1. I almost finished Lost Girls tonight. It's a study of the paths that led the five women, the subjects of this book into making money by selling sexual acts and the indifference of law enforcement, because the women were escorts/prostitutes, when reports came in that each of the women was missing. The book explores the way the media, especially television, sensationalized these crimes, the way rumors and speculation about the possible perpetrator(s) evolved among the residents of the area on Long Island where police recovered the five women's remains and among online amateur armchair sleuths and crime analysts who speculated as to who committed the crimes, and the heartbreak of the family members and the combination of solidarity and tension that developed between these families.
I have finished the original book, but the edition I purchased includes an Afterword and an Epilogue that Robert Kolker added to Lost Girls. I will read these two added chapters as soon as possible.
2. This afternoon after a trip to Yoke's I gathered up and prepared the ingredients for the cabbage apple salad I'm taking to Trout Creek, MT as my contribution to Saturday's dinner as a bunch of us celebrate turning 70 years old. I went a bit beyond the original recipe by adding bacon and radishes and shredded carrots to the salad and adding fresh lemon juice to the dressing. Debbie and I both liked how it turned out, but the real test will be whether it's tasty to my fellow birthday celebrants!
3. Fantasy Baseball update: I'm in two fantasy baseball leagues thanks to an invitation three or four years ago from Cas. In League 1, my team is in last place and will probably finish there. In League 2, my team qualified for the four team championship playoff, but my team lost in the first round of this bracket. Now I'm playing for third place.
Matt, my opponent, has Shohei Ohtani on his fantasy team.
Today, Ohtani vaulted into baseball immortality by becoming the first player in history to slam 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season. His performance today was, in a good way, monstrous: three home runs, 10 runs batted in, a single, two doubles, and two stolen bases. His historic day at the plate resulted in 59 fantasy points, a mind boggling total, and catapulted Matt's team into a 100 point lead over my fantasy squad.
I'm about ready to wave the white flag of surrender, but this round has another nine days left.
The question is Al Michael's most famous one: Do I believe in miracles?
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