Before getting into Pearl's Ashes on this nostalgia Tuesday, a couple of Trump matters. Federal judges are blocking most of Donald Trump's seemingly unconstitutional edicts. The  White House is looking into impeaching any judge that rules against Trump . The House first impeaches this judge, and the Senate needs to convict. However, two-thirds of Senators need to vote to convict, so this won't happen anytime soon . This has happened 15 times in our history, the most recent, G. Thomas Porteous Jr. in 2010. Trump will keep appealing, leaving it to the Supreme Court to decide.  If this body routinely supports the President, we will have a serious Constitutional Crisis.  Democracy will fall to Dictatorship. If Hamas doesn't return Israeli hostages by Saturday afternoon, "the   ceasefire   will be terminated," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday in a statement following a meeting with his security cabinet. Netanyahu's statement comes after  P...

  WiFi now works well on the ship.  Only five days left on the cruise.  Today I'll post on what happened the past two days.  Sunday began with lunch.  We wake up too late for breakfast.  Mostly fish. At 4PM we went to high tea, with piano music in the background. Dinner was delivered to our room. Started with Ahi Tuna Poke and Karuga Caviar and Cappuccino of Poblano Pepper and Sweet Corn.  Then an excellent Classic Tournedos Rossini, with Sautéed Foie Gras, Dauphine Potatoes and Truffled Madeira Sauce.  Not shown was Lemon Meringue Pie. Walked 3403 steps, mostly jogging/dancing in place in our room. The big deal about yesterday was crossing the equator.  Of course only instruments know when this occurs at sea, but I've seen man-made lines on land a couple of times.  I've lost track of how many equator crossings on a plane.  When I crossed the equator cruising south on the  Crystal Harmony  ( photo on the right ), I cited t...