“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso
Rice one of the most popular grains in the world. The varieties available in the local market keeps expanding. White rice is stable in storage for significant time and is one of the bulk foods I keep in the pantry.
At this time much of what we can say about the future is lost in the confusion of the Nice Liberals with Big Egos. You remember this group: these are the people who are going to save the world, but without any reference to what actually saving the world would physically entail. And so, consequently, they're doing it to please themselves.
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As an over 65 resident of Jefferson County, I have the perk of being able take courses at University of Louisville .... for free. I do have the expense of having to purchase any required books. But there is no pressure to perform, beyond participating as fully as I can out of respect to the professor and tuition paying fellow students, and taking only one class allows me the luxury of time.
My next challenge will be LITERATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. This distance learning class allows me to avoid crowded indoor rooms during Covid-19 times.
The texts for my latest class have arrived. I look forward to learning from them and writing about them.
The lesson is how it feels to be a lobster in a pot of water.
The Cold War is heating up!
I guess that it is wise to confront Russia, China and Iran (amongst others) to show who the ruler of the world is.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/548477-biden-sanctions-further-...
"We're facing one of the most complex tax seasons in our country's history."
I hate Biden, but I'd be a hypocrite to not acknowledge that he's on the verge of doing something very right.
Monday's Open Thread was a reminder the current Chinese Civil War began 95 years ago between the Chinese Nationalist and Chinese Communist Party. There has not been an official end to the conflict.
1927 – Chiang Kai-shek ordered the massacre of Chinese Communists in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.
