We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
Head of Infamous "Information Disorder" Commission Promoted at NPR. A
Twitter Files all-star and former head of an Aspen Institute panel on
content suppression is moved up the ranks at National Public Radio
The president promised to connect rural Americans to the internet. But
‘woke leftist policies’ have helped prevent the $42 billion scheme from
servicing a single customer.
That nice lady was our Cairo guide for 3 days. Hassam was our driver - excellent too but he had no English. Yes, we liked to stop for coffee.
From our trip:
- They like US dollars - not their own currency.
- Everybody expects baksheesh (in US dollars), even if you are an Asian tourist. No Euros either. For everything including using a bathroom.
- Everyone has a cell phone
- Nothing seems dangerous, but you are out of place in non-tourist sites without an Arabic-speaking guide. It's a bargaining culture too, so everything feels like they want to rip you off. Cairo is dirty, kinda random. Has some top-knotch hotels.
- Feral cats and dogs are everywhere. No pets.
- Zero recreational boats on the Nile. All work boats.
- The Coptic Christian religion is alive and well, thus all the Christmas decorations. There are no Jews in Egypt now, but there used to be.
- Every male smokes cigarettes, except a few who smoke hookahs.
- English is their second language. Not widely spoken, though.
- All those camels are just for tourist photos. I refused that.
- Even in Cairo, lots (not most) of guys wear thobes with turbans.
When I get my Egypt pics organized, I will post them. I would not term a trip to Egypt as adventurous but it is another world for sure. Could not have done it without drivers and guides.
This is a trinket shop in Cairo. Yes, plenty of Christmas trees. Egypt is 10% Coptic Christian.
3:15 As
the people were filled with expectation and all were questioning in
their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah,
3:16 John
answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water, but one who
is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the strap of
his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
3:17 His
winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to
gather the wheat into his granary, but the chaff he will burn with
unquenchable fire."\
3:21 Now when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened,
3:22 and
the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a
voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well
pleased."
New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Screed
