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Jun. 13th, 2014
1984 (3,2) Those Dancing, Weaving Fingers
Jun. 13th, 2014 07:17 amThe interrogation-torture session continues, and O’Brien is still playing the “How Many Fingers?” game with Winston.
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After having gotten out of Iraq just a couple of years ago, we now find the country falling apart and being taken over by a new out-of-control insurgency. This new group to grace our front pages and TV news shows has a cool acronym: ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Note the ambition: they want both of the unstable countries. These jihadists considered al-Qaida to be too tame for them.
The Republicans are blaming Obama for pulling out of Iraq too early, as if it would not always be too early. This was the war that was supposed to be wrapped up in a summer and which lasted a decade. Mission Accomplished! Obama is ruling out combat troops, but he is considering other military options, probably bombings and air power. But I don't suppose anyone knows how this will play out. I don't think there is a lot of optimism.
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The Republicans are blaming Obama for pulling out of Iraq too early, as if it would not always be too early. This was the war that was supposed to be wrapped up in a summer and which lasted a decade. Mission Accomplished! Obama is ruling out combat troops, but he is considering other military options, probably bombings and air power. But I don't suppose anyone knows how this will play out. I don't think there is a lot of optimism.
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Almost finished washing my dishes after my late lunch. I can take it leisurely, since Pop and Kay are out on their rounds for the afternoon.
I'm kind of dreaming on my dinner plans: donuts and coke. Or maybe chocolate cake and coke. But I think about my right foot, which still is not doing very well, and on my expanding blubber gut, the fact that I am over 220 pounds. I am trying to work up the will not to eat sweets like that - donuts and coke for a meal - even if I did have a big steak lunch.
But is it too late to cut down on the sugar? Twenty years ago would have been a good time to get serious about this.
Even if it is to late to do a lot of good, wouldn't it still be a good idea. I am still up and about, and it should enable me to feel a little better about myself. Maybe I can stop gaining weight at least. If I am diabetic, maybe it is not too late to keep the condition under some control.
To think, I had the same plans for breakfast tomorrow - donuts and coke or else cake and coke.
Maybe keep the sweet breakfast but forget the sweet dinner? Just have an apple and some nuts for dinner?
I'm actually playing with the idea of having an ice cream float for dinner - strawberry ice cream and Big Red soda. Well, this would be a slight improvement, but, yeah, it would not be anything worth bragging about.
I'll play it by ear, but I think I might actually go with the float tonight. I've been wanting one for over a week. If I do this, however, I will forget about the sweet breakfast tomorrow (I hope).
I'm kind of dreaming on my dinner plans: donuts and coke. Or maybe chocolate cake and coke. But I think about my right foot, which still is not doing very well, and on my expanding blubber gut, the fact that I am over 220 pounds. I am trying to work up the will not to eat sweets like that - donuts and coke for a meal - even if I did have a big steak lunch.
But is it too late to cut down on the sugar? Twenty years ago would have been a good time to get serious about this.
Even if it is to late to do a lot of good, wouldn't it still be a good idea. I am still up and about, and it should enable me to feel a little better about myself. Maybe I can stop gaining weight at least. If I am diabetic, maybe it is not too late to keep the condition under some control.
To think, I had the same plans for breakfast tomorrow - donuts and coke or else cake and coke.
Maybe keep the sweet breakfast but forget the sweet dinner? Just have an apple and some nuts for dinner?
I'm actually playing with the idea of having an ice cream float for dinner - strawberry ice cream and Big Red soda. Well, this would be a slight improvement, but, yeah, it would not be anything worth bragging about.
I'll play it by ear, but I think I might actually go with the float tonight. I've been wanting one for over a week. If I do this, however, I will forget about the sweet breakfast tomorrow (I hope).
The cats are out. This should make tonight easier with Kay here. I have given them fresh water and laid out their plate of food. I should not have to worry about them for a few hours. And they should be happy. They are still wild enough that being a house cat is more a matter of scorn to them.
