The end and beginning of the year are a transition celebrated worldwide.    The first nation to celebrate New Year 2025  was Kiribati, at 5AM ET.  This is because the International Date Line where the day begins is in the Pacific Ocean. At 6AM ET came New Zealand. Then at 8AM ET, Sydney, Australia.  More than million watched, live. 10AM, Tokyo, Japan. 10AM ET, Seoul, South Korea. 11AM ET, Hong Kong. 11AM ET, Beijing, China. 11AM New York, Taipei, Taiwan, their tallest building, Taiwan 101. Midnight New York, Bangkok, Thailand. 3AM New York, Dubai, UAE, Burj Khalifa, tallest building in the world. What are the final places to see the new year? Baker Island and Howland Island.  However, no one lives there. 6AM ET, American Samoa hits midnight. 5AM ET, Hawaii. 4AM ET, French Polynesia and Alaska. 3AM ET, the Pacific Coast of U.S. and Canada. Maybe the most seen new year celebration occurs at Times Square in New York City.   The following list is from...

Donald Trump will win some and lose some.  He's had some important wins so far, most having do with the Republican presidential primaries, ownership of the Republican Party and affect on Congress.  My speculation of what will happen into the future.  First, I predict that he will become the Republican presidential candidate.  A good win for him.  If, against current odds, he selects Nikki Haley as his vice-presidential running mate, another big win for him. Let me start with the Supreme Court, and all the following are my guesses. They will allow him to run for president, a win for Trump. They will say, by not hearing the appeal court decision, or taking time to make a Supreme Court decision, that Trump is not immune from prosecution.  A huge loss for Trump. But when will all that clarify?  Almost surely by this summer, and probably even very soon. This will allow the DC trial involving Special Prosecutor Jack Smith / Judge Tanya Chutkan to proceed som...

Today, again, nothing worthy about Donald Trump, although tomorrow could be another major  House January 6 Committee hearing  day.  Starts at 11 AM EDT, focusing on how the Trump team marshaled the mob.  Then, on Thursday, possibly their final hearing, the Committee will zero-in on The Donald. Today a few odds and ends accumulating on this blog site.  To start, a few more tidbits about The Open, which Wednesday night at 10PM in Hawaii begins telecasting on the USA channel: About the 100 golfers teeing off: #74  Kurt Kitayama, a 29-year old American who graduated from UNLV, has been playing on the DP World ( European ) Tour, and was #2 on the Genesis Scottish Open yesterday.  And for those who watched that tournament and didn't figure it out,  Genesis  is the luxury line of Hyundai, officially becoming a standalone model with the Genesis G90 in 2017.  JD Power named Genesis the most dependable automative brand in 2020. #57  Bryson De...