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mago
All right. No Magione /Syria.
That means Covid and Fauci are fair game?
Got nothing to say about that.
The Levant in general?
Omigod.
Say what you like about The Rolling Stones, but they got it right with Gimme Shelter:
Rape and murder/it’s just a shot away
shot away shot away.
That’s my free association Yuletide contribution.
Cheers!
Egoculexegonos
I recently learnt about this Chinese diplomatic proposal http://en.chinadiplomacy.org.cn/pdf/The_Global_Security_Initiative_Concept_Paper.pdf
It was publicly introduced in February 2023 but, being in the West, I never heard about it until few days ago. The poster I knew about it thru said he thought this was a try by China to become a global “primus inter pares” which, even though might be outright naive on my side, I find is sth we really need worldwide. I don’t really know in which degree this document is truly honest and/or workable but I think it is interesting enough to be shared here.
mago
Reading Chris Hedges report wherein he quoted Dostoyevsky as saying hell is the absence of love, I reflected upon Ian’s living in hell post and thought yeah, that’s right.
Great minds think alike—a consensus of negation.
Then there was Cat Stephens, the 70’s drop out and go Muslim dude singing Love is what we came here for/do you know what I mean/have your eyes really seen?
Love love love/love is all you need.
That and a lotta guns, money and lawyers.
Depends on priorities and inclination I guess.
Peace on earth/goodwill to men
and women and all the rest
and don’t forget Tiny Tim
someofparts
Climate change may be starting to make Florida less habitable. I’m learning this from a close friend who will be relocating to the foothills of the Appalachians as quickly as possible in January.
The proximate cause for her move is the extreme hurricane season they have had this past year. A second and equally compelling reason is the dramatic increase in the cost of homeowners insurance, which is expected to double next year.
Along with all of that, the heat itself has gotten so extreme that even the beach is no fun. The sand is so hot it burns your feet and the sea water itself is too warm to really help a person cool off. Walking the dog is tricky in such heat too.
Meanwhile fresh water is entirely off limits and even dangerous. Apparently any body of fresh water is chock full of alligators. Turns out that gators are fast enough to catch a dog or an old lady if they think you might be a nice snack.
Guess I’m gonna stop whining about cold weather.