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According to wikipedia, the U.S. lost 440,000 military personnel in WW2. For the U.S., that's the stat for just over 3 years of fighting a worldwide war. This doesn't count civilians or our Allies losses.

The New York Times just reported that at the current daily death rate, 450K -- 10K more than WW2 -- will have died of the virus in the United States by the one year mark.

The top one is Nora with a guest spot from my right hand. The second one is Nicky. They were litter mates. They're Sealyham (though their trainer calls them "silly hams") terriers -- definitely terriers, just ask all the holes in the backyard -- and they're just under 3.

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Yes, that is a tricycle, not a bicycle. It's my Mom's, but I'm using it a couple of times a week. My sister, who has a hard time walking as far as I do, is good on a bicycle. Mom's 86, and I have balance issues, so three wheels is preferable. I can't ride as far as Sis does, even with the extra wheel, but I've enjoyed it.

And with that, I've completed a row.

Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin in the first cover I saw

I think this book is the best ever written in English. I had to search to get this image. My books are in DC, and I don't know if my copy of Winter's Tale there is my first copy (this cover) or if that copy is stored in Boston.

This is the book that I picked up on a whim for a train ride between Bonn and Heidelberg (I lived in Mannheim, but I was supposed to stay with my parents that night). I was so engrossed that I ended up in Karlsruhe and had to wait over an hour for the next train back to Heidelberg. It's the only book that I finished and immediately began again on page 1.

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