Monthly Archives: August 2026

He wrote in yesterday’s post, The BBC breakfast bulletin informs us that there is confusion over claims that Washington wants to annex the Strait of Hormuz and have it become ‘American territory’. Is this official policy or just a passing … Continue reading →

From Angus in Scotland: Another beautiful, but chill, start to the day here in Scotland. It might get to 20C this afternoon. By contrast London is expecting their fifth heat wave of the year and a high of 35C . … Continue reading →

Mostly Justo y Franco aren’t my favorite, but I thought this one was funny. The fellow is saying, We ran out of little parasols, so I added sunscreen to them. These are all about poor Charlie Brown: August 14, 2026

August 13, 2026

He solved the problem. August 12, 2026

August 11, 2026

Hurray for self protection! (As I have mentioned, I hated baseball.) August 10, 2026

Meteorological summer, of course. When I looked at the forecast yesterday morning, it looked as if things were starting to cool off. But no, they revised the forecast by the early evening. I know the weather here isn’t nearly as … Continue reading →

at first reminded me of the old saying, “Beam me up, Scotty. There’s no intelligent life down here.” But, of course, lack of intelligence is scarcely the problem nowadays. New discoveries, inventions, and technological developments — many of them beneficial … Continue reading →

August 7, 2026