Stayed in all day, except for my walk in the morning. Aside from wash and the usually home health aide chores, didn't do much.
Got a call from brother Larry (Florida) in the morning. Regretfully told him I had to turn down his invitation to Disney World before Christmas. I just can't make any commitments that far ahead.
Brother Frank (California) called later. He and Marybeth will be in Baltimore today and will come here to visit next Monday. Looking forward to that.
Read more of Berman's book, now explaining the 1971 end of the Bretton Woods financial agreement among nations, which has now given way to globalization. He contends that this led to a permanent hardening of the low-, middle-, and upper-classes--economically, that is--throughout the world. In other words, there remains a tiny, unimaginably wealthy group on the top and a large, grindingly poor mass on the bottom throughout the world.
I must read it and research it more, to understand it. In the meantime, here's something from the "Baghdad Burning" blog, from an Iraqi resident:
"I sometimes get emails asking me to propose solutions or make suggestions. Fine. Today's lesson: don't rape, don't torture, don't kill and get out while you can -- while it still looks like you have a choice... Chaos? Civil war? Bloodshed? We’ll take our chances -- just take your Puppets, your tanks, your smart weapons, your dumb politicians, your lies, your empty promises, your rapists, your sadistic torturers and go."
Amen.