Before getting into American politics and the current state of the nation and the world, I'd like to make an appeal now on behalf of a very worthy Nicaraguan family. Here are the basic details, just updated,
In his messages to me, my Nicaraguan friend Edward, the father of an 11-year-old son with Type 1 diabetes signs off as EDWARD LEE SCHOURES AGUIRRE, the full name he uses.
In Spanish-speaking families, a main last name--in this case, Schoures
--is often followed by the mother's maiden last name, which here is Aguirre.
Edward now tells us how to send him money on PayPal to help his son with Type 1 childhood-onset diabetes, as it is very hard there to get the necessary medications which must be paid only in US dollars. So if any blog reader is able to send him any money at all, it would really be greatly appreciated, going to a very worthy family for whom I can fully vouch, after decades of knowing them ever since Edward himself was a small child. I first saw him when I was in Nicaragua in 1990.
I have sent Edward some money myself, though since I am retired at age 88, my income is now quite limited. I also have a very needy extended family right here in this country, and many worthy and worthwhile friends all over the world, including back in Honduras.
Part of Edward's recent message, shown here below, refers to a conveyance that his late father Larry made out of old bicycle parts, which was dubbed a Maggy Buggy. Edward has no photos now of that simple homemade vehicle, which I actually rode in myself in 1990, while visiting Edward's family. Edward was just a small boy then. At the time, I had been an election observer in Nicaragua, along with Jimmy Carter, back when Violeta Chamorro actually won the country's presidency in a really big upset. (A photo of me with Carter appears in my Honduras book,) But, as I've said before, Ortega then had methodically worked his way back into power and now with his wife as co-president, he has declared himself president-for-life, with no need for any more elections. At age 80, the same age now as Donald Trump, Daniel Ortega probably still has a few more years left to go, and then his younger wife and co-president will take over after he dies.
If anyone can now spare a few dollars for Edwards' family, the money should be sent to his cousin Marlon Aguirre via Paypal to the address shown below in blue. Even $5 or $10 would be very helpful and would go quite a long way there in Nicaragua.
HOLA DOÑA BARBARA COMO ESTÁ? EL VEHÍCULO SE LLAMABA MAGGY BUGGY Y NO TENGO FOTOS DE ESE VEHÍCULO YA HACE MUCHOS AÑOS, YO LE ESTOY MANDANDO EL NOMBRE DE MI SOBRINO MARLON AGUIRRE Y ESTA ES LA CUENTA PAYPAL QUE EL TIENE :SALUDOS Y MUCHOS ABRAZOS
EDWARD LEE SCHOURES AGUIRRE.
In Spanish-speaking families, a main last name--in this case, Schoures-- is often followed by the mother's maiden last name, which here is Aguirre, which is also his cousin's last name. So sometimes Edward uses just Schoures, but often also follows with his mother's maiden last name. He has posted his family's photo on Facebook, but my son and I aren't on Facebook, though we'd really like to have that family photo, including of the 14-year-old son with childhood onset diabetes. So if anyone can send it to us, that would be greatly appreciated.
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Yes, Donald Trump and his supporters are "the enemy within" for all the rest of us Americans.
There are many other enemies within, such murder-for-hire plotters who had stalked 23-year-old Jonah Mutua and killed him in March. Montgomery County Police detectives arrested 23-year-old Bekine Tibebu Ayele of Burtonsville in connection with the March 2025 homicide of Jonah Kimindu Mutua of Silver Spring, as one of the men involved in the plot. The long arm of the law keeps reaching out and may even take years to find guilty parties.
Donald Trump was only found guilty of "defamation," although he had actually committed rape, because that was the verdict of a jury, So he is just a common criminal who got off easy, many years after his crime, but at least his victim, E. Jean Carroll, finally got financial compensation from him. Why so many people voted for him as our president is still quite a mystery.
Now we'll have to see what happens in this recent Montgomery County murder-for-hire case.
MCM,
Second suspect arrested in alleged murder-for-hire incident
A memorial in Maryland for Jonah Mutua appears near the spot where he was killed.
Donald Trump recently posted this photo of himself visiting France back in June.
Why Trump has posted this photo now, no one really knows.
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Believe it or not, but a number of US cities are now the permanent homes of tropical wild parrots, mainly escaped household pets. They eat nuts and berries and any food that humans discard, surviving during winter by nesting together communally near a heat source. Of course, not all will make it through the cold winter months, but most actually do so. Thus, they've become native now to our very own northern cities.
Wasps also are thriving and have been chasing mid-westerners indoors.
- *Food Scarcity: As late summer transitions into fall, natural food sources for yellowjackets dwindle, causing them to go hungry and aggressively hunt for sugars, garbage, and proteins around human habitations. *Defensive Behavior: Peak colony sizes mean nests are heavily populated and fiercely defended, leading to more frequent stinging encounters.
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A liquor store in British Columbia now sells American whiskey, but makes another recommendation.
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A group of Iranian hardliners launched attacks on ships in Hormuz without the knowledge of Iranian leaders or even the head of the Islamic state.
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One my readers now recommends this book: Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era: 9798217062591: Weisberg, Jacob: Books https://www.amazon.com
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"Working from home" has special challenges, something I can vouch for myself as a former single mother often working from home, though I had 4 kids, not just one, all of different ages.
