Driving along the road between the CoolFont lodge and my son's house, we often encountered 6 young does that traveled together. Once we saw a big horned buck standing next to the field where they were all grazing, like a king overlooking his harem. We could not get close enough to photograph the buck or the 6 does all together.
Where
has 2022 gone? It’s almost over now. Certainly, as I get older, time seems to
be speeding up. A day goes by in just a flash; the month of November will soon
be over. The Eastern Market Christmas tree is already up with bright lights
aglow. When we were children, I remember then that waiting for Christmas seemed
like forever. Now it’s coming up so very soon. I haven’t worked at all since
January 2020, but each day doesn’t seem to have enough hours because everything
takes me longer now. How long do we each have to live? My mother died in 2006
at age 92. That age seemed comfortably far away at the time of her death, but has
become so much closer for me now.
As we get older, we encounter ever more health challenges, so may seek
medical care more often. However, all medical interventions involve both risks and
benefits, with the risks often becoming greater as we age. I remember a friend
whose father was in his 90s debating whether her father should undergo gall
bladder surgery as he was experiencing some unpleasant symptoms. I had urged
caution, but because the father was in a fair amount of distress, my friend
gave the go-ahead for the surgery, which her father did not survive.
Research helps seniors make informed decisions about risks, benefits of
major surgery | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/25/health/seniors-major-surgery-khn-partner/index.html
Here is one finding: “Gill’s team conducted research that showed 1 in 3 older adults had not
returned to their baseline level of functioning six months after major surgery.”
NYTimes, As Gen X and Boomers Age, They Confront Living Alone Yes, I am witness myself to problems of living alone in old age. On the other hand, living with others, as I have done for most of my life, especially if they are unrelated, entails responsibilities for their wellbeing and adaptations to their schedules, as well as making sure everything is in good repair in my house built in 1895.
Next
Tuesday is designated as “Giving Tuesday” though it seems like the whole
month of November has been dedicated to appeals of one kind or another. Here’s a
current appeal from our neighborhood website, indicating that bad luck can trigger
a downward spiral. “Hello everyone my name is
Neeyah. I am a single mom of 9 children and we are in search of Xmas help as
our home caught fire October 17th.”
A video outside a high school of a groups of kids smoking makes shows that antismoking messages won’t work with these youngsters because for them smoking is an expression of rebellion and independence.
Since package thieves are working
overtime this season, best to have packages sent to a secure location, Here is
one: “With Amazon pickup locations conveniently located at Whole Foods
Market, you can rest assured knowing that your packages are kept safe and
secure until you’re ready to pick them up.”
The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and East City Art are back in business with live showings and classes. Even though Covid is still with us, people are tired of staying home.
People, Boyfriend Dives into Florida Ocean to Rescue Engagement
Ring After Fumbling
Romantic Sunset Proposal
https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-gov-abbott-sending-armored-personnel-carriers-to-the-border
News Tribune, 8-year-old playing with gun shoots sibling, WA cops say. Their older brother is charged This time, for a change, their 18-yer-old brother was charged for leaving a loaded gun where the younger boys could find it. And fortunately, the injured child looks likely to survive.
CBS News, after 3 mass shootings in 2 weeks, Biden pushes for stricter gun legislation Are some copycat shootings inspired by those that have gone before? It’s wise for media not to focus on the perpetrator or sometimes even to name him—don’t give him any glory. Also, those of us who know or work with a problematic person should make sure not to shame or shun him, though sometimes his behavior makes being civil difficult. I refer to this hypothetical mass murderer as “him” because it very rarely is “her” and often he is of a youthful age.
HuffPost, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Is Teasing A Big GOP Run — And People Have Thoughts “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” seems to be Lindell’s motto and he might even sell more pillows as result because he certainly isn’t going to win any elective office. Kanye West has also announced a run for president. Kanye apparently insulted Trump by asking him to be his vice-presidential running mate.
AP, Head of Haiti's police academy killed at training facility
Russia, Cuba
leaders meet in Moscow, honor rebel icon Castro
November 22, 2022 MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday met with his Cuban counterpart in Moscow, where the two unveiled a monument to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and hailed the “traditional friendship” between their sanctions-hit nations. A video published on the Kremlin’s website showed Putin and the Cuban head of state, Miguel Díaz-Canel y Bermúdez, deliver speeches as Russian military guards flanked a bronze statue of Castro. The late Castro embraced Soviet-style communism after taking a leading role in a revolution which in 1959 drove dictator Fulgencio Batista from power.
In China, Xi, after winning an unprecedented 3rd
term as the nation’s top leader, is now facing the greatest citizen unrest in many
years. If outsiders thought the Chinese people were resigned to being governed
by an authoritarian state, it turns out they are not so docile after all. They
are finding strength in numbers. Once they’ve gotten a taste of protesting, China’s
citizens may be less willing to return to docile obedience.
Wash. Post, Rare protests against China’s ‘zero covid’ policy erupt across country
Chinese Cardinal Joseph Zen, age 90, along with five co-defendants, was
convicted on November 25 by a Hong Kong Magistrate’s court of a regulatory
breach for failing to properly register a humanitarian-aid fund of which he was
a trustee. The Chinese government has been grasping at straws in trying
to convict the cardinal of something!
In Africa,
80-year-old President Teodoro Obiang, as
usual captured almost 95% of the vote in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, as he has
done continually ever since ousting his uncle in coup in 1979. The country had
been granted independence from Spain in 1968. Obiang’s son is his vice president
and the father-son duo control the Legislature as well. I first became aware of
Equatorial Guinea, Africa’s only Spanish-speaking country, when translating some
government documents for Amnesty International.
And
here is his podcast, but only in Spanish. Soy como un pequeño cáncer para la
dictadura
En el nuevo episodio del podcast «Artistas en el exilio», escuchá a Ramón Esono Ebalé, conocido como «jamón y queso», uno de los ilustradores más famosos de Guinea Ecuatorial. Su novela gráfica «La Pesadilla de Obi», provocó la ira del dictador Obiang por retratarse como un ciudadano más, sufriendo las miserias de la vida y la violencia del Régimen.
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