
Global Thoughts — 5 November 2025
I went with my son to eat sushi. My main problem with sushi is that it doesn’t taste Italian. There is nothing worse than mom and dad being “cool” around their kids. You read about parents wanting to relive their

I went with my son to eat sushi. My main problem with sushi is that it doesn’t taste Italian. There is nothing worse than mom and dad being “cool” around their kids. You read about parents wanting to relive their

Imagine the outrage – they gave out $2 billion at Powerball lottery and even though I bought ten tickets for 3 different drawings that week, I still got nothing. I realize that if I want to get my name in

We just returned from a family vacation to Europe. Travel Notes are at the end of this posting. The Fourth of July for me this year won’t be just any holiday — my parents will be over for dinner celebrating

A link to Travel Notes about our recent trip to Egypt with stopovers in Athens and Vienna is at the end of this article. Two days after getting home from Europe, Jeremy is halfway over his jetlag. Now instead of

I have a question: There are over 7 billion people on the planet. There are 30 apartments on my side of the building. Why am I almost always waiting for the elevator? Chat GBT seems to write everything, but at

This is a special abridged edition of Global Thoughts coming just before the elections. When was the last time a call-center or counter person told you that their systems were working just fine that day? I am being told that

This posting is not as long as it seems – it’s actually pretty short on the global stuff. Most of it is trip notes from an August trip to Brazil and Argentina, and then a September trip to Lithuania, Latvia

Mssrs. Putin and Xi beware: If you plan to invade Poland or Taiwan, only do so between 10am and 4pm ET otherwise Mr. Biden might be asleep. My son finally made it through 6 weeks in Israel on a summer

There is a lot of stuff here and I suggest you enjoy this over the Passover holiday. It’s all really good though. I switch subjects a lot so if you are bored with one subject, just go to the next

I’ve updated my indispensable Packing List because I’ve noticed that many things we don’t need anymore such as lists of contacts, a calculator and camera with extra film. It’s all in your phone now. Here’s the link to the new
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