So what's happening today? Jeopardy will again search for a host , as Mike Richards resigned, still keeping his job as executive producer, but probably only for a short while.  There are signs that he also manipulated the system to optimize his chances. Back in 2013-4, on The Randumb Show podcast, he  demeaned women,  homeless and others. You will actually be able to see him host on September 13 when Jeopardy returns. What about Mayim Bialik, who was selected to host the prime time specials?   She too is in jeopardy  for her statements about vaccine doubt. Ken Jennings seems now more likely to replace Trebeck, although Levar Burton's name keeps coming up. As of a few hours ago, here is a  summary of our Afghanistan debacle : 5800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, but all will be out by August 31.  Sure. 17,000 people evacuated this past week and 3800 in the last 24 hours, using six C-17 military transports and 32 charter planes.  Previously, 5,000 had already left. As Qatar was getti

On Saturday, my posting was entitled,  Here We Go Again , referring to Vietnam in 1975.  Today, NBC News reported: U.S. to send 1,000 more troops to Kabul in scramble to evacuate Video: Panicked crowds descend on Kabul airport after Taliban take city Afghan women fear 'dark' future, loss of rights as Taliban take over 'Blood on his hands': Republicans criticize Biden   Analysis: Afghans were promised the U.S. would not abandon them. Now they have .   Man and nature can indeed be cruel.  Yesterday I reported in this blog that a 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti.  While this was twice as strong as the 7.0 that devastated the already poorest country in the Americas in 2010, killing 220,000, this time "only" 1200 or so died, although there surely will be more.  However, Grace makes landfall today.  Fortunately, she is now "only" a tropical depression, not the Category 5 Hurricane Matthew that creamed the nation in 2016. Finally, been swimming lately?  7-year o