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, two sports matters: About that  NBA gambling problem , won't say much, except to just be aware of further developments. The World Series games begin today.  They open with the Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays at 8PM EDT.   Not to worry about the change in daylight savings time, for this will occur Sunday, November 2 at 2AM, where most states will set their clock back to 1AM so some of you can get one hour more sleep. All games will be on Fox, FS1 and Fox Deportes, also streaming on Fubo, Fox One, DirecTV, Sling, You Tube and Hulu....if you subscribe to them. First team to win 4 games will become the champion. Starting pitchers in Game 1 will be Blake Snell for the Dodgers and Trey Vesavage for the Blue Jays, a rookie. Here are the details of other games. Game 2:   Saturday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m. ET in Toronto. Game 3:   Monday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m. ET in Los Angeles. Game 4:   Tuesday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m. ET in Los Angeles. Game 5 (if necessary): ...