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Today I am a proud alumnus of both Montgomery HS (NJ), where National Championship Wrestler Anthony Cassar (Class of 2014) also went to school. He won the heavyweight division, and first title last night, and chose to go to National Champion Penn State who has won 8 of the last 9 Team National Championships. Montgomery didn’t even have a wrestling program when I graduated in 1992.

I was also very happy to see Rutgers win it’s first two National Championships in Wrestling ever with Nick Suriano and Anthony Ashnault.

I feel like I need to understand better how wrestling is scored and watch it more. I definitely understood the passion, athleticism, and joy watching it last night.

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A devastating book by James Baldwin if a slow read about a broken “criminal justice” system. As true in 1973 as it is 46 years later.

You have to wonder how we can take the bad out of the criminal justice system and make for a saner society.

I also very much wonder how the movie will be since the book is so internal.

*** 1/2

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I was lucky to see really great young lead actresses in two movies today.

The first was the awkward and uncomfortable “Eighth Grade” which stars Elsie Fisher as a shy eighth grader. Very believable and accurate performance of one of the toughest parts of life. **1/2

The second was the very good “Lady Bird” starring Saoirse Ronan as a very independent high school senior at a Catholic school. I think this got a lot right about moms and daughters and about moving on at 18. ***

I look forward to more work by both Elsie Fisher and Saoirse Ronan and it’s wonderful to see great performances. Helped that they were both free on Amazon Prime too.

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We went to the A Taste of Greece festival today which was tasty and awesome!

Then we went to IKEA.

IKEA is always an adventure and can have nice stuff.

But, lemons too. Like a dresser we bought in Maine and left there.

But our bookcases worked. I like the feather down pillows for $13 and you can find good things.

We got our 3,000 steps in and got a little chest of drawers we can use a place for pens and to put cups on in the living room. We got 6 pillows (2 for me, 4 for the guest bedroom) and small stuff like light bulbs and umbrellas. Actually the $5 umbrellas were pretty big and probably useful for Rites of Spring.

IKEA is a good walk, but expect to spend money.

Nice that they had enough cashier today we got through there pretty quickly even though it was very busy.

And it’s a much easier trip when it’s only 30 minutes away.

So definitely a good day.