I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers & Jeers".
OK, you've been warned - here is this week's tomfoolery material that I posted.
CHEERS to Bill and Michael in PWM and ...... well, each of you at Cheers and Jeers. Have a fabulous holiday weekend .... and week ahead.
ART NOTES— an exhibition entitled Popol Vuh and the Maya Art of Storytelling— with more recent renditions of the Maya vision of the origins of the world and the exploits of twin brothers who descend to the underworld to conquer Death — is at the Tucson, Arizona Museum of Art through October 20th.
YOUR WEEKEND READ #1 is this fascinating read in Salon by Amanda Marcotte about two frenemies on the right — the evangelicals who sell dominion over women and the frat-bros who adopt the term “evangelical” as merely a label.
THURSDAY's CHILD is named Binx the Hero Cat - an Oklahoma kitteh who came to the rescue of the family dog Oakley (being attacked by two coyotes) who ran away ... when Binx charged them.
YOUR WEEKEND READ #2 is this self-explanatory essay by Robert Reich— whose daily newsletter is well-worth subscribing to — The 5 biggest Trump-Republican lies about illegal immigration.
FRIDAY's CHILD is named Oreo the Cat - who seems to always be first at a South Carolina donut shop in the morning.
BRAIN TEASER— try this Quiz of the Week's News from the BBC ...… and the usually easier, less UK-centered New York Times quiz.
SEPARATED at BIRTH— Dancing With the Stars professional dancer Sharna Burgess and film star Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman).
...... and finally, for a song of the week ...........................… no time at all … except to post this short video from the Playing for Change — Music Around the World group — with Sly Stone’s classic Everyday People.