Wanted to comment on the article Alan posted a couple of days ago about that Kurdish group. The article calls them "Marxist-Leninist," but I don't think they are at all Leninst. The word that comes to my mind is "anarcho-syndicalist." This is a political philosophy with which I have a great deal of empathy and I would be very interested in learning more abot how their society works. wonder what Howard would have to say about it.
I promised to tell you about the Legal Test Kitchen: I wasn't as impressed as last year, maybe because I ordered the wrong dish. I got the seafood paella, asking them to hold the chorizo which would make it too salty for me. But there was still chorizo in the sauce, which made it a little saltier than I like. It was also a bit more tomatoey than I expected. Not bad, though, and I had a couple of glasses of a nice pinot noir.
I found the landscape between Boston and about Springfield more scenic than anything I saw on the trip in, at least in part due to all the red/brown leaves on the ground and sometimes the trees. West if Springfield the ground was mostly snow-covered, which I found less interesting, The Berkshires were pretty but I'm sure would have been more so in summer.
We're sitting in Albany at the moment, waiting to connect to the train from NYC, which is why I've had an internet connection for long enough to make all these posts.
Ah, Bill, you might find the snow beautiful on the mountains of Vermont. But, yes, Summer in the Berkshires is lovely. I actually recommend mid-Spring even more, with all the blossoming trees.
I didn't end up going to work today, so I don't yet know how the new look was received by patrons. I was home taking care of VT Grand (age 7) because her school was not in session today, but her mother's grandmother had a major stroke last night and is in the ICU, not expected to live. :-( She is 93 and unconscious, except that she still managed to pull our her IV. I wonder if that was a request. Her living will is to have no major steps taken. DIL says that if her grandmother doesn’t respond in the next two days, they will take her off life support and let her go.
Meanwhile our son (Grand's Daddy) is in Orlando, FL running a TaeKwon Do event. He returns Monday. We expect to have Grand here most of this weekend...unless she has a memorial service to attend.
Grand and I spent some of our day together making lasagna, salad and chocolate chip cookies, for her to take home for dinner. I wanted her to feel empowered, and have a way to do something to help, while she is feeling so sad and helpless about her great grandmother, and her mother's absence. I love that little girl tons!
Great speech by our President! I thought his theme was excellent and especially appreciated how he called out Congress and challenged them to work together more. It won't happen, but I was glad the concept was articulated for posterity.
What a story [Click] Should be on yesterday's thread, but still every bit as valuable. Lord, what memories it brings back. Springfield College, 1964.
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Wanted to comment on the article Alan posted a couple of days ago about that Kurdish group. The article calls them "Marxist-Leninist," but I don't think they are at all Leninst. The word that comes to my mind is "anarcho-syndicalist." This is a political philosophy with which I have a great deal of empathy and I would be very interested in learning more abot how their society works.
ReplyDeletewonder what Howard would have to say about it.
I promised to tell you about the Legal Test Kitchen: I wasn't as impressed as last year, maybe because I ordered the wrong dish. I got the seafood paella, asking them to hold the chorizo which would make it too salty for me. But there was still chorizo in the sauce, which made it a little saltier than I like. It was also a bit more tomatoey than I expected. Not bad, though, and I had a couple of glasses of a nice pinot noir.
ReplyDeleteI found the landscape between Boston and about Springfield more scenic than anything I saw on the trip in, at least in part due to all the red/brown leaves on the ground and sometimes the trees. West if Springfield the ground was mostly snow-covered, which I found less interesting, The Berkshires were pretty but I'm sure would have been more so in summer.
ReplyDeleteWe're sitting in Albany at the moment, waiting to connect to the train from NYC, which is why I've had an internet connection for long enough to make all these posts.
Ah, Bill, you might find the snow beautiful on the mountains of Vermont. But, yes, Summer in the Berkshires is lovely. I actually recommend mid-Spring even more, with all the blossoming trees.
DeleteSafe Travels all the way home!
What Listener said.
DeleteSpring is pretty here in the Pioneer Valley as well.
Listener, Sis loved the birthday cake. Thanks!
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DeleteI didn't end up going to work today, so I don't yet know how the new look was received by patrons. I was home taking care of VT Grand (age 7) because her school was not in session today, but her mother's grandmother had a major stroke last night and is in the ICU, not expected to live. :-( She is 93 and unconscious, except that she still managed to pull our her IV. I wonder if that was a request. Her living will is to have no major steps taken. DIL says that if her grandmother doesn’t respond in the next two days, they will take her off life support and let her go.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile our son (Grand's Daddy) is in Orlando, FL running a TaeKwon Do event. He returns Monday. We expect to have Grand here most of this weekend...unless she has a memorial service to attend.
Grand and I spent some of our day together making lasagna, salad and chocolate chip cookies, for her to take home for dinner. I wanted her to feel empowered, and have a way to do something to help, while she is feeling so sad and helpless about her great grandmother, and her mother's absence. I love that little girl tons!
Great speech by our President! I thought his theme was excellent and especially appreciated how he called out Congress and challenged them to work together more. It won't happen, but I was glad the concept was articulated for posterity.
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