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Two, maybe three times

Although President Obama has often made clear his reluctance to share an iota of American unilateral "leadership," he knows but doesn’t wish to acknowledge that Putin pulled him out of two, and now possibly three, of his most difficult dilemmas. Here’s how:

The first was in 2013 when Obama was about to launch a bombing campaign against Syria for allegedly violating his "red-line" against the use of chemical weapons. A majority of the American people and many in Congress opposed the move, but Obama felt he had no alternative that would allow him to save face. Putin then convinced Assad to dispose of his entire chemical arsenal, which provided the White House with a valid reason not to launch an unpopular war. The other instance is when Putin used Russia’s good relations with Iran to help bring about the now successful Washington-Tehran negotiations regarding nuclear matters.

The other involves the dilemma of what to do about the jihadists.

I like the date of 11.11.1111 and wonder what happened on the day. On 11.11. that's when the Carnival Season starts in Germany.

You have to be from Cologne, as my previous employer had its headquarters there, so a lot of my colleagues in the DC office would go nuts, if you don't start to be extremely happy and silly and fresh (women can kiss anybody in these times, no excuses necessary) exactly on 11.11. For a stiff and oldish boring kind of girl from the north like me, that's not easy.

So, I read from a dubious source that on 11.11.1111 the following happened:

1. The Synod of Rathbreasail marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan structure.
2. Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Paschal II.
3. Baldwin VII becomes Count of Flanders
4. The world ended! - People didn't notice since it immediately began again with the same settings. Actually it happened twice that day, once in the late morning and once in the late evening. - The next big event will take place in 2222, over a thousand years from now.

I am so relieved that the world ended that day and restarted immediately again.

So, do you know that for working class "Schuftarbeit = Schlepping a lot of heavy stuff" the job descriptions often say: "must be able to lift 50 pound boxes". Of course they never say how many for how long and how fast. ... My son is an excellent "Schlepper". So, some people like that in the employer group of people.

My book boxes weigh around 37 to 40 pounds. I did a lot of "Schlepping' my book boxes and the furniture, they are supposedly should rest on recently, and my back and muscles feel accordingly. Anyhow, my "Schlepping Days" are coming to an end. No more "Schuftarbeit" from me. I am done with it.

I am gonna play diva now for the rest of my life... which also means you leave the mess of your life behind to others to clean up.... ahh, if I just had a little bit of a diva in me. My mom didn't teach me right. She was too honest and too modest for today's world.

Ok, enough of this silliness. Have a good day all, have to do now some "clean, white-collar work", ie counting my money...

Oh, el, you hit the right music for me today. Like the slim harpo pieces. Will listen to the rest later at night. Thanks.

great job amigo!

If I may share a little fun at hospital today. The lady technician administering the bone scan asked why I was there. I responded that "'they aren't sure I'm human."

Great results, no bone cancer.

One more hump to climb, diagnostic wise, a CT scan of the lymph nodes. Next week. Fingers crossed.
Sha Na Na, love it, sweet memories.