Other Non-SCOTUS Stuff

While looking into Catherine the Great, I saw something about a woman painter who painted her granddaughters. Catherine was upset that the painting included bare arms; the painter drew sleeves. That aside, the painter has a lot of impressive works.

The bio I found was somewhat less so (good photos though), starting to get a tad repetitive, and not given a very in depth look. A lot of "she provided love letters to elites, liked the scenery, didn't get along with her daughter, and painted" stuff after a while. Okay.

Two Weeks Notice was on television and I missed the beginning. So, I just bought a used copy of the DVD. When I first saw it, it was pleasant, though the last third was somewhat tired and Alicia Witt wasted. Basically the same years later, though now I have commentary and extra wedding footage (plus another scene). Pleasant enough time waster.

The Mets are sputtering through a stream of divisional games, just losing two of three vs. the Braves. They easily could have lost one or two more. Yesterday (a night that had the Yanks get seven in the 1st and give that many in the ninth, losing the game), the Mets lost 20-2, their back-up OF, Almora, closing things off. They are still in first place by two games at the moment with the Nats having a long series vs. the Dodgers too. Still.