As 2019 comes to a close, the New York Times reports that 24 “Iranian-backed” Iraqi militia members were killed by US air strikes in retaliation for an attack by the militia on an American contractor. Now Iraqis are massing in protest against the US, and they have attacked the US embassy in Baghdad.… Continue Reading
Tonight I made Sloppy Joes for the first time since I was a kid. I’ve had Sloppy Joes since then, but I’ve just never made them.
At the supermarket in the evening I picked up a pound of ground beef and an onion.… Continue Reading
On Thursday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, will each testify separately before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Professor Ford alleges that the two attended a high school party in suburban Washington DC in the summer of 1982.… Continue Reading