This is what the US has been fighting for in Afghanistan.

My childhood was typical: summers in Rangoon.

(From Austin Powers)

Americans can’t extend French Schengen visas, but Chechen murderers get ten year French residency permits.

Something to think about.

Bad news for the US Fifth Fleet: Iran now has sea-launched drones. The Fifth Fleet is headquartered in Bahrain on the Arabian Gulf, facing Iran.

One way to make Scrivener easier would be to add Wizards for common tasks, like compile.

Back in the days of Wordperfect 5.1, I could set up a federal pleading simply by pressing alt+u. With a pleading Wizard, Scrivener could have the same …

The masked and the maskless both have strong opinions. That is why fistfights break out over masking, sometimes with tragic consequences. The maskless believe that the masked are fools; the masked feel threatened by the maskless. Social etiquette …

Machine Gun Kelly was Italian, not Irish, as his name would otherwise suggest.

The Causeway/border mystery has been resolved. The Causeway is open. But the reason why there has not been much cross-border traffic is because crossing is now expensive–to get into Bahrain, you need a Covid-19 test. The cost of testing in …

A devastating analysis of Jugaad, the Indian education system and gaming the system as a way of life:

pulkitsharma07.github.io/2020/10/0…

Ireland’s Covid-19 task force is now recommending a full, Stage 5 lock-down as cases increase to levels not seen since last April. Donegal, bordering on Northern Ireland, has been under Stage 3 restrictions.

The French will be forced to drink at home as the number of cases of the Sickness increases.

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to susceptibility to the Sickness. Fully 83% of Saudi citizens have “Vitamin D issues.”

It is common in the Middle East for a party to enter into a transaction only to find strangers claiming commissions when the transaction is to close. What are the legal ramifications?

Here’s the scenario: Buyer contracts with Seller for a product. …

I still believe that the (televised) Roger Stone arrest was the result of a deliberate leak by the FBI to CNN.

“everybody knew something was going to happen…”

Secret grand jury proceedings. Indictment sealed. Without a tip-off, …

Lawrence Ferling is the birth name of the poet you may know as Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

Congratulations, America; you got your spectacle.

The problem is media coverage: treat the (unnecessary) event like a key sporting event and idiots will opine as to who “won” or “lost.” The event–because nothing was …

Jesus was illiterate.

Lil Tay was a nine year-old Internet sensation who used foul language while flexing (that is, flaunting her wealth) on Youtube until she reached more than a million followers. Her father pulled the plug because he believed that a child should not …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore

Taiwan is now Arrakis.