Thanks for the kind words. I do feel worse about blowing off Fridays than any other day, I do admit. But occasionally it happens. Car and wife are both doing fine now, everyone will be happy to hear!

hally826 -

First off, welcome to the site! I do apologize for the LONG delay in posting your comment, but first-time commenters are always automatically held for moderation. From now on, you should be able to post instantly.

Just don't post more than one link per comment, as mulitlink comments are always held for moderation, to cut down on comment spam.

Also, thank you for the kind words! I am indeed of much better cheer after reading them...

:-)

LizM -

No, no, he was being nice...

:-)

Balthasar -

Well of course. Assembling the "Girl Haters Club" in the Seychelles was Erik Prince's task. I honestly think that we wants to be a Bond Villain.

This got me thinking. You know, there's a perfect erupting volcano in Hawai'i that might just be a perfect lair for these guys right about now...

Heh.

-CW

Well of course. Assembling the "Girl Haters Club" in the Seychelles was Erik Prince's task. I honestly think that we wants to be a Bond Villain.

The sudden détente between the Saudis and the Israelis, finally united in hatred toward the Iranians, is interesting. Netanyahu was playing up both during interviews this weekend, repeatedly referencing the other Sunni countries that he has peaceful (anyway) relations with, Jordan and Egypt, and emphasizing Hezbollah and Hamas' ties to Iran.

If Russia's got an interest in this, it's probably hoping to slow things down, at least until Isis and indigenous rebels have been mopped up in Syria, but then I'm sure they wouldn't mind if the Iranians went home to fight a US-Saudi-Israeli coalition.

In the meantime, they'll stay in the Iran Deal, if only because it's causing the most delicious rift (from their perspective) between the US and the Europeans. The US, by the way, can't 'leave' the Iran deal, it can only 'violate' it, by imposing new sanctions, which we haven't officially yet done, so we're just really annoying our friends at the moment, like someone who getting drunk at a wedding reception.

Take it easy on yourself! SH-T happens to everyone, and not at a time of our choosing. Take care of yourself and your wife, and be of good cheer!

Last time around:

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/04/23/program-note-64/

It was a cracked arm bone (she slipped and fell at work) and a cracked windshield. This time, a doc appt. and a thermostat that died, sending the temp guage far into the red. Strange coincidence, but even stranger (for those seeking causality in coincidences) was that last time the royal baby appeared, and this time a royal wedding happened.

You don't think.... nah...

Heh.

-CW

Given that the House voted down the farm bill today, last week's FTP headline is worth recycling.

When life hands you lemons... get some limes and salt and make margaritas.