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Musings and Amusings

 Today, I'm having one of those reminders that tell us to enjoy every moment because you never know.

When I'm worried about the delivery person from Amazon Fresh dumping my order in the airlock instead of waiting for me to let them in and walking my items up to my apartment, a friend of mine is diagnosed with breast cancer.

Yeah, I agree; I don't have a problem. I may have an inconvenience, but my friend has a problem. The doctors found small but not aggressive growth. This means the less invasive lumpectomy is a feasible solution. Further testing will determine the options. 

The problem with this kind of thing is waiting. First, there's the discovery of the lump. Then the biopsy is scheduled and completed. A week passes before she gets the diagnosis. Now there is ten-day wait for further testing.

In my conversation with her, I sense her genuinely optimistic outlook. I wonder if I could be that brave. It's selfish to profit from other people's suffering, but I can't help but feel her experience makes me dismiss my petty problems and enjoy my life a little more. 

So I'm applying some practices I've learned from my efforts to become a better artistic painter. Stepping back and viewing the subject from a step away gives you a different perspective. And then, wait for the paint to dry before deciding if the color is correct and what you intended. The clear light of a new day can solve the problem.

This week's endeavor at the easel.



Wondering 9 x 12 oil painting. By Jeffrey Jordan 10/2/22.

NWSL News
The final six teams in the National Women's Soccer League have been determined. The Real Soccer Players of Los Angeles,  Angel City are not going forward. In their first year of existence, they missed the chance by four points, leaving them in eighth place. 
Their record was outstanding for an expansion team.  However, it's painful since the other new team, Angel City's natural arch-rival,  The San Diego Wave qualified with a third-place finish.
The league was unreal in its competitiveness. For the entire season, any match was hard to predict. In the last two weekends of play, two of the teams that were eliminated from the playoffs won games that clearly upset and helped determine the final standings.

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