Saturday wordle – a miss!
I never heard of this word. HOLEY? Very tough -there were many options once I had the first three letters (green ones if you are unfamiliar with wordle).
NY archdiocese settles sexual abuse claims ($800 million)
In the NY Times The Archdiocese of New York and plaintiffs’ lawyers reached an agreement on a proposed settlement in which the church would pay more than $800 million to settle claims from 1,300 people who said they had been sexually abused by its clergy members and lay leaders. The plaintiffs’ lawyers said late Friday … Read more
Friday cocktail – George & Barbara Bush favorites
George – a cocktail I used to order with a slight variation – see below. Farandaville recipe – modifying the George Bush cocktail – Same three ounces vodka, same 1/2 ounce vermouth but 3 olives rather than just 1. In honor of my late, great friend Mike Kenefick, fine rugby player and restaurateur. His favorite … Read more
Brad Gerstner on CNBC; on AI, SPCX, etc
Gerstner founded Altimeter Capital in 2008 and was a big promoter of the Trump Accounts. This video is the first seven minutee of a 25 minute interview. I have put the link to the full interview below. I think this guy is great. Key quote: “Whoever has the most scale wins.” Gerstner full CNBC interview, … Read more
AM Headline: “Gulf Oil Tops Prewar Flow”
The top headline in the Wall Street Journal . More Oil Is Now Coming Out of the Persian Gulf Than Before the Iran War Persian Gulf oil exports have surpassed prewar levels, as an improvised shipping system under U.S. protection is helping tankers move oil through one of Iran’s fiercest waves of attacks in the … Read more
Religious sister questions J.D. Vance on ICE
As can be typical with these type of Q & A’s the questioner gives a short speech.