Vance reflects on the role of Christianity in public square, urges students to get married and have kids

At a TPUSA event. What a radical idea! This is off the website CatholicVote Speaking to more than 10,000 students at the University of Mississippi Oct. 29, Vice President JD Vance offered a defense of Christianity’s role in American public life and urged students to strengthen the nation’s culture through marriage and family — echoing … Read more

Friday cocktail – The Bees Knees

A prohibition era cocktail. Is this guy enthusiastic – Jamaican but not using rum! This is a light cocktail with the gin kicking in at the end. If you don’t think you like gin, try this drink. Garnishes. We hardly ever garnish drinks at our house – sometimes we drop a cherry in. But I’m … Read more

Xi says China will crack down on fentanyl producers

if it’s true it means they’ll be shooting a number of people in the back of the head since that’s the standard in China. Trump Meets With Xi, Declares Immediate Cut to Tariffs U.S.-China summit offers relief to both sides while high-stakes rivalry carries on https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trump-meets-xi-for-high-stakes-u-s-china-summit-a9c7738f?mod=djemalertNEWS BUSAN, South Korea—President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping … Read more

Nvidia Becomes First $5 Trillion Company

Excerpted from the Wall Street Journal. Apple and Microsoft are both worth over $4 trillion. NvidiaNVDA 2.99%increase; became the first company to hit $5 trillion in market value, the latest milestone in an unprecedented surge that reflects the growing influence of artificial intelligence on markets and the economy. The chip maker’s stock rose about 3% … Read more

Jamaica – my stomping ground from 1977-’79 – getting hammered by the worst hurricane they’ve ever recorded.

This picture I took off the BBC channel – right off the television. Brigid and I know Treasure Beach very well. It is on the non-touristy south coast and it’s where we spent our so-called honeymoon (with my parents and youngest brother Phil – and Brigid’s dog Feisty…!) after our wedding in the town of … Read more