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Hector and other 8 minute cat vids

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 I really, really, really need to get my house cleaned up so I can get my own cat but in the meantime, a parade of proxy cats in 8 minute doses 4:54 hours of sleep.

Mining Bees?

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  5:52 hours of sleep solitary, excellent pollinators vast majority of all bees on Earth

The sun showed up finally after the clouds here

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Clouds above Lake Washington, just because 6:36 blessed hours of sleep. So missed multiple usual and unusual Sunday activities such as church service at Mom's church. Trip to park of Nephew's childhood Phone call from brother to sister!!!!!  

Spinach Pesto: just wait while a basil plant grows!

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  5:56 hours of sleep. Yesterday's achievements including getting a bigger planter for the Christmas cactus and getting basil and chives seeds. STAY TUNED.

Volcano fix, love Kilauea

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Pele's hair or Pele's tears 4:16 hours of sleep. A walk around the 'hood. Gorgeous weather. Body is arguing about whether and how vigorously to walk.

Lentil cutlets

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 I may or may not have previously posted this. If so, I am posting again because the world ALWAYS needs more lentil options 3:52 hours of sleep. And awake enough but not perfect.

Palestinian Samak Bil Laban

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 Interesting prep and presentation details 5:54 hours of sleep. mot enough walking but exercise bike seems to matter

If your bay is dead, add sea otters. Atone for historical HUNTING

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Species getting to restore their own habitats makes me happy.  4:24 hours of sleep.

Monday Monday

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Late afternoon sun  5:10 hours in bed and falling asleep every time I sit down especially after a meal. I miss my mom!
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World looks much better after a respectable amount of sleep  6:40 hours of sleep in bed not counting 2 hours dozing in chair after I got home from being a very feel fed and well conversed zombie with K and I Onward now to stuff I would LOVE to keep procrastinating about.

Sleep? Who needs sleep?

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  How the world looks at 5 am +/- including whatever the phone does automatically The moon was full. So was the YouTube. So no sleep in bed and instead wash hair, doze in chair, Go to memorial. Make it through whole service without bawling about my own mother. Not sleeping is REALLY bad for arthritis and ease of getting around. SIGH. But it was a gorgeous sunny day and a good day to go see friends in Lynnwood. I may have been a zombie, but I was a sunbathed zombie Posted with a retroactive date.

This week in mocking the President

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 Some mockery is cringe. The Lego videos are SUCH a guilty pleasure 5:00 hours of sleep. A fair bit of tinkering at home but SO MUCH MORE to keep at.

Zigeunerweisen by Sarasate

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 No idea in what order I will post these, but this is the last string bass piece I plan to grab for now. 6:02 hours of blessed sleep. I gave myself permission to miss an in-person meeting if sleep took precedence and what do you know? Exercise bike seems to matter about sleep even if it seems late enough that the energy level might keep me up. Let's SEE if I can get to a more standard sleep schedule. 

Love me tender like no one else has previously imagined

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 Another one performer records two tracks items from before the pandemic even 6:22 blessed hours of sleep. Maybe too much exercise bike while getting YouTube fix because I woke up sore. But not enough sleep to get fully motivated. SIGH

Sabre dance on string bass

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Another in my series of some kind of extreme musical performances. The piece is not usually played on string bass and involves finger work higher up in pitch and on the fingerboard than if it were performed on other instruments. Also, the energy level is a bit of a musical pep talk.  3:22 hours of sleep. More would definitely be better but I am glad I showered before bed. Thinking today of how to get rid of LOTS that is superfluous. Also I want a nap. Sigh. And no getting swallowed in YouTube current events...

Things maybe contrabassoons should not be asked to do: Star Wars theme

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 This passes the "anything on contrabassoon...?" test 5:12 hours of sleep. Amazing how sleep gives me a lot of writing energy but still not housekeeping energy. Also, stationary bike instead of more whole body activity.

Hungarian dance for sting bass and piano

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 What makes this dance specifically eastern European? Who cares? Somehow I always find this kind of music agreeable. 6:03 hours of sleep. Not enough exercise today. Oh well. Actually, for a while I had on sandals but that was a little too cool. So instead now it's my Hokas. Somehow fewer pairs of shoes are making me happy than I have in my supply. The flatter the better but my feet are all over the place, mashing one toe here, one toe there....

The highland tiger

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 Another feel good habitat / species tale 5:13 hours of blessed sleep AND up in time to go to Church Council event. Well worth it.

Westphalian Pumpernickel Bread

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 All of this, the chemistry, the fermentation, the cracked but not ground rye, the cooking technique is fascinating--and sounds a little weird. I am intrigued. Am I intrigued enough to try it? Um.... 4:40 hours of sleep on top of falling asleep in my chair before going to bed.

Stop pan frying fish

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 Sometimes one just needs a vehement title even if one already mostly poaches fish. Plus there's the French accent 5:28 hours of sleep. I could easily have slept longer but I did have destinations...and that also meant no dishwashing.