This is Monday, 1June2026. For the record today, the USA/Israel vs Iran War peace talk seems be fraying . Maybe the U.S. can't convince Israel to pull back from Lebanon. Plus, we again bombed Iran and stopped missiles fired at American troops in Kuwait. The Strait of Hormuz is not totally closed, for 2 ships/day passed through this past week, a trickle compared to the average of 130 ships/day before the war began. Gas prices are high and fertilizer shortages are occurring. Even worse, Iran might work with its proxies in Yeman to close the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb , totally cutting off oil shipments from Saudi Arabia. Sure, there is the Suez, but that significantly adds shipping cost. Last month was an amazing one for this blog. This original site began in April of 2008, and will be 18 years old at the end of the month. I do this daily, though I had to skip a few while in China (they've long had a feud with Google, which produces this ...
I'll start with the San Antonio Spurs beating the Oklahoma City Thunder last night, a tense finish, because the game at the end was much closer than the score of 111-103. Want to see emotions? Watch how Victor Wembanyama reacted . The Spurs now play the New York Knicks beginning Wednesday. First team to win four games becomes the NBA champion. That was only a game. In Laos, five gold miners were rescued yesterday . However, two remain missing. Moving on to my topic of the day, we had dinner with another couple in the dining room of 15 Craigside last night. As this was our first meal together, we shared what we all did to get us here. That made me further reflect on my life, especially, what turned out to be three 27-year periods leading to what I am today. I was born in 1940 at Queen's Hospital in Honolulu. That's a more modern sign to the right. The first five years of my life were okay, but I don't remember much. My mot...