First Australian Shirley holds White House press conference post china visit with Trump

 

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Bla bla bla, getting home after a holiday....

 

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Turning 50, wrapping up two weeks off work, business is good

 

What's up? It's back to work Monday. Just taking a two week break from work. I never mentioned unavailability to most of my customers as most of them are low to middle rotation. Some ongoing mid to high rotation (gardening) customers I mentioned being unavailable or taking a holiday but for the most part I never needed to mention it.

It would be good to find a casual worker or two that could cover for me occasionally. I'll see how business pans out.

My son, pictured above, currently touring around Paris, has helped me out a few times with the gardening business, also a couple of other buddies however it's not really reliable/ available help although my son would be better when he's a little older and stronger, he's still only thirteen.

I have to say, it's my first break, this long, from gardening in a lot of months. I did a few 1km runs on the treadmill. Generally between soccer and that treadmill and whatever I've noticed some stress in the achilles tendon on the right side. Sore knees from gardening that disappeared around four days into my break. With gardening it's good to be able to squat easily however it seems I'm loosing that ability due to cartilage issues. So I'm looking at a dietary solution like eating cherries or something like that (cherries have chemical components good for that).

Anyway Monday 18th is the first day back since Friday 1st May so it's a 17 day break in total which is what the doctor (me) ordered. It sure had been a long time without breaks prior to this.

Boy kicks it at the Louvre. I went there when I was 16, guess he beat me to it.

Could this lady be a contender for an inaugural coveted Benji award?

The Louvre museum has an interesting entry portal 

Shortlisting nominees for the fifth inaugural Benji award

 

Riverworld TV movie, based on novel by Jose Farmer....

https://youtu.be/ecaj8rUG2Ho?si=XS7U0Gmn4LNz444D

Anger Management, I feel pretty scene...

https://youtu.be/WeDHZWS5uMo?si=tEMJWPssJ_vwbY__

Breaking Benjamin - Diary of Jane....

https://youtu.be/DWaB4PXCwFU?si=hWlyCMLzGrXP_PWz

Bob Lazar, Area 51 Delorean ride....

 Bob Lazar, Area 51 Delorean ride....

https://youtube.com/shorts/3EsNjjt3h3Q?si=XlPknLNvKf6xsvUW

Nominating Ben Carlin and his Mrs for the 4th annual coveted Benji award, travelling land and sea in their amphibious Ford.....

Ben Carlin - Wikipedia https://share.google/39AL1JBDAaZw61k0B

Iran war: Israeli PM Netanyahu says Iran's uranium must be 'taken out' before war ends

 

I tend to agree with Mr Netanyahu on that. Basically completely. However I'm not aware of the logistical possibilities. I fancy some uranium has been removed prior to B2 bombings as satellite truck photos of some sites seem to have shown. It's possible some uranium has been spirited away. Other uranium unfindable under bombed tunnels. Unclear if the IDF has the capability to look. But IDF boots on the ground in Iran doesn't seem like a bad idea to me in general but again, unclear how this would look considering Iran's topography. I think if you're going to put boots on the ground they need to secure the straits of Hormuz. Definitely recruiting Ukrainian know how with drones is a must for Israel. 

It's definitely an interesting moment in geopolitics considering the tremendous importance of this strait. It's interesting to note many Arab countries with critical interests being thwarted by Iran, like the UAE are reluctant to attack Iran in any way. Very interesting.

In other geopolitics, it doesn't seem sensible for Labor caucus in the UK to try to swap Keir Starmer out for some other leader that Party doesn't seem to have. Would end badly for Labor if they did, no doubt.

Iran's really just treading water in this battle and slow rolling as the Americans say. Unclear militarily how to stop Iran however some boots on the ground by the Strait could be a plus.

Bro check out the bullseye 

American Presidents Trump & Camacho and the South Carolina delegates

 President Camacho....

https://youtu.be/ig446isvXlI?si=uY0pp9aRYXX-BLrK

President Trump....

Take 1:

Take 2....