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I can imagine in context it recognizes the legitimacy of a territory and it's peoples as a sovereign state. But it is a rather abstract concept with no real international agreement?

The Humus...

As usual I had to look it up. Humas was apparently elected in a free election in 2006, but that was the last free election and Palestine is basically a one party state now. So I guess I have no...

I don't know much about their elections, but that's a good point that I think gets overlooked by the news we get. Hamas seems to be the authority of choice to represent the people for much of their...

I have a weakness for 50's sci-fi and enjoyed that. One could speculate that in the day natural resources were considered unlimited.

Ha. A few weeks ago my printer was not connecting to my computer and I actually needed to print out a couple of very timely legal documents. Half a day of piddling around and nothing doing, so I...

I read that a few years ago and mostly just remember that I really liked it. It's been talked about among my small circle of readers as an all time favorite.

The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides. A history of the final voyage of Cpt. James Cook. I've read a few other books by Sides and he is a favorite historian writer and always tells a fascinating...

I can remember a lot of those things being around, but much of it was not in my conservative home. I almost recall discussions about those tv/entertainment centers and we couldn't afford one,...

I am still enjoying home ownership after so man years of renting and not being able to personalize the surroundings. I do have to say that my house problems and upkeep have tended to migrate from< I...

There are certain categories of goods that routinely go on sale and regardless of how much I cold afford, it seems silly not to watch for sales. Possibly just a habit from years of frugality. I...

Well, I did keep the pink bathroom tiles. Or maybe they are dusty rose. And also the harvest gold kitchen tiles. It's possible the preference for pink might be gender related.

I rented a small...

Those are nice little accents.

If I remember right, one of the rooms in the house I mentioned had shag carpet. I didn't think I'd ever see that again! My home was built in 1951 and purchased...

I'm hardly the fashion guy, but it seems odd to have floors that look like wood, but are just plastic.

This home was featured in the local paper as "architectural archeology". A full restoration...

I think I would prefer not to be embalmed and will have to consider that in some final directives. I suppose it's just a matter of time when we all decompose. There are legal requirements around...

I talked with a sheriff a month or so ago who had helped clear out old beat up RV type long term campers from a parking area in a county recreation area. One of them had caught on fire and caused...

There are a couple of cities here that have pilot or test programs giving a basic guaranteed income to homeless that meet the test criteria. Up to to $1000/month for two years is one example. Out...

Any more here in my liberal state the cannabis 420 celebration gets about as much attention as Earth Day, but the media had a few features and reminders. I took a walk in the foothills, saw some...

Morally, of course, but the devil is in the details. The homeless need incentives to change their lifestyle and there's both the stick and carrot to balance, although neither seems to work perfectly.

Because of issues around litter, human waste, crime, discarded needles, etc. I think that homeless should not be allowed to camp or otherwise occupy any public spaces or other places with no...

I see a lot of Teslas around here. Maybe not as common as Prius, but close. I get the impression they are affordable for the middle class now, whereas they were sort of exclusive at an earlier...

I don't see a new truck in my near future, but have been eying the little Ford Maverick. It's available as a hybrid, inexpensive, and about the right size for a city truck to haul furniture,...

I've not seen one in person, but it looks rather awkward in the photos. Maybe it drives like a dream.

I'm reading "Shadow Divers" by Kurson. It's the non-fiction account of divers finding a previously unknown sunken WWII German U-boat off the coast of New Jersey in the 1990's and the efforts to...

I've not streamed much worthy of comment lately, but I have enjoyed the Ripley series on Netflix. Filmed in sort of an interesting noir black and white format and a plot that draws you in. I had a...

Relatives aside, I don't recall many of my friends having working mothers. My childhood neighborhood was prosperous post WWII middle class building boom where the roles of stay at home mothers and...