@gordonstirling.bsky.social
U.S. Foreign Service (Ret.); former adjunct instructor pol sci, UNLV, UVU. BYU Cougar.
I hope TxTech goes a long way in the playoffs to raise our ranking chances.
December 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I hope TxTech goes a long way in the playoffs to raise our ranking chances.
Thanks for the quote. The prosecution can read it to him at his trial for crimes against humanity.
December 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thanks for the quote. The prosecution can read it to him at his trial for crimes against humanity.
I am so thrilled for you that you received a witness of the Savior. I hope some day you will read the Prophet Joseph Smith’s account of seeking God and what he experienced in the Sacred Grove in 1820 near Palmyra, New York. It seems God wants to communicate with His children.
December 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I am so thrilled for you that you received a witness of the Savior. I hope some day you will read the Prophet Joseph Smith’s account of seeking God and what he experienced in the Sacred Grove in 1820 near Palmyra, New York. It seems God wants to communicate with His children.
I was talking with my brother today (boomers) about how we were crazy to learn every detail about the Beatles. If I had a grand-daughter who was a Swiftie and she wanted to tell me all her knowledge about Taylor, so much she could hardly get the words out, I’d be so thrilled for her happiness.
December 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I was talking with my brother today (boomers) about how we were crazy to learn every detail about the Beatles. If I had a grand-daughter who was a Swiftie and she wanted to tell me all her knowledge about Taylor, so much she could hardly get the words out, I’d be so thrilled for her happiness.
2001-2002 after 9/11 was bad. I was Foreign Service working in the State Dept. I didn’t lose anyone close, but the grief for my fellow Americans was bad.
December 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
2001-2002 after 9/11 was bad. I was Foreign Service working in the State Dept. I didn’t lose anyone close, but the grief for my fellow Americans was bad.
Pal Joey
It’s not in the play, but when Sinatra sings The Lady is a Tramp with Rita Hayworth listening it’s great.
It’s not in the play, but when Sinatra sings The Lady is a Tramp with Rita Hayworth listening it’s great.
December 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Pal Joey
It’s not in the play, but when Sinatra sings The Lady is a Tramp with Rita Hayworth listening it’s great.
It’s not in the play, but when Sinatra sings The Lady is a Tramp with Rita Hayworth listening it’s great.
In the midst of the Cold War, he said ours was the true revolution.
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
In the midst of the Cold War, he said ours was the true revolution.
I know there are differences among critics about the quality, but I’m really grateful Helen Lowe-Porter translated Thomas Mann.
December 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I know there are differences among critics about the quality, but I’m really grateful Helen Lowe-Porter translated Thomas Mann.
No unhallowed hand, baby, it’s coming! 😂😇
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
No unhallowed hand, baby, it’s coming! 😂😇
😂The bodies really pile up in Midsomer County!
December 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
😂The bodies really pile up in Midsomer County!
She was so bummed about that concert because it felt like it was on cruise control. No challenge, no risk. It’s like at work, when you have to learn something and it’s scary at first, then you conquer the learning curve, then it’s just tedious. Life is not fun that way and as she says, uncool.
December 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
She was so bummed about that concert because it felt like it was on cruise control. No challenge, no risk. It’s like at work, when you have to learn something and it’s scary at first, then you conquer the learning curve, then it’s just tedious. Life is not fun that way and as she says, uncool.
My first PC was in the Dept, when I still had to write down the steps for cut and paste. I first heard about Google from a colleague in PM. I’m retired a long time, but I always use Courier New, which we used back then.
December 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
My first PC was in the Dept, when I still had to write down the steps for cut and paste. I first heard about Google from a colleague in PM. I’m retired a long time, but I always use Courier New, which we used back then.
We used Courier New 12 in the Dept. from when we first got PC’s in the early 90’s to 2004. It was plain and non-distracting. I never heard of folks with disabilities having issues, but there certainly could have been. It seemed like the font/size were plain for clarity of substance.
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
We used Courier New 12 in the Dept. from when we first got PC’s in the early 90’s to 2004. It was plain and non-distracting. I never heard of folks with disabilities having issues, but there certainly could have been. It seemed like the font/size were plain for clarity of substance.
December 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
That is just ridiculous. In the Dept from the early 90’s when we first got PC’ s, up until I retired in 2004, we used Courier New 12. The font was not distracting from the substance, the 12 size was easy to read.
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
That is just ridiculous. In the Dept from the early 90’s when we first got PC’ s, up until I retired in 2004, we used Courier New 12. The font was not distracting from the substance, the 12 size was easy to read.
Finnegan’s Wake 😬
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Finnegan’s Wake 😬
There was so much hope when we negotiated the CFE Treaty, to reduce conventional arms from the Atlantic to the Urals. Putin blames the U.S. for expanding NATO and he has revanchist visions of Russia, and Trump doesn’t really seem to believe in Article 5. Things are really messed up.
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
There was so much hope when we negotiated the CFE Treaty, to reduce conventional arms from the Atlantic to the Urals. Putin blames the U.S. for expanding NATO and he has revanchist visions of Russia, and Trump doesn’t really seem to believe in Article 5. Things are really messed up.
Read the report issued today by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA). There is an atmosphere of demoralization and fear in the Foreign Service in the State Dept and our Embassies.
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Read the report issued today by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA). There is an atmosphere of demoralization and fear in the Foreign Service in the State Dept and our Embassies.
Some folks in Provo would put DC Jay Hill on the list, instead of A-Rod.
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Some folks in Provo would put DC Jay Hill on the list, instead of A-Rod.
I mean, that’s black letter military law. If a DOD lawyer signed off on this it seems like criminal intent.
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I mean, that’s black letter military law. If a DOD lawyer signed off on this it seems like criminal intent.
It makes you wonder why any DEA or INL people would have any motivation to work. The Administration blames Maduro for fentanyl, which doesn’t come from Venezuela, and then Trump pardons the real trafficker. And murder people in the water. Why would any country work with us?
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It makes you wonder why any DEA or INL people would have any motivation to work. The Administration blames Maduro for fentanyl, which doesn’t come from Venezuela, and then Trump pardons the real trafficker. And murder people in the water. Why would any country work with us?
I appreciate you.
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I appreciate you.
The Italians use the phrase statiunitense, or United States-ians
November 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Italians use the phrase statiunitense, or United States-ians
😂I was stressed all week thinking about the game. Then, I had to record because of another activity, and told people don’t text me anything. I started watching at 9, finished at midnight-ish, very glad for the win. Then had to get up early for stake p’hood at 7 am. The Kingdom is relentless! 😂😇🙏
November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
😂I was stressed all week thinking about the game. Then, I had to record because of another activity, and told people don’t text me anything. I started watching at 9, finished at midnight-ish, very glad for the win. Then had to get up early for stake p’hood at 7 am. The Kingdom is relentless! 😂😇🙏
Whoever the journalist is that gets their access revoked and their employer un-accredited, I hope there would be an editor somewhere who would hire that national hero.
November 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Whoever the journalist is that gets their access revoked and their employer un-accredited, I hope there would be an editor somewhere who would hire that national hero.