Tuesday, January 06, 2026

A dream of splendor ep 7.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DHchODpILI

Research paper--Burma/Myanmar--humanitarian crisis post 2021--Paul Virenze from Linked IN

https://www.ui.se/globalassets/ui.se-eng/publications/ui-publications/2025/final-ui-report-no.-6-2025_pv.pdf

Marco Rubio makes a statement on US Embassy, Myanmar FB page--

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/envious-myanmar-netizens-seek-u-s-action-on-min-aung-hlaing-after-maduro-arrest.html

Amazon Prime's The Tank (The Tiger)

https://www.cbr.com/the-tank-war-prime-video-success-january-2026/

Robert Reich--Trump poses a threat to civilization.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/06/donald-trump-threat-civilization

Rom com readers--

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/07/love-desire-and-community-the-new-generation-of-readers-bonding-over-romance-novels

92 year old judge will preside over Maduro case-- Maduro will be defended byJulian Assange's lawyer.

https://www.aol.com/articles/92-old-judge-presiding-over-162619195.html

Wapo: Venezuelan government launches far reaching crackdown--

evidently Trump's show off move has already failed.
Though Maduro was ousted, his repressive system was untouched.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/06/venezulea-maduro-rodriguez-government-repression/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Oil, US companies and Venezuela--AI--

AI Overview
Yes, major oil companies are looking at Venezuela, particularly after recent political shifts, with Chevron already operating there and best-positioned to expand, while other giants like ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips left years ago but might return, though they'll be cautious due to high political and infrastructure risks despite the world's largest reserves. The U.S. government is encouraging investment, but companies await clear terms, stability, and better deals before committing massive capital to rebuild Venezuela's dilapidated oil sector.
Current Situation
Chevron: The only major U.S. player currently active in Venezuela under a special license, it's well-positioned to scale up operations if conditions improve.
ExxonMobil & ConocoPhillips: Both exited in 2007 after nationalization under Hugo Chavez and are unlikely to rush back, needing assurances and stable contracts.
What's Driving Interest?
Vast Reserves: Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves.
Political Transition: Recent political changes (the overthrow of Maduro) have opened possibilities for U.S. firms.
U.S. Government Push: The Trump administration is actively encouraging U.S. companies to invest in rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure.
C
hallenges & Hesitations
High Risk: The country's political and operating environment remains unstable, making it a high-risk investment area.
Infrastructure Needs: Rebuilding Venezuela's oil sector requires billions in investment and years of work.
Contractual Terms: Companies are waiting for favorable financial and contractual terms from the new government.
I
n Summary: While there's significant interest and a potential green light from the U.S., major oil companies aren't immediately flooding back; it's a cautious, long-term prospect focused on risk assessment and new agreements.
Market sees Chevron the big Venezuela winner. But oil majors face ...
Jan 4, 2026 — President Donald Trump's call for U.S. oil companies to rebuild Venezuela's energy sector after the overthrow of Presid...
CNBC
Major oil companies to meet with Trump administration on ...
Jan 4, 2026 — Chevron is the only major U.S. petroleum company that currently operates in Venezuela under a special license from the ...
CBS News
U.S. oil companies won't rush to re-enter shaky Venezuela ... Jan 4, 2026 — "Companies will need a stable physical environment, which is highly uncertain at this point," David Goldwyn, president ... CBS News

Medieval gold ring found in Norway--

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/medieval-gold-ring-norway-00102425

43 ways to lift your spirits--#44-45--I read, write and watch sci fi and rom coms--

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/03/from-squirrel-picnics-to-penpals-karaoke-to-crochet-43-easy-ways-to-lift-your-spirits?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

AP photos--Caracas and around the world.

https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/venezuela-us-explosions-caracas-25a01a23e7b936b430901428ab0d0907?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

3 m year old skull does not match any known ancestor--

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a69805119/skull-doesnt-match-human-ancestor/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Majorie Taylor Greene: "Is it only OK if we do it?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSDEEc6b7DA
Former Trump loyalists like Steve Bannon and MTG are criticizing Trump's actions.

The Gift already Given (To the Congressman)--4th July 2025.

Needlepoint--by Kaung + anonymous who did the fine stitching on the L corner and the edge, and then did not complete it--whereupon I received the canvas base and lots of yarn, about 3 large bags-full--so I didn't need to buy many more colors. The canvas stretched on its own, so rather than blocking it (a technical term) I decided to let it be the shape it wanted to be.

Typically, it's not easy to meet other writers or artists--and this group survives bc the group leader

runs things so very well and is such a giving sort of person.
I've only met NC a couple of times over about 26 years--
and she has edited one of my short stories--but she gave me a book coupon when I was recovering from cancer (treatment) and she has sort of nurtured me for decades
so--Thank you.
In this country and this age--it's important to constantly reach out.
I don't know how I did it, but I was able to go up to a US Congressman and hand him a gift that I had spent months making (without knowing whom I would give it to), as well as a letter. (The Congressman also had cancer, and a grown son committed suicide, which was so tragic,but he's still working. )
I'm not normally good at networking, but I can write and I do live in a beautifull country and state and village--and it would all be so great if someone better, more humane, were at the helm.
That said, don't use FB or X--use Blue Sky,Substack and LnkedIn--
Read everything except Fox News.
And I hope the New Year 2026 is better for all of us--but it certainly is not starting well.
I miss my university days--which spanned--1960s-80s at Rangoon U and then 13 years in Phila, and 10 years w Exile Gov.
Thank you Everyone.
One wall--Kaung
Above--Head Gear--Kaung.

