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Sunday, July 26th
Lazy Sunday; Slept till 7:30. Cereal breakfast, then red Commercial. Back to Pindar till Brinkley Report at Noon. Video Magic; got “Crimes of the Heart,” from Beth Henley’s play. Played it after eggs + bacon dinner.
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Monday, July 27th
Hearing resumed: ex-staff chief Regan. Effective testimony.
Began reading Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow –a well-informed novel about a murder + legal profession seen from the inside, in first person.
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Wolf River:Billy Reed
Tuesday, July 28th
Wolf River dinner, Billy Reed host; poems by Marriane Moore + Karl Shapiro. Little discussion of them; rather, talking XXXXX about various things. Enjoyable.
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Wednesday, July 29th
Congressional hearings continue. Continued Turow novel.
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Thursday, July 30th
Hearings; Regan wind up; XXX XXXXXXXX began. Dinner at Grisanti’s. Food excellent—chicken liver + spinach, plus bottle of Brolio. Finished Turow. Enjoyed it except for the botched ending.