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He should be focusing on....other matters.

They resemble each other. People may conflate the two, and think his brother did that! Is this unconscious sabotage?

Oh dear. I wonder if Mr Cuomo understands that his behavior has an impact on his brother's image, and his brother is running for public office. By appearing to have a deficiency, he gets people thinking it runs in the family. He should be more reserved, be less ... experimental

I saved a rectangle of Baldwin stamps in 2004. It felt like a moment, so I did it.

that famous story of St. George and the Dragon; which dragon I maintain to have been a whale

What is Mark C trying to do here? I wish him well, but I don't get it.

That was nice. I read my book by the river until it was too dark to do so. Then walked up a ways, checked out a ferry station, came home using one of the outdoor stairways...

ALSO throwing objects at people during a sporting event is dangerous. Allowing that to happen, isn't this an OSHA violation? Athletes are not just goofing around, this is their profession and their workplace.

Wait, isn’t Watts-bearing Charity a Quaker? Would Quakers use same Bible as Congregationalists? I need to brush up on my Quakers and Congs. I admit to a haziness, re their relationship, but they seem to know each other, and they might help us to see present-day religious mess more clearly.

I just meant that the idea that women might laugh requires that something is funny… this whole business of body parts being funny strikes me as a trope belonging to our kindergarten years…. (Thanks for the gift link! I am reading it.)

And what if it’s more childish than funny?

It does exist, alas. I have a friend who believes its tenets, and makes a point of exposing her face to direct high noon sunlight. In fact, it’s a good idea to get some dappled sunlight, at less direct times of day, on one’s legs and arms. But these benighted folks don’t practice moderation!

“Open to Debate” is surprisingly timid, asking if it’s time for ladies to be ordained as Catholic deacons. Why not bishops, popes, priests? I thought this project was known for its boldness.

But no, it’s a hymn book by one Isaac Watts, offered as an alternative to the gangsta rap enjoyed by the sailors….

Ishmael’s got me wondering which edition of the Bible was the go to for Congregationalists in Melville’s time. Last night, a friend pointed out that it wouldn’t be KJV. I see a reference to Watts and wonder if that’s a Bible? THEIR Bible?

And I remember reports of UK nurses, NHS staff, being menaced by random members of the public. (NHS staff sometimes wear identifiers openly, or did before 2020.)

In 2020, a young doctor in Australia working in a hospital described being evicted from a roommate situation for similar reason. She reported a menacing, hostile attitude around the dwelling. I heard about this via an MD in Melbourne.

Recall how, in first days of recent pandemic, medical staff coming to NYC (!) were told they couldn’t stay in certain places. A very nice Manhattan condo (or was it a co-op) told a resident his brother can’t stay in the building because he’s a doctor treating covid patients. Not a rumor. Was in NYT

I wait for sun to go down or downish. Sometimes I forget that we have this nice park. A dear friend once told me he makes a point to walk in his local park once a day “because it’s really special,” and I think he’s right. Worry not!

Inspired to do likewise, as not too crazy hot today, and sun is less intense on the eastern side of town. In about an hour from now.

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"In 1933, the Nazi Party labeled many of the Bauhaus teachers 'degenerate' and forced the school to close."

There is much to be triggered about these days. The transatlantic nature of the piece creates different reactions...

On my way to an indoor picnic w friends more simpatico than those lot and will re engage soon! Xxo

These vulgar pink salt ads are the ultimate first world problem. I guess Heinlein was right. TANSTAAFL.

Await the novella.

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One can call it ethnic cleansing, and one can say that people suffer horribly when a piece of land changes hands. This piece never fails to sadden me. youtu.be/ha0Zi6XltF4

Speaking as a New Yorker, I prefer migration of any flavour to the phenomenon of tourism. But that’s just me. Tourists spend a few dollars, but they don’t care. And some are homicidal, as midtown can tell you.

WHO KNOWS what people are about in private. I will create space for mystery! They appear to have a collegial rapport, and I hope he’s a good sport. Many RW figures are …not.

I avoid reading about Yarvin, his contributions to the discussion seem flimsy, and I find his understanding of monarchy … superficial at best.

I don’t see Bumble guy as best romantic fit, but writers have their reasons for knowing all kinds!