David Taylor--whom I have never met--but is in same email group as I am--

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Taylor

Research for fiction writers--

https://www.thefussylibrarian.com/newswire/for-authors/2024/03/15/research-for-fiction-writers

Jeez--more bad news--Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes to shut down.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/business/media/corporation-for-public-broadcasting.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Monday, January 05, 2026

Danish PM says--+ Katie Miller (looks more and more like her husband Stephen--)

https://www.aol.com/articles/danish-prime-minister-says-us-212219131.html

NYT--why I cold-called the US President--

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/insider/trump-interview-venezuela-nyt-reporter.html

C-Drama to detox--First--kill the carp--bring the vegetative CEO back to life--Metaphorical--yes?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUfxZuY20Jk

Cato Scholars on US(Trump) and Venezuela etc.

https://www.cato.org/blog/cato-scholars-us-raid-venezuela-raises-serious-constitutional-foreign-policy-concerns-while?utm_campaign=Cato_Today&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Cato_Email&utm_content=260105-Cato_Today

Trawick Prize winners--2025

https://www.bethesda.org/trawick-prize/

NYT--Trump's Venezuelan action threatens MAGA Rift.Even SteveBannon said--

Mr. Trump and members of his administration have offered differing explanations of what would happen in Venezuela now that the United States has captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro, and brought him back to New York to face criminal charges. After Mr. Trump said that Americans would “run” the country, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tiptoed back from that position on the Sunday morning news shows, and noted that American troops were no longer on the ground there.
“The lack of framing of the message on a potential occupation has the base bewildered, if not angry,” Stephen K. Bannon, the pro-Trump podcaster, said in an interview. “While President Trump makes the case for hemispheric defense, Rubio confuses with talk of removing Hamas and Hezbollah.”
On his podcast, “War Room,” Mr. Bannon and some of his guests praised the way the military operation had been executed. But he also asked pointed questions, including whether it was “harkening back to our fiasco in Iraq under Bush.”

From AP--Hegseth censures Mark Kelly--

One issue, according to Huntley, is whether Kelly’s comments fall under the constitutional protections of the speech or debate clause.
https://www.aol.com/articles/hegseth-censures-sen-kelly-warning-150257307.html
The clause is intended to protect members of Congress from questioning about official legislative acts, and a 1968 Supreme Court decision wrote that the provision’s intent was “to prevent legislative intimidation by and accountability to the other branches of government.”
Huntley also said that while the type of process Hegseth is using here, known as a retirement grade determination, is fairly routine, “as far as I know, they’ve always been based on conduct during the individual’s active duty service, even if it only came to light after retirement.”
“So, I don’t know if conduct totally after retirement would fit the requirement for such a determination,” he added.
According to Hegseth, Kelly now has 30 days to submit a response to the proceedings that will decide if he is demoted. The decision will be made within 45 days, Hegseth’s post added. ___

UK backs Danish PM as Trump theatens Greenland.

https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-backs-danish-pm-donald-trump-threatens-greenland/

Blood in the water--Bari Weiss's chaotic first 3 months at CBS

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/05/bari-weiss-cbs-news

Looks like proxy war bet. US and Russia--US interventions in past mostly unsuccessful (quagmires) --Maduro trial live updates.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/live-updates-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-new-york-court-appearance/6438977/

LA Tesla diner like a ghost city--EV charging station 1/2 full--celeb chef has left--

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/03/tesla-diner-elon-musk-los-angeles

AI smart ring can listen in on your meetings--

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/this-ai-smart-ring-can-listen-in-on-your-meetings/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Hegseth/Pentagon tries to muzzle Sen.Mark Kelly, cut pension for "illegal orders" video

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/politics/pentagon-cuts-mark-kellys-retirement-pay-punishment

From Munk School website--

We are very pleased to announce that Professor Mark Duggan has been appointed as Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, with a cross-appointment in the Department of Economics. Mark will begin his term on September 1, 2026.

David Naylor--former President of University of Toronto--

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Naylor

Peter Munk--Hungarian-Canadian Entrepreneur/Philanthropist--founder of Munk School.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Munk

Munk School of Public Policy and Global Affairs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munk_School_of_Global_Affairs_%26_Public_Policy

US closure of airspace due to Venezuelan invasion left many travelers stranded--

https://www.aol.com/news/travelers-stranded-caribbean-us-military-231205514.html

AFP--What we know about US attacks on Venezuela--

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/politics/what-we-know-about-the-us-attacks-on-venezuela.html

DHS says Venezuelans can now apply for refugee status following Maduro's ouster--

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/dhs-says-venezuelans-can-now-apply-for-refugee-status-in-us-following-maduros-ouster-600000-face-deportation-risk/articleshow/126342109.cms

Maduro will appear in Sn District of NY Court on Monday--

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/venezuela-us-military-strikes-maduro-trump/

Trump threatens Maduro with a fate worse than Maduro's--who is now in a NY City jail.

