Were told that it is only a 15-minute to the city center.
Sidewalks were slightly icy after yesterday's light snow.
Didn't want to have a slippery fall.
Took us 45 minutes.
US hits 2,000 measles cases for the first time in more than 30 years.
#Brussels
#Measles
In case you were wondering if this presser could get any more embarrassing, yeah it did
In case you were wondering if this presser could get any more embarrassing, yeah it did
Early to bed; early to rise.
Woke up to news that US had abducted the President of Venezuela in a nighttime raid.
Reminded me of Mother's reaction to news of US invasion of Iraq.
News just got worse.
Until...
#VenezuelaInvasion
#Iraq
#Zelenskyy
x.com/Gerashchenko...
Early to bed; early to rise.
Woke up to news that US had abducted the President of Venezuela in a nighttime raid.
Reminded me of Mother's reaction to news of US invasion of Iraq.
News just got worse.
Until...
#VenezuelaInvasion
#Iraq
#Zelenskyy
x.com/Gerashchenko...
99% packed for tomorrow's trip.
Frank decided to mend the laundry bag that we've been using for 30 years.
Kept him busy while I packed.
Easiest packing ever.
Usually there are very heated discussions when we pack.
Hoping for a better 2026.
#NewYear2026
99% packed for tomorrow's trip.
Frank decided to mend the laundry bag that we've been using for 30 years.
Kept him busy while I packed.
Easiest packing ever.
Usually there are very heated discussions when we pack.
Hoping for a better 2026.
#NewYear2026
Suppose we accept the fiction that none of us expected Israel to launch a full-scale genocide in Gaza—a premeditated campaign to erase the Strip and exterminate a significant portion of its inhabitants. Let us pretend that nearly 80 years of relentless
Suppose we accept the fiction that none of us expected Israel to launch a full-scale genocide in Gaza—a premeditated campaign to erase the Strip and exterminate a significant portion of its inhabitants. Let us pretend that nearly 80 years of relentless
Prepped to pack tomorrow for Belgium vacation.
Power outage in the tunnel caused Eurostar to cancel all trains.
Glad we decided against taking the train from London to Brussels.
Third day of protests in Iran as prices surge and currency hits new low.
#Vacation
#IranProtests
Prepped to pack tomorrow for Belgium vacation.
Power outage in the tunnel caused Eurostar to cancel all trains.
Glad we decided against taking the train from London to Brussels.
Third day of protests in Iran as prices surge and currency hits new low.
#Vacation
#IranProtests
Got a haircut.
Frank got one yesterday...sideburns are off.
I think he needs a new barber.
Per Russia 91 Ukrainian drones tried to attack Putin's summer home.
Trump claims that the US blew up a Venezuelan dock.
Both #Ukraine and #Venezuela deny this.
Misery continues in #Gaza.
Got a haircut.
Frank got one yesterday...sideburns are off.
I think he needs a new barber.
Per Russia 91 Ukrainian drones tried to attack Putin's summer home.
Trump claims that the US blew up a Venezuelan dock.
Both #Ukraine and #Venezuela deny this.
Misery continues in #Gaza.
As a Southerner of a certain age I learned to shoot at an early age.
Papa taught us gun safety before he let us touch his rifles.
He was an NRA member when it was a social hunting club.
Somewhere the US really messed up.
#Gun open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
As a Southerner of a certain age I learned to shoot at an early age.
Papa taught us gun safety before he let us touch his rifles.
He was an NRA member when it was a social hunting club.
Somewhere the US really messed up.
#Gun open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
Last of the grandchildren left yesterday.
House is so quiet.
Frank cleared the wilting Christmas centerpiece.
Frank and son took down the tree.
Still eating leftovers.
#Christmas2025
Last of the grandchildren left yesterday.
House is so quiet.
Frank cleared the wilting Christmas centerpiece.
Frank and son took down the tree.
Still eating leftovers.
#Christmas2025
Boxing Day is over.
We all overate leftovers from yesterday.
We also overate yesterday.
#BoxingDay
Boxing Day is over.
We all overate leftovers from yesterday.
We also overate yesterday.
#BoxingDay
Watched Charles' Christmas address.
Remember watching his mother years ago while at the Prince Rupert in Shrewsbury.
Frank: He's everything that Trump isn't.
Me: Well, he's educated and Trump isn't.
#Christmas2025
#Ukraine
Watched Charles' Christmas address.
Remember watching his mother years ago while at the Prince Rupert in Shrewsbury.
Frank: He's everything that Trump isn't.
Me: Well, he's educated and Trump isn't.
#Christmas2025
#Ukraine
Frank and granddaughter set up 30ish year old artificial tree.
Several light strings no longer work.
Me: Use old lights from past real trees.
Frank: Tossed them long ago.
Me: Check the storage room.
Granddaughter made brownie pudding.
