I might not be able to post here for the next couple days. I have some houseguests moving in later today, staying for an extended period.
And the next 2 nights at the train station are supposed to be very busy — holiday wine tastings and festive Christmas stuff, and also later hours.
Then, I think on Sunday, we will get all the Christmas decorations up around here.
And so I am guessing I will be sort of exhausted. We will see! (Funny, how one minute, you’re only 12, and the next minute, you’re actually 63…)
Although, I did get a great compliment yesterday! From a woman who is younger than me. She asked me how I keep my skin looking so young!! Wow. Thank you. It is a combination of a few things. One, I no longer wear makeup. Just mascara, once in a while. I drink a lot of filtered water. But mostly, I swear by these two things everyday!! They are awesome, seriously:
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Okay.
I really only saw one thing that interested me today.
From sputnik_africa:
“🌍 What is Common African Position on Asset Recovery Adopted by African Union?
On Friday, the African Union reportedly adopted the Common Africa Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) aimed at returning assets to the continent.
Sputnik Africa explains the nature of the mechanism, the steps it envisages, and why it is crucial for the continent’s development.
“It is now possible for stolen money from Africa and stashed in the foreign banks to be recovered,” Charity Nchimunya, the executive secretary of the AU Advisory Board Against Corruption, said.”
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That’s really interesting, isn’t it, gang?
It doesn’t mean that there wasn’t lots more “news” out there today, it just means that this item was the only thing that struck me as really saying something concrete.
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Okay.
Phil did not do his livestream yesterday. He has no date set for when he will do it, which only means that a lot is going on behind the scenes, as usual. So we just have to sit tight.
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That is it. I gotta get stuff done around here!!
Enjoy your Friday, wherever you are in the world.
Thanks for visiting.
I love you guys. See ya!
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More beautiful stuff from The Pogues that I listened to a hundred times while driving to work yesterday, feeling really sort of wistful and sad, gang. Where the hell did it all go? It was such a hard life back then, but we were so fucking ALIVE. Anyway, listen. Enjoy. Take care of yourselves out there.
“Dirty Old Town,” 1985. From Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash.
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