It’s shaping up to be one of those work weeks that you just have to slog your way through.
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Two killed, seven injured in Washington Park shooting
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I’ve been reading a lot of Hellblazer lately, so if my outlook seems a little skewed, that’s probably why.
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4 people shot while sitting on porch in Oklahoma City, officials say
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I’ve been eating too much pizza lately. At least it’s veggie pizza – most of the time.
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4 hurt after shooting at Blue Bridge in downtown Grand Rapids
4 people shot while standing outside on Sunday; police look for Chrysler 300
Police: 5 shot, injured at Santa Fe birthday party
Durham police: Man killed, 3 injured in shooting
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I’m happy that UK beat Florida today (sorry, Lori), but I’m sad that I no longer have one of my favorite trivia questions.
Mark Stoops Breaks Bear Bryant’s Record in Classic Stoops Fashion | ukathletics.com
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2 killed, 2 hurt in Plainfield motel shooting, person of interest identified
9 people shot in multiple Saturday night shootings
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You may have heard about the plan my employer has to split in two. Bear in mind that there is no final decision.
Statement on the future of the EY organization | ey.com
What does this mean for me? Interesting question. Given that the proposed split would be along service lines, if you work in a customer facing position, where you would go is pretty clear. Auditors would remain with the existing firm and consultants would move to the new company. For employees like me, however, it’s not straightforward. For groups like Information Technology (where I am), Finance, Human Resources, and any other internal department, the people could go to either one. That’s what’s likely to happen. Some of us stay and some of us move.
That’s all I know. I’ll share what news I can as it happens.
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4 injured in broad-daylight shooting at Bronx NYCHA complex
One dead and three wounded in shoot-out at Minneapolis bar
Police identify family found shot dead in Cecil County home
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During the coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s death today it was mentioned more than once that during her seventy year reign she only took three vacations as a private citizen. All of them were to Kentucky. She visited Kentucky five times altogether.
During her visit in 1986 she attended Morning Prayer at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Versailles. The rector at the time was Carl Belden, who had been in my Great Aunt Mary’s first grade class at McKinney Elementary School in Hustonville, KY. He was a great source of comfort to my family when she passed away and gave one of the eulogies at her funeral. She meant that much to him.
I share this because it’s a reminder to me that we’re all connected, often more closely than we think. We should care about and for each other, regardless of any differences. I think the story of a priest that held a service attended by a monarch and preached at a schoolteacher’s funeral is a good example of that.
Here’s a news report of the Queen’s visit to St. John’s. Side note: Former KY Governor A. B. “Happy” Chandler was also Commissioner of Baseball when Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era.
And Ms. Eureth White had to sit clear across the church.
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4th/Broadway – 4 people shot. Crime scene is up. Suspects in custody.
Honorable mention: 4 in custody after shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park leaves 2 people injured, police say
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Back home. It was good to see everyone in NC. Hoping I don’t have to travel again for a while.
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1 man killed, 3 wounded in Southeast D.C. shooting police say
Four dead, three injured in Memphis shooting rampage; suspect charged
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Good news from the doctor. My knee has healed to the point where he doesn’t need to see me until next May unless I have a problem. He wants me to come in for a one year follow up.
I need to keep working on getting back to normal, e.g., being able to stand up without pain and taking stairs normally.
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Happy Labor Day.
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2 dead after shooting in Hunting Park section of Philadelphia, 4 others injured
GBI investigating after several people shot at club in Hartwell, Georgia
Medical examiner identifies man shot, killed outside East Cleveland bar
4 men shot during apparent drive-by shooting in North City
Two killed in quadruple shooting in Kansas City
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I got a later start than planned, but I still made it to NC by 9 PM; early enough to watch episode 3 of House of the Dragon.
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St. Paul PD identifies 3 people killed in Sunday quintuple shooting
2 killed, 5 injured in shooting near Old Dominion University campus, police say
Chicago shootings: 55 shot, 11 fatally, in Labor Day weekend violence across city, police say
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 3 others shot during Indiantown street gathering
5 injured in shooting on King Street in Charleston
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