Peace and Quiet

 Dare I say today was...restful?  Slept in some (went to bed earlier last night as well), caught up on some stuff in the AM, lifted at the gym for lunch, came home, finally got the food pantry budget for 2023 done (several changes, let's hope the Board approves), and then settled down to watch "Charade," the Hepburn/Grant classic from 1963.  It was quite good!  To be sure, even the test pattern would be awesome with Cary Grant, but the movie itself was interested -- cool premise, decent plot twists, exciting finish.  I can see how it is a classic.  (808!)

Duke lost, again.  Sigh.  I don't even think this team will make the NIT.

I am more than halfway through Catcher:  How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero.  Interesting stuff, basically a look at the historical development of the catcher position from the early days of baseball -- catching harder and more difficult pitches, working with pitchers, adopting safety gear, that sort of thing.  There is a section about catchers with mental issues, and the author does imply that maybe all the abuse and head injuries they suffered led to them... could be me, but it was the first thing I thought of!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/you-can-retrace-footsteps-jewish-refugees-took-hike-through-alps-180981298/

This was...fascinating.  Didn't know about it, and to think the people a year out of concentration camps made alpine treks, as is... remarkable.