Monday, November 14, 2016

Gwen Ifil--dead at 61--

I truly mourn this Great Lady--watched her newscasts on PBS often and once saw her on Wisconsin Av, near my local Kinkos.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/11/gwen-ifill-dies-at-age-61-231347

In honor of her, I will be silent for the rest of today and then blog on with a vengeance.

RIP, dear Gwen Ifil of the bright-colored suits.

KMK
11-14-2016

Place names I came across in reading DGE Hall--Mainly a history of the rivalry between the French, the British and the Dutch in S and SE Asia from the 16th century onwards.

I'm only reading the reigns of Naresuan,his brother Ekathasarot and his great grandson Narai-- Narai was very progressive and sent the ...