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-venezuela-maduro-delcy-rodriguez/685497/

Green vs Red Cabbage--

https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/green-cabbage-vs-red-cabbage-200000584.html

Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in U S Strike on Venevvuela--

https://www.aol.com/articles/cuba-says-32-cuban-officers-022009273.html

After Maduro--who? Fears in Columbia, Greenlandm, Cuba--Stephen Miller's wife---Katie Miller's comments.

https://www.aol.com/articles/maduro-whos-next-trumps-comments-231024285.html

Madura arrested by US--Trump says he will "run Venevuelan Government"

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/03/business/oil-gas-venezuela-maduro?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Saturday, January 03, 2026

Aging well if not gracefully--How to renovate a kitchen or bathroom in stages--hire a contractor early--is what I would do. Don't change

placement of existing appliances--or outlets. My state required new electric boxes. My handyman/box installer said one condo owner had to tear out a USD $ 100,000 major kitchen renovation bc of the box placement.Since I never renovated I only had to pay for new box and have the old box closed up.
Start with bathroom for aging in place.
My neighbor has since died and her husband has moved out,but 20 years ago they renovated bathroon and kitchen while still living in it--there is some inconvenience, dust, have to go to bathroom "upstairs" i e at swimming pool--which would be only in daytime--
One friend used a contractor and renovated her entire condo and stayed with a friend in the same building.
I would go stay in a nearby hotel--but it all depends on budget and your needs--(resale or for aging in place.)
My friend even included a Murphy bed for a full time attendant or attendants to sleep in--
BUT with socialized medicine like Canada, Australia or UK--maybe service is poor but free--Otherwise LongTerm Care in USA is very expensive--
So get a good job first--
One acquaintance of an acquaintance committed suicide-the woman/wife is still alive, with worsening dementia.
Make a will and think about an Advance Directive as to who will make medical decisions for you, when you can't make them yourself.
Get good legal advice.
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+renovate+your+bathroom+or+kitchen+in+stages&sca_esv=2f4ed381b998a4d8&sxsrf=AE3TifNPVaZDpmKBOoeoa_Ee5aMda2diVw%3A1767448915917&source=hp&ei=UyFZaYXHNb2liLMP1fjFoQY&iflsig=AOw8s4IAAAAAaVkvY3Kblh4Fh9NqRVvtbdm1QmmbGfzh&oq=how+to+r&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6Ighob3cgdG8gcioCCAAyBBAjGCcyBBAjGCcyChAAGIAEGEMYigUyCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFMgsQABiABBiRAhiKBTIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBTILEAAYgAQYkQIYigUyCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMgoQABiABBhDGIoFSOYqUABYsx1wAHgAkAEAmAF7oAGABqoBAzQuNLgBAcgBAPgBAZgCCKAC1gbCAgoQIxiABBgnGIoFwgIWEC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYQxiDARjHARiKBcICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIREC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYgwEYxwHCAggQABiABBixA8ICDRAuGIAEGLEDGEMYigWYAwCSBwM0LjSgB5dYsgcDNC40uAfWBsIHBTItNS4zyAdAgAgA&sclient=gws-wiz

Caulking--you need to cut the nozzle at a 45 degree angle and load the caulk gun properly--Lots of videos--watch first before buying.

AI-To caulk a tub or sink, first, remove old caulk and thoroughly clean/dry the area, then apply painter's tape for straight lines, fill the tub with water (for tubs), apply a consistent bead of silicone caulk at a 45-degree angle, smooth it with a wet finger or tool, and immediately remove the tape for a clean, waterproof sea

AI--How to caulk a bathtub or sink--or just use your plumber or handyman.

YouTube • Apr 21, 2019
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AI--what's the difference between a resume and a CV.

AI Overview
Difference Between CV and Resume
A Resume is a short, tailored summary (1-2 pages) for general jobs, highlighting relevant skills and achievements, while a CV (Curriculum Vitae) is a lengthy, detailed academic document listing your entire educational and research history (publications, presentations, etc.) for academic, research, or medical roles, with the main differences being length, purpose, and content scope. Resumes are for industry/corporate jobs; CVs are for academia/research/fellowships.
Resume
Purpose: General industry, corporate, and non-academic jobs.
Length: Concise, typically 1-2 pages.
Content: A brief, targeted summary of relevant work experience, skills, and education, customized for each application.
Focus: Marketing your most pertinent qualifications for a specific role.
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Purpose: Academic, scientific, medical fields, grants, fellowships, and graduate school.
Length: Detailed and extensive, can be many pages long.
Content: A comprehensive history including education, publications, presentations, research, affiliations, teaching, and more.
Focus: A complete record of your academic and professional life.
Key Takeaway
Use a resume for most jobs outside of academia; use a CV for university positions, research grants, or medical roles where a full academic history is required.
What's the difference between a resume and a CV? - ORISE
Is a resume the same as a curriculum vitae (CV)? Both summarize your education, work experience, extracurricular activities, and s...
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) (.gov)
Key Differences Between a CV & a Resume – LU Career Center
Key Differences * Length: CVs are longer and more detailed, while resumes are shorter and more concise. * Purpose: CVs are used fo... Lawrence University
Resume vs. CV (Curriculum Vitae): Key Differences | Indeed.com A resume and a CV (curriculum vitae) are both used in job applications. However, they have some key differences: * **Content** A r... Indeed

