We are scheduled to fly from Honolulu to Seattle in 8 days, then on to Iceland for a few days.  Never been there.  Then board a cruise to Montreal, with a positioning sail to optimize our chances of seeing the total eclipse of the sun on 12August2026.  We'll drop by Greenland for a couple of stops.  From Montreal, fly to Vancouver to board another cruise back to Hawaii.  So today, the topic is related to cruising. I'll begin first with Hurricane Fausto, now at 85 MPH, centered 900 miles from Hilo, and moving west at 14 MPH.  Hurricane force winds extend through a 90-mile eye, with tropical storm-force winds a radius 175 miles out.  The good news is that Fausto is expected to weaken and slide by north of the Hawaiian Islands. Next, those ongoing wars. Day 1,613 of the Ukraine-Russia War, and really Day 4,539 days since the Crimea takeover.  Today, mostly drone attacks these days, with no peace talk progress. Day 149 of the U.S./Israel vs Iran War f...

Before getting into streaming, one editorial on the horror of war.  I asked Google AI, how many have died from the Russia vs Ukraine War, and the USA/Israel vs Iran War? Combined Russian and Ukrainian casualties in the war have topped 2 million , with estimates of up to 500,000 Russian troops and up to 150,000 Ukrainian troops killed . Additionally, the UN has verified over 16,000 civilian deaths in Ukraine, though the actual toll is likely much higher. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 The ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, which escalated in late February 2026, has resulted in a staggering human toll, with nearly 5,000 casualties reported across more than a dozen countries . While the vast majority of fatalities have occurred in Iran and Lebanon, the digital landscape has also faced its own crisis. Google AI Overviews have come under intense scrutiny for supercharging misinformation and hoaxes regarding the war's devastation. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ] Any death is awful, and two...

First, the news of Saturday. From Google AI: The U.S. and Iran are locked in an escalating cycle of violent strikes following Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz . President Trump declared the ceasefire dead , with the U.S. striking dozens of Iranian military targets and Iran retaliating with drone and missile strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Heat Dome?  Very hot Miami temperatures for the England vs Norway match . Forecasters are expecting record triple-digit highs this weekend in Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota . President Donald Trump today called the Regime Change , by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan....GARBAGE.  Book was released three weeks ago, hit #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list, and dropped to #2 this week.  Why?  Book dealers sold 300,000 copies in the first week, and are falling behind on meeting demand.  Costs $34. The next two weeks will feat...