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...

We've been in California for 10 days, are now back in San Diego, and will leave later this afternoon on a flight home to Honolulu.  This has been a truly great trip, for I finally got to Paso Robles and drank their Petite Sirah.  Plus we saw a lot of San Diego. Our drive from Paso Robles to first Encinitas, where Linda lives, and, finally, the Marriott Marquis in San Diego.  Goodbye Allegretto Hotel and Paso Robles. After a few miles, a look at how far we had left. San Diego is 346 miles from Paso Robles.  We stopped by at a Subway to fill gas.  My lunch. Linda and her parrot, followed by habitat for three guinea pigs. We had a sushi and beer dinner.  Linda's two sons on the right, with her mother in the middle. Sushi. Back at the Marriott Marquis.  Room 1900 is a suite. Night view. A standard free breakfast in the M Club. Day view, with the Coronado Bridge in the left background. We then spent the evening feasting on pizza, hamburger, french fries and...

But first, those two wars. The Gaza Strip ceasefire is no more .  Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing the Hamas of attacks.  The U.S. State Department  had warned of this happening .  Attitude of President Donald Trump?  To come.   He did say two days ago that he didn't care about a Nobel Peace Prize .  Yes, but.... This is day 1336 of the Russia-Ukraine War. Still ongoing. When Trump met with Zelenskyy last week, he pressed Ukraine to give up territory to Russia. Trump talked to Putin  for two hours on the phone, and they will meet in Budapest this week. The drive from San Diego to Los Angeles on Interstate 5 ( 120 miles ) usually takes 2 hours and 25 minutes.  Then, Los Angeles on I-5 N to CA-46W to Paso Robles ( 205 miles ) about 3 hours and 15 minutes.  Of course, these are in ideal conditions with no stops. We were picked up by Linda in her Lexus at 10AM.  This is a self-driving car.  Kind of scar...