Tesla keeps losing EV (Electric Vehicle) sales--Chinese BYD is now top dog.

https://www.wired.com/story/byd-trounces-tesla-in-ev-sales-for-the-first-time/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly's speech--on death threats--

https://www.google.com/search?q=Have+death+threats+against+trump+increased&sca_esv=b4f6c3afd6a29af1&sxsrf=AE3TifMWDvyyXfk-A5mwRcFt6sdpd5teQQ%3A1767421107306&source=hp&ei=s7RYaf_xEPzd5NoPpfbYkAs&iflsig=AOw8s4IAAAAAaVjCwwiwic8x-y1m_Mr-68UU4cL138dz&ved=0ahUKEwi_l5La3O6RAxX8LlkFHSU7FrIQ4dUDCB8&uact=5&oq=Have+death+threats+against+trump+increased&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IipIYXZlIGRlYXRoIHRocmVhdHMgYWdhaW5zdCB0cnVtcCBpbmNyZWFzZWRIi7UBUABY27IBcAR4AJABAJgB1gOgAZMnqgEKMzUuNy4yLjEuMbgBA8gBAPgBAZgCIKAC4x7CAgQQIxgnwgIREC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYgwEYxwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYxwHCAgoQABiABBhDGIoFwgILEC4YgAQYsQMYgwHCAgUQABiABMICERAAGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFGI0GwgINEAAYgAQYsQMYQxiKBcICChAAGIAEGEYY-QHCAgwQLhiABBixAxgKGAvCAgUQABjvBcICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIGEAAYFhgewgIHEAAYgAQYDcICChAAGIAEGMcDGA3CAgYQABgNGB7CAggQABgFGA0YHsICCBAAGIAEGMcDwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAgkQABgWGMcDGB7CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBZgDAOIDBRIBMSBAkgcKMjEuNy4xLjIuMaAHzM8BsgcKMTguNy4xLjIuMbgHwB7CBwswLjQuMTcuMTAuMcgH3AGACAA&sclient=gws-wiz

Cato Inst (DC) and Fraser Inst (Canada) Economic Freedom of the World.

https://www.cato.org/news-releases/economic-freedom-world-2025-annual-report#

Cato--Human Freedom Index--2025

https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index/2025

Bier on Immigration--

This weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement accused me — a policy scholar at the libertarian Cato Institute — of causing assaults on its agents. I’m just the latest in a long line of people — mayors, governors, members of Congress and more — whom ICE has blamed for a rise in violent confrontations with their deportation agents.
In fact, ICE is endangering its own agents. According to the Trump administration, ICE agents suffered about 90% fewer assaults under President Joe Biden than under President Donald Trump. Biden’s ICE better protected agents by adopting interior enforcement policies that reduced chaotic interactions with the public.
Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is doing the opposite, demanding agents conduct operations in ways they’ve rarely done before. According to my analysis of ICE records, ICE is arresting 1,100% more people on the streets — that is, outside of jails, prisons or police custody — than it did even in 2017 during the first Trump administration. Most of these people have no criminal records.
https://www.cato.org/commentary/ice-blamed-me-assaults-agents-rather-agencys-own-recklessness#

Berry et al--Water vs United States--Berry is a constitutional scholar

https://www.cato.org/legal-briefs/united-water-conservation-district-v-united-states#

Recipients of Nobel Economics Prize who have worked at Cato Inst.

Recipients of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences at Cato edit The following recipients of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences have worked with Cato:[128] Gary S. Becker
James M. Buchanan
Ronald Coase
Milton Friedman
Friedrich Hayek
Robert Mundell
Douglass C. North
Edward C. Prescott
Thomas C. Schelling
Vernon L. Smith
George J. Stigler[129]
Richard H. Thaler

Friday, January 02, 2026

A dream of splendor--ep 5 --

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzao01kq1WM

Amara Thiha--How China Carved up Myanmar--

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/asia/how-china-carved-myanmar

Addtional 20 countries with immigration pause, bringing total to 39.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/02/g-s1-104284/dhs-pause-immigration-applications-20-countries?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Special post--Bye Bye Miss American Pie--Don McLean.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX_TFkut1PM
And while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown.
Don McLean--Miss American Pie.

It wasn't Dickens--as I thought. My brother first told me about them--

AI Overview
The character
Mrs. Malaprop was invented by Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan for his 1775 comedy, The Rivals, becoming famous for her comical misuse of words (a trait now known as a malapropism) and inspiring the term for such linguistic errors.
Key Details:
Playwright: Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Play: The Rivals (1775).
Character Trait: She consistently uses words that sound similar to the correct ones but have different, often absurd, meanings (e.g., "as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile"). another e.g--the pineapple of success.
Origin of Name: Sheridan likely took her name from the French phrase mal à propos, meaning "inappropriate" or "poorly placed".
Legacy: Her linguistic blunders led to the word "malapropism" (or "malaprop") to describe this type of error, with the first recorded use by Lord Byron in 1814.

Humor--Crescent Theatre--Mrs Malaprop Monologue.

https://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Mrs-Malaprop.pdf

Pepper jelly tart--you can also make tarte tomate--

https://www.seriouseats.com/cream-cheese-and-pepper-jelly-tart-recipe-11875230?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Thursday, January 01, 2026

5 new species discovered in 2025.

