Coffee this morning from the drive-through at Dunkin' Donuts: large coffee with five creams. There was a tornado warning early this morning but I slept through it. Listened (through the headphones of course) to a beautiful oboe concerto by Strauss (Richard) while checking email: the Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in a new recording, via Gramophone 's Listening Room in iTunes. It's always a revelation to hear a lesser known work by one of the great composers. I love that I can hear the keys of the oboe being pressed. (Are they keys?) I made pancakes for breakfast--a Martha Stewart recipe, except I used buttermilk and added some baking soda. Two large ones. Prepped several papers for the May board meeting of Politics & Society . Went for a 20-minute walk. It was already warm in my jeans and long-sleeved shirt. I made a trip to the grocery store and wore the black mask that A.R. gave me. I bought a bag of tangerines, frozen blueberries, frozen cherries, a whole...
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