The big news of the day is that, according to President Donald Trump, Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire. Of course, he has made similar statements in the past, on 2April2026 and 8June2026.  We'll know in a day or two if this latest development will last, leading to an opening of the Strait of Hormuz and success in peace talks. However, yesterday: When Welker mentioned what local (California) officials have said about the process, Trump said, “They’re crooked. Just like you’re crooked. Your press is crooked and Meet the Press is crooked.”   Then, President Trump stormed out of an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker yesterday , after being challenged on false claims about California's ongoing elections and the 6January2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, something he has done in the past, like the CBS 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl in 2020, and several more instances in the past.  Presidents Biden, Obama, both Bushs' and Clinton never did so in anger. To b...

Yesterday, I featured The Belmont Stakes, and specifically a special drink I named the Breezy White Belmont Jewel .  To repeat, the ingredients. And if you read that posting, these bottles ( and the one with water representing ice from the freezer ) are used  at this Saratoga Springs racetrack in New York for their three featured cocktails.  I did something different.  I used all of them to create one grand drink. You can't really see the whole meal, but the featured dishes are chicken katsu and o-toro sashimi.   I yesterday indicated that the piece of fatty blue-fin tuna sold for $99/pound .  The Breezy White Belmont Jewel was fabulous, and perfected my special luncheon. My day began with breakfast at my computer to write this blog.  That first breakfast photo is what I had today.  The subsequent ones were for other days this week Breakfast is almost always, fruits and yogurt or milk. That's all I have for breakfast, fruits and either yogurt or...