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/nx-s1-5662605/five-new-species-discovered-2025?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Ina Garton's company pot roast--but beef is so expensive-

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/cooking/a69661759/ina-garten-company-pot-roast-review/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Dream of Splendor--ep 3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysMKPuWo2Cg&list=PLuidrAcAGAONZSLwNXipR1vY_b7ZBjgHM&index=3

Siddhartha Mukherjee--The Emperor of All Maladies.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+emperor+of+all+maladies+book&adgrpid=186668573419&hvadid=779664966629&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9007768&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=15364143548506332870--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=15364143548506332870&hvtargid=kwd-308558607116&hydadcr=22593_13730688_8237&mcid=5abe0871e4793a85aac37273726e7525&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_3v3w1jlsph_e

Edward Elgar--Cello Concerto--op. 47 Allegro.

https://www.google.com/search?q=you+tube+e.gs+of+allegro+youtube&sca_esv=1c5310715e652d88&sxsrf=AE3TifOTJlII-lXe-pzy-S7gmNBuRGAOMA%3A1767313385279&ei=6Q9XaYrmEPjn5NoPid6BwQU&oq=you+tube+e.gs+of+allegro&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGHlvdSB0dWJlIGUuZ3Mgb2YgYWxsZWdybyoCCAAyBxAhGKABGAoyBxAhGKABGAoyBxAhGKABGApIoiFQ-gZY8xNwAXgBkAEAmAF-oAGQA6oBAzIuMrgBAcgBAPgBAZgCBaACxgPCAgoQABiwAxjWBBhHwgIHECMYsAIYJ8ICBRAAGO8FwgIIEAAYogQYiQXCAggQABiABBiiBJgDAOIDBRIBMSBAiAYBkAYIkgcDMi4zoAeTFLIHAzEuM7gHsgPCBwUyLTQuMcgHIIAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:43df3946,vid:lNgIjhquD0s,st:0

Beautiful subway station where Mamdani was sworn in--I didn't know it existed--would have gone.

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/31/nx-s1-5662726/mamdani-nyc-subway-station-history?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Historical series,maybe about the real Empress Wu.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqsJnjYm4KI&list=PLuidrAcAGAONZSLwNXipR1vY_b7ZBjgHM

New C-dramas--older characters, serious theme--I've seen Yanzi Palace and Sword and Brocade.

Historical & Wuxia (Mature Leads/Themes)
Joy of Life: A clever protagonist navigates complex political landscapes with older, powerful figures.
Nirvana in Fire: A classic with mature characters, political maneuvering, and deep strategy.
The Rise of Phoenixes: Features older, powerful leads in a complex political drama.
The Story of Yanxi Palace: Focuses on a strong-willed woman in the imperial harem, with mature power dynamics.
The Sword and the Brocade: A historical romance with mature leads.
The Legend of Xiao Chuo: Strong historical drama with mature male leads.
Modern & Contemporary (Mature Relationships)
The Rational Life: A 30-something woman deals with workplace challenges and romance.
Find Yourself: Explores an age-gap romance with a mature female lead.
A
Little Mood for Love: Focuses on realistic adult family and roma
ntic relationships.
The Fierce Wife (Taiwanese): A classic about a woman reclaiming her life after betrayal, with mature themes.
The Forbidden Flower: Features a mature male lead and adult romance.
Other Highly Recommended
A Dream of Splendor: Strong female leads, business, and mature relationships. Nothing Gold Can Stay: A historical drama with strong female leads and business themes.

One of the suggested new series--highschool.

https://www.google.com/search?q=A+love+so+beautiful--C-drama&sca_esv=e1f6833eaa455a5c&sxsrf=AE3TifOSJB_bbbNCQtD_tmo9yeieD0FdOQ%3A1767275367994&source=hp&ei=Z3tWaYeYO8rk5NoPjc3NyAg&iflsig=AOw8s4IAAAAAaVaJd6EVMVrxseyHNcmIly1z9-TP8quz&ved=0ahUKEwjH55zkveqRAxVKMlkFHY1mE4kQ4dUDCDE&uact=5&oq=A+love+so+beautiful--C-drama&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhxBIGxvdmUgc28gYmVhdXRpZnVsLS1DLWRyYW1hMgYQABgNGB4yBhAAGA0YHjIGEAAYDRgeMggQABgKGA0YHjIGEAAYDRgeMggQABgKGA0YHjIGEAAYDRgeMgYQABgNGB4yBhAAGA0YHjIIEAAYChgNGB5IplpQAFj_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&sclient=gws-wiz#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a112a928,vid:vyBzXDugyLQ,st:0

I think a nice New year TV series.

