This is the world we live in: All within a week of news

The conversation changes rapidly these days. Here were the topics–and they all took place within a week. We started by complaining that NBC was failing at its obligation to provide good Olympics coverage. We briefly cared about Syrian refugees, even though their plight is horribly more important than Bob Costas bantering about athletes and how … Read moreThis is the world we live in: All within a week of news

Can’t we just have a Thanksgiving without war or rumors of war!?

No. The simple answer: No. Iran claims they arrested 12 CIA agents.. Yet again strange threats from North Korea.. threatening the South with a ‘sea of fire’.. Medvedev in Russia threatens the United States.. US warships in Syria as tensions mount.. Those long ago days of slaughtering Native Americans look peaceful…. (sarcasm in that statement, … Read moreCan’t we just have a Thanksgiving without war or rumors of war!?