Some Interesting News

  A few news articles peaked my interest overnight and I thought I would catch you up on a few of them. Like...

  Harry and Meghan told their family about their pregnancy at his cousin's wedding. Not cool. You do not steal the wedding couples spotlight. It's rude and very disrespectful. And doesn't make for pleasant Sunday dinners either. One more day would not have killed them. It says a lot about who they are as a couple. Yes I know it's their first child and they are excited but I doubt they would have wanted someone to make the same announcement during their special day.

  Hilary Clinton does not get the MeToo movement at all. Not one iota. During an interview, she was given a chance to clarify her husband's infidelities during his time as President. Instead she again missed the mark on whether an affair with an intern was an abuse of power. It was and everyone knows it so why didn't she say it? But here's where I falter. What did we expect her to say honestly? Yup he is a sexual predator? Or he should have been kicked out of his job? She stayed married to the guy so while she may have said it privately there is no way in hell she was saying it in an interview. If I stayed after that I wouldn't either. So while I wish she would, I get why she won't. 

  Global warming, yes it is real, is what is behind the intensifying hurricanes and tropical storms affecting the world. They are coming faster, hitting harder and lasting longer than we have seen before. The rise of sea levels means more damage farther inland and that is going to cause major damage in areas that were supposed to be safe. Yet many people still don't believe this is a reality. Or worse that there is nothing we can do to stop it. They are both wrong and we need to start right now seriously trying to fix it or our grandkids are screwed.

  A woman tried to stop her black neighbor from entering his own apartment building. He was on his way home from work and this woman tried to bar his entry. Was it race related? Of course it was. He happened to have his phone out, who doesn't these days, and recorded her. After it was posted on social media she lost her job. Even though this occurred while she was at home and not work. Did she deserve to lose her job over this? I don't know but we are now squarely in the  "big brother is watching" time that Orwell spoke about way back in 1949. It is safe to assume that no matter where you are or what you are doing someone is watching. And taping it on their phone.

  It's now early in the evening. I've walked away from the computer several times today. Life has a tendency to interrupt writing. I just want to add one more news item that I found shocking but not surprising. Donald Trump called a woman "horseface" on Twitter. How does an adult do that? Let alone someone who is the leader of a country? Especially one who's wife's major agenda item is online bullying. What an ass.

  Keeping informed in this digital age is easy. Sorting through it not so much.

  Ang