A good, busy day (busy days are usually always good for me). Got the Horizon BC/BS (yes, "B.S." is thoroughly descriptive) straightened out, I think, then drove to Manahawkin. Picked up what I needed at Shop-Rite and a few other places.
Came home and finally cleaned up my closet a little. I had left a number of suitcases in there and was in danger of tripping over them when I go in for clothes. Straightened up the bedroom, too. Did some wash. Got in touch with the woman who writes "Everyone Has A Story" for the A.C. Press to ask if she'd do one on Desi and she will--great.
Showered and dressed for Susan's dinner party and went over there about 5:30. Had a great time, as usual. Judy and Roman K. were the only other guests and we had some good conversation. Forgot to mention yesterday that Mary Ann Van O. and I had gone to Joe Canal's Liquors during our excursion on Wednesday, where we both bought a few bottles of cheap wine. I was thinking of one as a hostess gift, but instead gave Susan three of the Ukrainian Easter eggs I've had for years. She was delighted.
Must go; Susan's going up to Monmouth to her dentist and we're walking at 6:30 instead of 7:00. Working at Food Pantry with Leslie today.
WIDER: Another strong post from Chris Floyd. This is reference to the recent murders in Pakistan by CIA agent Raymond Davis:
"...as soon as Davis was safely out of the country, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate unleashed one of the most violent drone barrages against Pakistan in many months. The Peacely one sent his courageous unmanned robot missiles -- fired by courageous warriors sitting in padded seats thousands of miles away -- to attack ... what else? ... a peace conference in northwest Pakistan.
Local tribal elders were meeting to settle a dispute over a mine in the area. The meeting was attended by members of the local Pakistani Taliban -- a group now at peace with the Pakistani government. Pakistan's military chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, issued what the NY Times called "an unusual and unusually strong condemnation" of the slaughter...The meeting...held in an open marketplace...killed 26 people. More than half of them were elders or tribesmen who had no connection to the local Taliban."
But for the whole sorry story, see the full entry here:
http://www.chris-floyd.com/