HAIFA, ISRAEL: INTIFADA FOLLIES œœ 11 © 17 MAR 90 11 MAR: Among the Believers. We dropped the hook at 0730 in the roadstead off Haifa. I was up, bright as a penny, for the Ops Meeting in CVIC. I was already resigned to the inevitable delays in getting off the ship; what with the […]

The Writer’s Section is shooting a bright flare over the rehab center in Culpeper. Home is now not much more distant than the lower slopes of Mount Pony. From the latest temporary accommodation of this adventure. We will keep this edition apart from the details and bright surgical lights as a minor flare. It signifies […]

Editor’s Note: We have a strict policy on commentary regarding policy. Our policy is to not have an official position on anything. – Vic Author’s Note: One reader responded to yesterday’s surly pithiness below with this one liner “I was thinking about it this morning…if not Kamilla, then good old Nancy. Yikes!” Here now are […]

(Russians rocket Odesa the day after inking an agreement to re-open Ukrainian ports). The games of Summer are continuing as Fall looms. Issues are war, food and energy. In terms of what is happening in one of the problem areas: · Ukraine and Russia seal deal to open Odesa port 22 July · Intended to […]

The Writers Section at Refuge Farm threatened an update on Energy for this week. We have not reconsidered that matter, though the perspective on the issue has been as transitory as some other issues are not. The dead-even balance in the Senate between Blue and Red is clearly the factor this week, and Senator Joe […]

I was thinking about Docs yesterday since I have to go and see one this morning. This one wants to do a plunge into my left leg and look at a clot, which has been the cause of some circulatory issues. I have not burdened you with a series of missives regarding Medical Adventures, They […]

Editor’s Note: We like to kick off Monday morning with what contributing savant Arrias likes to term his “Weekly Article.” It is stimulating stuff and there is a lot to talk about. There were some troubling issues in his essay “What Next?” The one in point is the culmination of more than 40 years of […]

You know it is a holy day today for several of the religious faiths. We are an inclusive bunch at Refuge Farm, as you are aware. We do our best to ensure that our diverse congregants, practicing or not, have the freedom to express and celebrate their views of their paths to eternity. Sometimes that […]

A genuinely pretty day emerged from the bright sub-70 Piedmont dawn. The dew point is creeping up. It is a nice summer day, despite all the rest of the alleged news. We started this morning with continued reports on the Chinese real estate market. Some say it is a product of generational change and long-standing […]

Gentle Readers, On 09 July, 2022, Kimo Fanell and I had a chance to give a presentation to the Docents and volunteers who support one of America’s national treasures- the museum ship USS Midway (CV-41). It is an emotional memorial to those who served within her gracious steel embrace across the World Ocean, and stands […]