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It’s 8:15 on a gray, 26º morning. It looks like sleet outside, snow is melting, and the walkways and parking area appear icy. I worry about the roads if the cold, sleet, or rain continues. I read and tried to listen to my favorite podcast, Raging Moderates, on The Prof G Podcast with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov on Fox Five.
Tuesday was a busy day for both of us—school for Evie, yoga for me. We were both up by 7:00. After writing the blog, having breakfast, and Evie showering and getting ready, I left for yoga at 9:10, and Evie headed to kindergarten around 9:30. There were 9 students in class, 3 regulars, including me. I left feeling pretty good—at least my back didn’t hurt. I stopped at Ryder’s Cup and talked with Dave, the honorary mayor, for about 20 minutes.
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| Walking Dogs On The Frozen Lake |
I was home before noon, read until I got hungry, and then heated up the last of the ham and potatoes for lunch. I watched The Lincoln Lawyer, a series produced, directed, and written by a former student of mine, Ted Humphrey. Since I’d been up early, I was looking forward to reading and napping. Evie returned home just as I was heading upstairs. She was tired and a little down because she wasn’t feeling well, and class hadn’t been as fun as usual. All she wanted to do was lie on the couch and watch her show. I napped and read for the rest of the afternoon.
By 5:50, we were dressed and on our way to a French dinner at Andriaccio’s in Mayville. We had attended an Italian dinner there five or six years ago and enjoyed it. We met Ron and Linda, and about thirty people filled the dining room. There were five courses, each paired with a different wine. The owner, chef, and sommelier welcomed us and explained the courses and wines. The service was great, the tastings were fun, and the dessert—a crème brûlée—was the highlight of the meal. We left around 8:15, happy with the evening and eager to do it again.
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| Enjoying Our French Dinner |
Evie was really tired and not feeling her best, so she went up to bed. I watched the Winter Olympics and was looking forward to Ilia Malinin's short program, the star of the ice. Just as he was about to begin, NBC cut to the latest “breaking” non-news about the alleged abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother. It went on and on. I finally got fed up and went upstairs to read and sleep, figuring I’d watch his performance on YouTube in the morning. How exasperating.
As the Gordie Howe bridge nears completion, Trump, in his latest salvo against Canada, suggested he would “not allow” it to open, saying Canada had treated the U.S. “very unfairly.” “I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve.”
A Detroit billionaire (Matthew Moroun) met with Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, hours before President Trump said he would block the opening of a new bridge connecting Detroit to Canada, officials said. After that meeting, Mr. Lutnick spoke with Mr. Trump by phone about the matter, the officials said.
The Moroun family, which owns and operates the bridge for profit, had previously called on Mr. Trump to halt the construction of the bridge, which, once opened, would compete with the Ambassador Bridge for the more than $300 million in daily cross-border trade.
