CNBC: Tom Friedman on Venezuela, Trump & next steps

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Friedman is skeptical that Venezuelan oil can be restarted without a change of regime, which he thinks will require boots on the ground. But see the NYT article below the video. Venezuela is not Libya and the new leader – Delcy Rodriguez – is super-ambitious and if it’s in her self interest to suddenly become … Read more

Sunday wordle – 51 in a row

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I am an everyday wordle kind of guy with a 96% success rate. And now I’m on a “quest” to break my old record of 77. A good friend of ours had something like 133 in a row before she (women are smarter than men of course) by haphazard neglect missed doing it on a … Read more

Kentucky bishops: Nations have right to borders, but actions in US causing ‘hostility, anxiety, and fear’

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This is from CatholicVote “Nations have a right and responsibility to control their borders and to enforce laws meant to protect the population, but all laws must be enforced in a just and predictable manner that respects the God-given dignity of each human person,” the bishops wrote in the statement. The bishops quoted Pope Leo’s … Read more

Friday cocktail – The Stinger

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See our recipe below. Not sure why I haven’t posted this one before. Farandaville recipe – 2 oz. VS rated cognac (Just as good as any VSOP for a cocktail and a lot cheaper). 3/4 oz white creme de menthe We do it in the glass on the rocks. But you can also shake it … Read more