Grandson arrived.
Peace.
#ChristmasEve
Frank and granddaughter set up 30ish year old artificial tree.
Several light strings no longer work.
Me: Use old lights from past real trees.
Frank: Tossed them long ago.
Me: Check the storage room.
Granddaughter made brownie pudding.
Grandson arrived.
Peace.
#ChristmasEve
Granddaughter made mushrooms for Christmas dinner.
We all gave them the taste test.
She's making more tomorrow.
Trump announces plans for a new battleship.
Navy hasn't build battleships since WWII.
Guess he hasn't heard about Ukraine's success with drones.
#Christmas2025
#Ukraine
Granddaughter made mushrooms for Christmas dinner.
We all gave them the taste test.
She's making more tomorrow.
Trump announces plans for a new battleship.
Navy hasn't build battleships since WWII.
Guess he hasn't heard about Ukraine's success with drones.
#Christmas2025
#Ukraine
Son took over the kitchen to prep Christmas meats.
Did get to bake the last of the butternut squash.
No room in the kitchen fridge.
Will have to take it upstairs.
Still need to make potatoes.
Son is doing everything else.
So, no complaints here.
#Christmas2025
Son took over the kitchen to prep Christmas meats.
Did get to bake the last of the butternut squash.
No room in the kitchen fridge.
Will have to take it upstairs.
Still need to make potatoes.
Son is doing everything else.
So, no complaints here.
#Christmas2025
Some dusting, but mostly family dinner around the kitchen table.
Did final planning for Christmas dinner.
Watched 60 Minutes.
Great stories on both the Sherpa guides on Mt Everest and the Kanneh-Mason classical musicians.
However...
#CECOT
#60minutes
Some dusting, but mostly family dinner around the kitchen table.
Did final planning for Christmas dinner.
Watched 60 Minutes.
Great stories on both the Sherpa guides on Mt Everest and the Kanneh-Mason classical musicians.
However...
#CECOT
#60minutes
Still working on grandchildren's albums.
Son drove to Mission Viejo to get duck & beef for Christmas dinner.
Made butternut squash with cranberries.
Watched "Wake Up Dead Man" on Netflix.
Pantone announces new color...
#EpsteinFiles
Still working on grandchildren's albums.
Son drove to Mission Viejo to get duck & beef for Christmas dinner.
Made butternut squash with cranberries.
Watched "Wake Up Dead Man" on Netflix.
Pantone announces new color...
#EpsteinFiles
Reworked 12 of the 43 pages that I proofed yesterday.
It's little things that aren't noticed at first.
Son made both a tomato and a steak & ale pie.
Frank (seeing the desecration of the Kennedy Center): What is wrong with him?
Me: He is a very small man.
#Trump
Reworked 12 of the 43 pages that I proofed yesterday.
It's little things that aren't noticed at first.
Son made both a tomato and a steak & ale pie.
Frank (seeing the desecration of the Kennedy Center): What is wrong with him?
Me: He is a very small man.
#Trump
A lot of folks are talking about the immediate impact, but I wanted to focus on how this strike will reverberate globally.
Unlocked for everyone.
www.patreon.com/posts/130512...
A lot of folks are talking about the immediate impact, but I wanted to focus on how this strike will reverberate globally.
Unlocked for everyone.
www.patreon.com/posts/130512...
Frank and son went into L.A. to clear weeds.
Proofed 43 album pages.
Corrected typos.
Will proof again tomorrow.
Measles outbreaks are at the highest they’ve been since the disease was declared eradicated in 2000, with more than 1,900 cases this year.
#Measles
Frank and son went into L.A. to clear weeds.
Proofed 43 album pages.
Corrected typos.
Will proof again tomorrow.
Measles outbreaks are at the highest they’ve been since the disease was declared eradicated in 2000, with more than 1,900 cases this year.
#Measles
Found out gym has cancelled all classes from 24 December to 2 January.
Women in locker room were not happy.
We're multi culturally and care more about our health than celebrating a pagan winter festival appropriated by Christians.
#PagansAreTheReasonForTheSeason
Found out gym has cancelled all classes from 24 December to 2 January.
Women in locker room were not happy.
We're multi culturally and care more about our health than celebrating a pagan winter festival appropriated by Christians.
#PagansAreTheReasonForTheSeason
Having grandson here this weekend cleared out most of the fridge and some of the freezer.
Had meatloaf and green beans for lunch.
Also had way too many brownies.
Well, someone has to eat them before they spoil.
Measles outbreak in SC; 254 people currently in quarantine.
#Measles
Having grandson here this weekend cleared out most of the fridge and some of the freezer.
Had meatloaf and green beans for lunch.
Also had way too many brownies.
Well, someone has to eat them before they spoil.
Measles outbreak in SC; 254 people currently in quarantine.
#Measles
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.