@NYTGames Hit genius with spelling bee, finish big crossword puzzle, complete Wordle, beat my husband’s time on the mini, and try to do connections. Oh my where went the day?
I had a bit of a moment with this Hans Memling this morning. Partly because of the pathos of the look and the hand on the picture frame. But also because you can get *extraordinarily* close to the pictures at the Accademia. And the background is so beautiful…
Since I’ve had a few belated birthday wishes, it seems only right to reopen the #Frockingfabulous#Maudrobe to say thanks! This c1810 #fashionhistory by an unknown designer is via Nasjonalmuseet.
. @CapehartJ is a pretty well-dressed dude. lapels end about halfway from his collar to his shoulder joint. shirt collar hits the lapel, creating a clean line. also very tasteful choice in fabrics and ties. pocket square is a nice touch.
While newsfeeds are going wild, seems like a great time to promote THIS WONDERFUL WEEK OF SPELLING BEE PUZZLES
-14 total pangrams 👀
-2 X's *and* a Q (in this economy??)
-RURAL JUROR not accepted today for the 10,000th time
@AskTSA I’m global entry but my boarding pass on my last flight didn’t allow me precheck. Number is okay, subscription current and airline added my middle name to my reservation but no joy.
At Citadel in SC listening to Sen. Tim Scott’s speech to GOP Black History Month which his team invited nat’l press. My takeaway thus far, Scott giving the more optimistic response to ‘war on woke.” “The story of america not defined by our original sin but by our redemption.”
Fascinating to watch GOP Rep. Lisa McLain on @NewsHour last night and Rep. Mike Gallagher today on the floor making the case that the GOP inability to elect a speaker isn’t chaos but is basically healthy debate.
Got all dressed up for a nice dinner and instead spent the eve in the ER in Spain with my kid who is fine now but the point is they gave me a list of meds and told me it would be expensive and I asked how much and they said between 2 & 10 Euros each and I laughed and laughed