I think Iran can't have nukes for the world safety That was not an issue is this war. The June strikes did a good job (although obviously obliteration did not happen). Negotiations (diplomacy) worked in

Indeed...an avoidable mess

Thank you. I tried

Would a financial adviser put retirement money in such a fund?

Wow! if we can do this for a dog, why aren't we rolling this out to all humans with cancer

I guess you can mess up in the fiat world too. Give your information to the wrong person and they drain your account, for example. Regulation...If the government starts poking around, then it starts

tend to be about as happy about protests there as your parents were when you threw the kegger while they were away The problem with journalism, any kind of journalism, is that we receive information through

I’d get a second opinion Waste your time with another doctor ??? I figure, that scenario wouldn't be medical. It would likely be some kind of catastrophe--a planet is barrelling toward earth sort of thing.

if some madman comes along - there are already a few candidates Oh my, I think we are in the age of madmen in my country. Great collage for my current frame of mind. I was just reading up on how the war

I love this story and this collage, @inessita. My granddaughter just visited Puerto Rico and there she found a cat refuge. She was surrounded by cats, a little bit as Lucia is surrounded in your story.

She is home now. We had a lovely walk together tonight and she told me about her trip. I am actually relieved she is home because I was babysitting her dog. Quite a responsibility :) We are well. I hope

I'm always impressed with our mountain hikes, @cetb2008. I am afraid of heights, but they don't seem to bother you. I also enjoy reading about the ones you take with your son. I hope you and your lovely

Thank you, @nikv and @curangel. Your acknowledgement and support are very much appreciated.

You're a bystander. It's my war. Not like I voted for it, or for the people who started it, or for the foreign policy that allows this to happen, but it is my country that is at war. It is my country pummeling

That's what I wanted to show in the blog. There is so much more...a rich culture and legacy.

This post reminded me of Augusto Perez in Unamuno's Niebla. The confusion of self, of real and unreal...where is the line. I knew it was you all along :))

You bend over backwards to please Years ago I was hired to teach in a school that was designed exclusively for psychiatric patients. The principal of that school spotted in me immediately the one quality

😄 I love it!!!!

Mutts are the best!! What a beautiful family :)

I love the passage from 365 Tao. I do see myself in that, and I don't. Owning stuff has never been an issue with me. I don't become attached to things, or care about them much, unless they remind me of