https://www.google.com/search?q=You+are+my+destiny+C-drama+you+tube&sca_esv=e1f6833eaa455a5c&sxsrf=AE3TifPcAHh1jYEDsLRRYVKEeHRc-dFnQg%3A1767274969648&source=hp&ei=2XlWaeC2JYyg5NoPmNON2Aw&iflsig=AOw8s4IAAAAAaVaH6QooFR0ZXU-EyhpJAv3Z4yq-R5sj&ved=0ahUKEwigh6OmvOqRAxUMEFkFHZhpA8sQ4dUDCDE&uact=5&oq=You+are+my+destiny+C-drama+you+tube&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IiNZb3UgYXJlIG15IGRlc3RpbnkgQy1kcmFtYSB5b3UgdHViZTIHECEYoAEYCjIHECEYoAEYCjIHECEYoAEYCjIHECEYoAEYCjIEECEYCkikqAFQAFiOmAFwAngAkAEAmAGwAaABtRqqAQQzNC42uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIqoAKeHcICBBAjGCfCAgoQIxiABBgnGIoFwgILEC4YgAQYsQMYgwHCAhEQLhiABBixAxjRAxiDARjHAcICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIOEAAYgAQYsQMYigUYjQbCAgQQABgDwgIHEC4YgAQYCsICBxAAGIAEGArCAgUQABiABMICDhAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgIFEC4YgATCAggQLhiABBixA8ICBxAjGLECGCfCAgwQLhiABBixAxgKGAvCAgkQABiABBgKGAvCAgkQLhiABBgKGAvCAg8QLhiABBixAxiDARgKGAvCAgYQABgWGB7CAggQABgWGAoYHsICBRAAGO8FwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgUQIRigAcICBRAhGKsCwgIIEAAYogQYiQWYAwCSBwUzMC4xMqAH778DsgcFMjguMTK4B40dwgcJMC44LjIyLjEyyAf5AYAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:1403dbcb,vid:g8a2gmUT1rc,st:0

Citizenship by donation--not that cheap and beware of scams.

https://www.aol.com/articles/gain-citizenship-countries-just-donating-130000871.html

Only fools like --would not see this--low level of vaccinations--more measles outbreaks --and other disease too--

https://www.axios.com/2025/12/31/measles-flu-vaccine-mmr-rates-2026?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Take the long view--we are all dust --Just now snow squal warning came in--low visibility,delay travel.

This is the one I meant--written by Billie Pink--Earth: The Making of a Planet--the narrator is also excellent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTsJubN68WE

French government defends giving the Clooneys French citizenship.

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/french-government-defends-granting-citizenship-george-amal-clooney-128821166?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

What you do is you throw out last year's trash--indeed all your trash--

Movies to watch on New Year'sEve--which is already over..

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/31/best-films-to-watch-on-new-years-eve-when-harry-met-sally

From Daily Beast--

https://www.thedailybeast.com/heaven-hopeful-trump-79-shares-new-years-eve-with-jesus/

Trump on New Year's Eve--He had a party at Mar a Lago and wild hate post spree,while talking about "peace."

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-wraps-up-2025-with-more-hateful-tirades-rot-in-hell/

Jack Smith vs Trump--

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/31/jack-smith-house-testimony
Jack Smith, the former justice department special counsel who led the aborted federal prosecution of Donald Trump, told a congressional committee that he never spoke to Joe Biden about his cases, according to the transcript of a deposition released on Wednesday.
In his behind-closed-doors testimony to the House judiciary committee earlier this month, Smith defended the charges he brought against Trump for allegedly possessing classified documents and attempting to overturn the 2020 election, while warning of the consequences of allowing election meddling to go unpunished.
“Theoretically, what happens if there is election interference and the people who are responsible for that are not held accountable?” Democratic congresswoman Pramila Jayapal asked. A protester confronts a line of US national guard members in downtown Los Angeles on 8 June 2025. Trump backs away from deploying national guard in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland Read more
“It becomes the new norm, and that becomes how we … conduct elections,” Smith replied, according to the transcript.
“And so the toll on our democracy, if you had to describe that, what would that be?” the congresswoman asked.
“Catastrophic,” Smith said.

Aligator Alcatraz wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_Alcatraz

From BBC--

A Trump ally, and well-known Republican, Representative Lauren Boebert, sponsored one of the bills, which was aimed at cutting the amounts that communities in her home state of Colorado are paying toward a new water pipeline.
The other bill would have supported a flooding mitigation project for a Native American tribe in Florida that had sued to stop construction of "Alligator Alcatraz".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74vl374mnyo

During 1.0 he vetoed 10 bills--

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/vetoes/TrumpDJ.htm

Trump vetoes two bipartisan bills--why--details on Axios--it's revenge--

https://www.axios.com/2025/12/31/trump-vetoes-water-pipeline-everglades-bills

Only He shall play golf--Trump Admin--

https://apnews.com/article/trump-golf-courses-washington-dc-53ba4e673bb78bdea1fa101e4030b0bd?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Kennedy Center Honors list at all time low with DJT at the helm--

https://www.avclub.com/donald-trump-kennedy-center-honors-low-ratings?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Phone searches at the border are up--how to keep your data safe.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/travel/airport-border-phone-search.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Trump backs away from deploying National Guard in LA, Chicago and Portland.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/31/trump-national-guard-deployment-stopped

The Atlantic--

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/06/trump-second-term-comeback/682573/

Miniplay Review--

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YvZpqE_fMC-IsoPRpS0pZETKKFbxGZQb/view

Jeffrey Goldberg of Signalgate fame is current editot of The Atlantic.

