The world has reached a lull period. Iran war continues with the Strait of Hormuz closed and little in battleground activity.   Invasion of Kharg Island? Maybe tomorrow? The sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham was a shock.  Now what? He was the Republican to face Democrat Annie Andrews on November 3. Republicans now need to go through essentially the same ( but different ) process as Democrats in Maine to find a replacement. There are 114 days until November 3, so both parties have enough time. Fritz Hollings was the last Democratic Senator from South Carolina.  That was 20 years ago.  The other senator from this state is Tim Scott. Prediction markets in January of this year gave Democrats less than a 10% chance to beat Graham.  However, last month that percentage had jumped to 21%.  On November 3 with no Graham on the ballot, who knows for sure? The FIFA World Cup is taking a 2-day break. Semifinal 1: France vs. Spain – July 14 at 8 PM ED T (AT...

Whether it was America 250 or Freedom 250, this was truly a grand weekend for the USA. Sure, it was a bit too hot. And a lightning storm delayed the President Donald Trump's speech and the DC fireworks show.  However, the address was given and the show almost surely did break the Guinness World Record.  Officials are still reviewing the details. From New York City to Los Angeles to Hawaii, all went well. On the other hand, Super Typhoon Bavi did damage to American territories, the Northern Marianas Island and Guam, especially the island of Rota, with details later, and there were several shootings , killing 43 and wounding many others throughout the nation. A video of the 250th celebrations .  Two fireworks photos. The FIFA World Cup had a bunch of highlights.   You can watch the best here .  Today: Portugal vs Spain at 6PM in Dallas. USA vs Belgium at 11PM in Seattle. Belgium is screaming mad, but FIFA gave American striker Folarin Balogun, the USA's leadi...

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...