Over the next few weeks I will begin to insert a series of travel postings, leading to our Pride of America cruise around the Hawaiian Islands to depart Honolulu on September 2.  Today, ultra-long plane flights, with first a re-look at two of mine.  Just click on any link to read the details.   I've been on two of these, in  2013 from San Francisco to Sydney  and  seven years ago from Sydney to San Francisco .   The SFO to Sydney took 14.5 hours and the reverse only 13. I called the 2013 world journey My Ultimate Global Adventure ( MUGA ), for I traveled first class on a Star Alliance around the world ticket.  Spent 51 days on the road.  Here is the complete itinerary: MY ULTIMATE GLOBAL ADVENTURE: Final Thoughts AROUND THE WORLD IN 51 DAYS MY ULTIMATE GLOBAL ADVENTURE, Day #51: San Franci... MUGA Day #50: Mendocino to San Francisco MUGA Day #49 : Architecture and Wines of Sea Ran... MUGA Day #48: Sonoma and Mendocino Wine Tasting MUGA Day #47: Napa and Sea Ranch Wine-Tasting MUGA

Is it possible that Donald Trump could have crossed the line into actual derangement?  The pressure has been horrendous, and the thought of prison must be terrorizing.  Don't know if there is a medically scientific term for mental derangement, but maybe something all-inclusive like psychiatric disorder might be it. Well, the  USA Women's Soccer team is out of the World Cup .  They lost to Sweden.   England  would now be the favorite, followed by Spain, but maybe now even Japan, which is in a down period compared to their past, could well slip into #3 position.  Japan vs Sweden on Thursday could well provide an answer. Have you been following the Bud Light boycott? Bud Light is the top beer brand in the U.S. Well, earlier this year, Anheuser-Busch decided to address some declining sales and attract a younger group. During March Madness, Tik Tok personality Dylan Mulvaney was selected to increase sales. She  played Audrey Hepburn  in  Breakfast at Tiffany's . She is transgend

Rationality and logic has mainly prevailed through most of our lives.  Every so often you meet someone, or face a circumstance, that makes no sense at all.  Some you'll never understand, some you'll rationalize to satisfaction.  I've long wondered why so many believe in fables from the past that formed religion.  But I'm in the minority.  Then there is this continual support for Donald Trump that defy rationality.  I can almost understand why he still is by far the leading Republican candidate, but how can Trump and Biden be tied for the upcoming presidential election in latest polls when Independents and Democrats are also included? About Trump, support comes in various ways: You work for him. You are in the same family. The  Democracy Fund Voter Study Group  in 2017 reported that these group supported Trump: American Preservationists 20% Staunch Conservatives 31% Anti-Elites 19% Free Marketeers 25% Disengaged 5% But that was six years ago. A  more recent poll  says: A