AI Overview
The current Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic is Jeffrey Goldberg, a position he's held since 2016, leading the publication through award-winning periods and significant cultural moments, while also moderating Washington Week with The Atlantic on PBS.
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Tenure: Became the 15th Editor-in-Chief in 2016.
Accomplishments: Under his leadership, The Atlantic won its first Pulitzer Prizes and National Magazine Awards for General Excellence.
Other Roles: He is the moderator for the PBS program Washington Week with The Atlantic.
Background: A veteran journalist with a focus on foreign affairs and national security, previously working for The New Yorker and The Washington Post.
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So-called election Myanmar--Nov-Dec 2025--Budalin,Sagaing--etc. Just read it all.

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/sagaing-resistance-seizes-three-budalin-strongpoints-as-junta-stages-vote.html

Home made Boursin cheese recipe--

https://www.thekitchn.com/boursin-cheese-recipe-23761797?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Barbara Serra--fascism in the family--

AI Overview
Fascism in the Family is an English-language documentary by journalist Barbara Serra, exploring her own family's ties to Benito Mussolini's fascist regime, particularly her grandfather's role as a fascist mayor in Sardinia, to understand the origins and potential resurgence of fascism in Italy and Europe today, examining themes like anti-immigration, intolerance, and media attacks, and featuring interviews with figures like Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre. The film, produced for Al Jazeera, connects personal history with contemporary politics, investigating how Italy's fascist past influences its present, a poignant story for Serra given her son is half-Jewish. Key Aspects of the Documentary:
Personal Journey: Serra investigates her grandfather, a WWI veteran who became a key fascist figure, mayor of the coal town Carbonia, and had links to the Nazis, a discovery made through old family letters.
Historical Connection: The film links her family's story to the broader rise of fascism in 20th-century Italy.
Contemporary Relevance: It draws parallels between Mussolini's era and current far-right movements, anti-immigrant sentiment, and attacks on free media in Italy and globally.
Interviews: Features interviews with political figures like Matteo Salvini and Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre.
Where to Watch/Find More:
The documentary aired on Al Jazeera English and is available on platforms like YouTube.
You can find discussions and clips on YouTube and related news sites, often titled "Fascism Past and Present: What lessons can we learn from...".
Fascism in the Family | Al Jazeera Correspondent | Barbara ...
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Nicholas Thompson who once wrote something nice about me and my poetry and possibly about my letter to Webb--

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Thompson_(editor)
I've never met Nicholas--His father Scott Thompson hosted us at Free Burma Coalition several times--in Bali, Virginia and at his DC home.

A Day in the Life of the Sun King.

https://www.offbeatfrance.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-louis-xiv.html Waking up at the Palace of Versailles: King Louis in the morning At 8:15, the king's valet would awaken him, though we don't know how. Did he nudge him? Whisper in his ear? Shake the royal person by the shoulder? What we do know is that the valet poured a drop of wine into the king's hands and a chamberlain entered with holy water, which the king used for a quick sign of the cross. He would then, propped up in bed, attend a mini-mass. Once the Petit Lever (or Little Awakening) was over, the king would rise, put on his slippers and bathrobe, and prepare to be made presentable.
At 8:30, the royal physician and surgeon would give him a quick check-up. Important nobles, French royal family members and a few favourites would be allowed into his chamber while he was being readied — washed, combed and shaved.
And so would the Grand Lever, or principal awakening, begin.
The king would then sit on his "business chair" (yes, the toilet) and do his business while his barber combed his beard. The barber would also position the king's "casual" wig (he would change it later in the day to something heavier and more ceremonial — he did, after all, own about 1000 of them). By the way, attending the king during his "business" was a much-prized position for which nobles would vie. That said, I'm not quite sure what the "attending" part involved...
At this point, countless helpers of every stripe would be helping the king change from his nightshirt into his day clothes. Up to a hundred or so (male) spectators might be watching all this, including notables, guards, wardrobe officials and close royal servants.

Balinese naming system--

https://www.google.com/search?q=Balinese+naming+system&sca_esv=94d25d4b509d5135&sxsrf=AE3TifMYxYzAwiYJ-_NlOaLVQtIyZwS1Gw%3A1767175559425&source=hp&ei=h_VUaeW6F_Xi5NoP7OrU8A8&iflsig=AOw8s4IAAAAAaVUDl4y9iTgAyzAEYtQ_5sjhw9Ps8_lN&ved=0ahUKEwilmuT7yeeRAxV1MVkFHWw1Ff4Q4dUDCDE&uact=5&oq=Balinese+naming+system&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Poetry by Andrei Codrescu

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=119&issue=2&page=16

Poetry book--How to Live under Fascism by Andrei Codrescu--

https://www.amazon.com/How-Live-Under-Fascism-Photographs/dp/B0DXYV548J

From wiki--Poet Andrei Codrescu--

Codrescu published his first poems in Romanian under the pen name Andrei Steiu. In 1965 he and his mother, a photographer and printer, were able to leave Romania after Israel paid US$2,000 (or US$10,000, according to other sources[4]) to the Romanian communist regime for each of them.[5][6] After some time in Italy, they moved to the United States in 1966, and settled in Detroit, where he became a regular at John Sinclair's Artists and Writers' Workshop. A year later, he moved to New York, where he became part of the literary scene on the Lower East Side. There he met Allen Ginsberg, Ted Berrigan, and Anne Waldman, and published his first poems in English.

