[NOTE: i saw Gladys Knight perform with The Pips in the early ‘70s. It was in a seedy, low-light club in Boston. I wasn’t a clubber; the tickets came from a stash of freebies collected by a local music editor I wrote some reviews for. The passes were also the paper’s substitute for decent paychecks … Continue reading Star of the Week: Gladys Knight And her Storied Career
GWYNNE DYER: Xi must play his hand carefully to avoid political disaster with China’s zero-COVID trap ‘He is caught in a trap, but he built it himself’ Saltwire News, Canada Gwynne Dyer · Columnist | Dec. 2, 2022 “Our COVID-19 policy is the most scientifically effective, the most economical and yields the best result,” … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: China & Covid
An epidemic of the eloquent unsaid . . . A “Werewolf” will hopefully soon head home . . . Which one will the wee lad get busted for?? Unthinkable, but Undeniable . . . Congratulations, and ”Meow” . . …
World War III Begins With Forgetting [Excerpts] New York Times — December 3, 2022 By Stelhen Wertheim “[H]ow many Americans can truly envision what a third world war would mean? Just as great power conflict looms again, those who witnessed the last one are disappearing. Around 1 percent of U.S. veterans of World War II … Continue reading Quote for the weekend: World War III
[Note: the sudden about face of Finland & Sweden away from their longtime neutral stance to seek Nato membership was for me like a double lightning strike: I’ve never visited either one, but could see they knew Russia up close, and through hard experience. For that matter, it was clear neither nation was a shrinking … Continue reading Updates: Ex-Neutral Finland Ready for War if Russia invades, Premier Says