Been writing about the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska, which was somewhat disappointing.   However, various sources reported on the life of Vladimir Putin, and here is one where Mark Levin of Fox News digs into  Putin's behind-the-scenes life .   How Putin survived 43 assassination attempts . From ITV News a month ago,  the evolution of Putin:  bullied child, KGB man and autocrat .   From CNN a few years ago,  dark reason why Putin keeps his daughters a secret .  Has had only one wife, Lyudmila, now 67.  Top photo. 72-year old Putin lives with partner, 41-year old Alina Kabaeva, with whom they have 2 sons and also linked to 49-year old Svetlaana Krivonogikh and one daughter. Putin's Billion-Dollar Palace off the Black Sea, with views of his secret bunker. Taylor Swift announced that she will release her 12th studio album,   The Life of a Showgirl,   on October 3.  The world reacted in orange.  Huh?  You'l...

First, on the entertainment front, the favorites did well at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last night.   You did not miss it, for to watch, you had to stream Netflix.   Here, view the results .  Yes, the whole thing, beginning with that Red Carpet walk.  Meaning, 8 hours and 21 minutes.   Not being on network television, a lot of F words, and some winners came up drunk. The favorites all won, especially  Oppenheimer . Barbra Streisand won the Life Achievement award.   Just this , less than 10 minutes. As I don't feel particularly spiritual today, will skip on to something I recently saw on Music Choice, Elaine Paige.  Was the original Grizabella who sang  Memories  from  Cats .  It was 1981 in the West End.  In 1998 she played that role in the movie.  Mind you,  Rotten Tomatoes  reviewers gave it an embarrassing 20% rating.  On the other hand, the audience bestowed 80%, and I follow...

The American Energy Society regularly sends info on the full range of energy and minerals. Which countries are exporting Liquified Natural Gas?  The leading suppliers are Qatar, Australia and the USA. Qatar is really small, occupying only 4468 square miles.  The entire Big Island of Hawaii is 4028 square miles.  Australia is 664 times larger than Qatar, and the USA is 850 times bigger in land area.   A good rule of thumb is that LPG is 10% of natural gas and 3% of crude oil. Coal is the worst fossil fuel for global warming, right?  Yes, by far.  However, coal-generated eletricity is up 8% this year, and has doubled in the last 20 years.  India is the fastest growing market .  India now has more people than China. Wind energy turbines kill birds, right?  Yes. But cats 2000 times more birds than wind turbines. Vehicles kill 654 times more birds than wind turbines. Here is how the American Bird Conservancy responds. While this report is d...