How to live under Fascism--talk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Sp5KLi--E

Slight Burma-Romania connection--

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2009/04/07/scholar-wrote-about-jewish-culture/4e3c9a43-8e63-497e-9cc3-35c5ec9a766b/

Romania--

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania

Best link--the great Billie Pink--Ring of Fire--volcaloes, earthquakes, tsunamies (incld 2004)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n18m2BdyIEY&list=PLob1mZcVWOajq6oVD_f2I2-gPZk4zvN7S

My absolute favorite science writer Billie Pink.

https://www.google.com/search?q=You+tube+Earth--making+of+a+planet&sca_esv=101ed44113f227ff&sxsrf=AE3TifMu7igndHgp7j61xO3gmBhOEBHXsA%3A1767111166052&source=hp&ei=_vlTaaqkAZ6viLMPj4vx4Qg&iflsig=AOw8s4IAAAAAaVQIDnReTy1vEs47-0LpwysKFJAz8K20&ved=0ahUKEwiqm9GK2uWRAxWeF2IAHY9FPIwQ4dUDCCA&uact=5&oq=You+tube+Earth--making+of+a+planet&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IiJZb3UgdHViZSBFYXJ0aC0tbWFraW5nIG9mIGEgcGxhbmV0MgcQIRigARgKMgcQIRigARgKMgcQIRigARgKMgcQIRigARgKSLBTUABYx09wAHgAkAEAmAGhAaABzh6qAQQ5LjI1uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIioAKAIcICBBAjGCfCAgoQIxiABBgnGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAgsQLhiABBiRAhiKBcICCxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBwgIREC4YgAQYsQMY0QMYgwEYxwHCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICCBAAGIAEGLEDwgIQEC4YgAQYsQMYQxiDARiKBcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAgoQLhiABBhDGIoFwgIOEC4YgAQYkQIYsQMYigXCAg4QABiABBiRAhixAxiKBcICChAuGIAEGLEDGArCAgcQABiABBgKwgIFEAAYgATCAgcQLhiABBgKwgIGEAAYDRgewgIIEAAYChgNGB7CAgYQABgWGB7CAggQABgWGAoYHsICBRAhGKsCmAMAkgcENC4zMKAHyoMCsgcENC4zMLgHgCHCBwowLjguMjEuNC4xyAepAYAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:d031d738,vid:V-1pBFCX8cM,st:0

Nat Geo--how the earth was made--

AI Overview The documentary you're looking for, featuring writer Billie Pink (also credited as Billie Pink), is likely Earth: Making of a Planet, a 2011 National Geographic film that uses CGI and on-location shots to depict Earth's 4.5-billion-year journey from cosmic dust to a living world, detailing geological events, ice ages, dinosaurs, and human emergence. While the popular History Channel series How the Earth Was Made also covers similar topics, the mention of Billie Pink points directly to this Nat Geo production. Key Details: Title: Earth: Making of a Planet (or Earth: How We Got Here). Writer: Billie Pink (sometimes credited as Billie Pink). Year: 2011 (produced by National Geographic). Content: A cinematic journey using CGI to show Earth's formation, the arrival of water, massive geological shifts, the rise of life, and human evolution, according to this YouTube video. Where to Find It:
You can find it on YouTube (National Geographic channel), where clips and full versions are available, notes this YouTube video, this YouTube video, and this YouTube video.
It may also be available on streaming platforms like Prime Video, often under the How the Earth Was Made umbrella.
Earth: Making of a Planet – National Geographic Jan 7, 2015 — “Imagine cameras have been around since the creation of Earth to record every major event - Take a photographic journey...
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Earth: Making of a Planet (TV Movie 2011) - IMDb * Yavar Abbas. * Writer. Billie Pink. * Stars. Reg E. Cathey. Paul Essiembre. IMDb

Did humans and dinosaurs live at the same time--Cretaceous--

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/did-people-and-dinosaurs-live-same-time

Proto human language.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Human_language

What was Neanderthal language like.

https://psyche.co/ideas/this-is-what-a-neanderthal-conversation-would-have-sounded-like

Oldest evidence of human made fire.

https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/scientists-discovered-oldest-evidence-human-180000294.html

It's a good fat girl revenge story--with plastic surgery--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyPCwWpJdvA

I've read--Islands in the Stream, Men without Women, A Moveable Feast--all the short stories in the Finca Vigia Edition

edited by 2 of his sons. https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Short-Stories-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0684843323

JFK Library--Hemingway's Books--catalog.

https://www.jfklibrary.org/hemingway/works/books

Documentary--Hemingway the Writer--a bit too much exposition--I'd rather read the stories myself--like I don't like

to take "guided tours" in art museums--I like to go to the sections I like most--like French Impressionism or Asian Art and go to the paintings or ceramics myself, and make up my own mind.
That said, I like the short stories, edited post-humously by his sons--I bought this at Pirates Alley in New Orleans and yes, the Indian story I will remember always--like Paul Bowles' the Delicate Prey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Delicate_Prey
or
https://www.pbs.org/video/hemingway-the-author-zxoery/
A Good Man isHard to Find by Flannery O'Connor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Good_Man_Is_Hard_to_Find_(short_story)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Short_Happy_Life_of_Francis_Macomber

A dream of splendor ep 7.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DHchODpILI