I wonder who is going to speak with Trump at the UN General Assembly Meeting this week. No one likes him. I am not sure who even talks with him. Xi will speak with him because of their meeting. It will be surprising who else. And if Trump makes the U.S. address and it is his usual type, rest assured no one will talk with him thereafter. He had no Allies before and will have none after.
Frank Bruni: “Enough about Trump’s looks. His Presidency is ugly.”
The German far right has been successful again in two German local elections yesterday. Not a good sign. Hitler based thinking.
Why do we start letters with “Dear”? It derives from thousands of years ago. As far back as the Eighth Century and has endured. Indicates respect and something special. It apparently has no ending.
On this day in 1780, Benedict Arnold committed treason. He was in charge of Fort West Point. It was not yet the U.S. Military Academy. The Revolution was ongoing. He offered to turn the Fort over to the British and join the British side. The turn over of the Fort failed. Nevertheless Arnold join the British side in the War.
The French monarchy was abolished this day in 1792.
The year 1955 involved an era when most homosexual people were still closeted. However on this day in 1955, four lesbian couples met and opted to come out of the closet. They launched the first lesbian rights group. It was known as the “Daughters of Bilitis.”
George Clooney was little known on this day in 1985 when he made his debut on “The Facts of Life.”
The U.S. Revolutionary War lasted 8 years. Americans who died numbered 25,534. A significant number for a new country of only 13 states.
Bruises appear easily after age 50. Even where a person is unaware a part of the body had banged itself somewhere. Such is referred to as a “collagen crisis.” It happens because as we age, our bodies decrease in protein. The less protein makes it easier to bruise.
Anton Chekhov: “He who doesn’t know how to be a servant should never be allowed to be a master.”
Ukraine launched over 1,000 drones at Moscow Sunday. Four killed, twenty injured. Amazing how Ukraine has stood up for itself. The war some 5 years old and the Ukraine not defeated. I doubt it ever will be.
Man has natural time machines. Memories that take us back, dreams that carry us forward.
Sandra Day O’Connor was confirmed by the Senate as the first female Supreme Court Justice this day in 1981.
Shaquille O’Neal has been named an honorary FBI Agent.
I was born in 1935. A gallon of gasoline cost $ .19
During World War I, France started to build a fake Paris to confuse German bombers. The war ended before the false city was completed however.
The human brain is actually two organs. The thinking part and the brain stem grow from different cells and have evolved over hundreds of millions of years.
Storms cancelled the Chicago River Swim yesterday. Lightning and sewage runoff the problem. Sidelined 750 swimmers.
Spent yesterday inside laying about. Must get out today.
Enjoy your day!