advance but you might have to be in Denmark to set up the payment method. When your trip begins on the Metro, pay the fare while still above ground. Taxi or a prebooked car service will be more convenient but significantly more costly.