Friday cocktail – The Dark & Stormy!

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Another ginger beer special, but with rum. At the end of the one minute video, there’s statement that Goslings has trademarked the drink name? We actually have Goslings rum (very good and relatively inexpensive) and make the drink exactly as shown above.

NYT breaking: “Venezuelan opposition leader gives Trump her Nobel Peace Prize”

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What’s the sentiment…? “Freedom isn’t Free” I hope he holds onto it for a few days and gives it back. Venezuela: President Trump said that the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gave him her Nobel Peace Prize during their meeting at the White House on Thursday. Ms. Machado said she had made the presentation … Read more

NY Times: “Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves”

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It’s the side effects. It even accelerates muscle loss. In some studies, half of patients stopped taking GLP-1s within a year despite the benefits, citing the expense and side effects. Year after year, Mary Bucklew strategized with a nurse-practitioner about losing weight. “We tried exercise,” like walking 35 minutes a day, she recalled. “And 39,000 … Read more

Pope Leo’s important address to Vatican Diplomat Corp.

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I love it. “Peter among us.” this is from The Pillar, a Catholic online publication. —Pope Leo XIV gave last week his first annual address to the Vatican’s diplomatic corps — a speech which customarily sets out diplomatic priorities for the year, and is the pope’s “state of the world” address. Edgar Beltran broke down … Read more

NYT: “U.S. and Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties”

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This is good. She sees the handwriting on the wall. “The move embodied the contradictions and fast-changing nature of the two countries’ relationship.” Less than a week after the United States snatched its president under cover of night, Venezuela said it was exploring restoring diplomatic ties and sending a delegation to Washington to check on … Read more