Doggie interlude
Enjoy:
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On the Koreas and China
Is this meaningful, or just more blah-blah-blah? But it sounds encouraging, anyway: The leaders of South Korea and China on Saturday agreed on the need to manage the security situation on the Korean peninsula in a stable way and to … Continue reading →
Virginia governor’s race
Everyone keeps saying this is a very meaningful race. I’m not so sure. I consider Virginia a fairly—although not entirely—blue state. If Ralph Northam (D) wins, I don’t think it has much meaning. If Ed Gillepsie (R) wins, it has … Continue reading →
Gun control law: the Air Force messed up
The question of how the Texas church killer purchased his guns is now answered. There was a failure to report his previous offense by the organization tasked with doing so, the Air Force: A day after a gunman massacred parishioners … Continue reading →
Sometimes it’s hard to know how to amuse yourself on a boring flight
These two found something.
Continue reading →Possible terrorist attack in lower Manhattan
This is a breaking news story, but it certainly looks like there’s a good chance this could be a terrorist attack: Police and witnesses say a motorist drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial and … Continue reading →
Continuing coverage of the Mueller investigation indictments
Take a look at memeorandum to see how it goes. I’m so tired of the media I can’t even get into it at the moment. I’ve been reacting to the MSM on this blog for almost 13 years (!!), and … Continue reading →
Can you make money playing video poker?
I thought this subject had been fully aired, but it came up again on a thread yesterday, so I thought I’d address it again very briefly. The question is whether Paddock could have made money playing video poker. The answer … Continue reading →
“We simply do not understand”
A little non-political item from the NY Post: The universe shouldn’t technically exist, according to top scientists who have spent their careers trying to figure out how the beginning of everything didn’t immediately destroy itself. I believe they actually mean … Continue reading →
Late posting today
I’m late posting today because I was phoned by a friend whose husband (also a friend of mine) just got a “very bad” cancer diagnosis. We talked about it over lunch. Is there any “good” cancer diagnosis? No. And yet … Continue reading →
I’m about to go out…
…leaf peeping. Fall’s here. It’s a sunny day. The time is ripe. So I plan to post a bit more this evening. Here’s an apple orchard I went to this past weekend while visiting an old friend:
Continue reading →More on the Ken Burns documentary about Vietnam
Here’s a roundup of reactions to the Ken Burns documentary about the Vietnam War. Sounds as though Burns’ work was subtly pernicious. [NOTE: As I explained earlier, I didn’t watch it.]
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