Friday, October 24, 2025
1954 President Eisenhower offered aid to the Prime Minister of South Vietnam Ngô Đình Diệm
1962 US UN Ambassador Adlai Stevenson demanded that the USSR UN representative answer regarding Cuban missile bases: "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over"
1963 Anti-Kennedy "WANTED FOR TREASON" pamphlets were scattered in Dallas
2021 Elon Musk made $25 billion in one day, pushing his estimated worth to $255.2 billion, likely making him the richest person ever, according to Forbes
In bed at 10, up at 5, with a painful ankle. It was very painful each time my leg became upright for pit stops overnight, with me thinking I'll be back at the ER this morning, but perhaps not. I went to bed last night with neither my rollator nor my cane, which I think I left in the Volvo. I had to get around awkwardly with my Bean's Lake walking stick. My forgetfulness has become noticeably worse. Age-related cognitive decline? Some dementia starting? The effects of stressful months since basement flooding, hospitalization, immobility, etc.? 35°, high of 50°.
Meds, etc. Morning meds at 7:35 a.m.
+49 *** ********:
We have landed in Crete and are awaiting the bus transfer to the ship.
Charles Clausen:
Buon viaggio! Geri’s niece and my former student at the law school, Katherine Aquavia, is arriving today for a weekend visit. Katherine is Geri’s brother Jim’s daughter and is now taking care of him since his move from Wisconsin to Alexandria. Jim is 91 years old and is going downhill. Katherine was a bigwig attorney in the office of the Secretary of Homeland Security during the first Trump and the Biden administrations but left government service when Trump got back in power. She’s at Jenner and Block now in Washington. Her husband Jordan is a retired Air Force bird colonel and works on some very secret stuff at the Pentagon. No idea how long that will last under Hegseth, since our government has come to be a cross between The Godfather and One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. The cellulitis in my leg has almost abated, but I’m left with a painful and problematic ankle. I’ll let you know if it becomes more problematic. We’re having our front sidewalk replaced. That’s all the news from this home front. I hope you have a wonderful holiday.❤️
Me and Earl😂
Government by whim, fancy, and caprice, or by dementia? The New York Times is reporting that President Trump has cut off all trade talks with Canada because the government of Ontario ran a TV ad showing then-President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs. Trump's social media post:
“TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A.,” Mr. Trump wrote. “Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”
The American government now looks like a mix of "The Godfather," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," and Woody Allen's "Bananas."
Another trip to the Emergency Room. I spent the whole morning in the VA ER, arriving at 8:30 and leaving at 11:30. I'm still not entirely sure what is going on with my leg. I'm feeling pretty unhappy about it. After picking up more antibiotics and Vicodin at the pharmacy, I came home to start another week on the antibiotics. My ankle still hurts, but I've refrained from the Vicodin, though I will take one before Katherine arrives. The EMG on my ulnar nerve has been rescheduled already to 8 a.m. on November 3 and another ER follow-up visit with NP Kali Kisro on November 4, following my scheduled hip injection of steroids with Dr. England, which I'm thinking of cancelling.
Headlines:
Trump will use $130 million given by a private donor to help pay troops during the shutdown.
The U.S. has ordered the deployment of an aircraft carrier to Latin America as its drug operation expands.
The government shutdown could cancel the next inflation report, White House says.
U.S. imposes sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and family
Average Obamacare premiums are set to rise 30%, documents show
Here are the donors contributing to Trump’s White House ballroom
A bishop’s secret church trial and the U.S. Anglican Church in turmoil
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