First, some news of the day. President Donald Trump is in the UK today . There is a preliminary deal to  divest TikTok from ByteDance. The wars in the Gaza Strip and Ukraine are not close to being settled. The  U.S. stock market slid today,  awaiting the Federal Reserve interest rate decision on Wednesday. The   S&P 500   traded 0.13% lower to close at 6606.76, after hitting a fresh record earlier in the session. The   Nasdaq Composite   lost 0.07% to finish the session at 22,333.96. The   Dow Jones Industrial Average   dropped 125.55 points, or 0.27%, to close at 45,757.90. Guns kill.  Florida finally allowed the open carrying of firearms, the LAST Republican state to do so.  Actually, only three states prohibits this:  California, Illinois and New York, plus Washington, D.C.  Hawaii is one of those states that allows, but you need to first obtain a county-issued license, which requires specific training and eligibili...

First, Happy Presidents Day.  It's a national holiday.  Good time to feature former PUS Donald Trump on my subject today: For me, any excuse for a good time.  I spent Valentine's Day alone.  Also Valentine's Night.  Like my extended Super Bowl series of meals, my Valentine's cuisine began earlier with a luau.  Here is what I provided to make ahi poke: 15 Craigside delivered the laulau, lomilomi salmon, chicken longrice, rice, poi and haupia: My Valentine's luau, hot sake, hot green tea and cold beer: Then my Valentine's lunch featured a low-calorie combination of a huge artichoke and sushi without rice: Then for Valentine's dinner, 15 Craigside supplied the prime rib dinner: I seared the rare meat in Miyazaki wagyu beef fat, and had the meal with a salad, beer and the remaining Cabernet Sauvignon from Super Bowl: Then, after a satisfying supper, I noticed that The Way We Were from 1973 was just starting on TCM.  I quickly checked, and Rotten Tomatoes ...