Quirky thoughts from an old man.
Lugubrious
Adjective: Appearing exaggeratedly sad or mournful.
Examples: “After the sad news he appeared more lugubrious than usual.”
“Her long face indicated how lugubrious she felt.”
We visited the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena a few weeks ago and there was a magnificent bloom of roses going on. I took a lot of pictures and will use many of them on the blog over the next few weeks. You’re welcome.
TV “news” is mostly gossip, I try not to watch much of it.
Gossip is defined as: casual conversation or reports about others, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.
News is defined as: newly received information, especially about recent or important events.
There is news in amongst the gossip that TV news reports as news. But it is intended to alarm, anger or titillate more than it intends to inform. This came up because Hamas started a new war in Israel and I, like millions of others, wanted to know how a country and people I am deeply connected to are doing. Watching TV is the best available way and it is awful.
Another beautiful rose from the late bloom at the Huntington Gardens.
“The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war.”
This quote, or a paraphrase of it, has been attributed to many Israeli leaders. I don’t know of any refutation by any Arab leader.
Photo of a beautiful corner of the Huntington Gardens with two of the beautiful women in my life in the background. Life is good.
The two million people in Gaza sounds like a lot. But as a percent of the worlds population (approx ten billion) it amounts to 0.02%. Why don’t we allocate them among the countries who have expressed deep concern about their plight and let them move. The USA can supply the transportation and can take a number of asylum seekers proportional to the number of pro Hamas protesters we have. I suspect that Iran would take more than half of the Asylum Seekers since they deep sympathy for the plight of the Palastinians.
Problem solved. You’re welcome. John Kerry can figure out the details.
Paucity
Noun: The condition of having very little or not enough of something.
Example: “The paucity of information did not stop them from pontificating.”
A beautiful flower photo from the Huntington Gardens
