dispatched from the chicago bureau desk, le 2 février 2025
feature photo (writing after the fold):
weekly observations department:
a quiet weekend, nothing of note to report. of course, quiet is often welcomed – particularly at the end of a very busy holiday season. i approach the first anniversary of my kidney operation at the end of this week – everything remains clear, and i do not need to report for another scan until the fall. the drumbeat of “will it come back” has abated, by and large, since the scans came clear before thanksgiving – and for this i am thankful !
the unrelated thoughts department – mosiah 4, 16-19
and also, ye yourselves will succor those that stand in need of your succor; ye will administer of your substance unto him that standeth in need; and ye will not suffer that the beggar putteth up his petition to you in vain, and turn him out to perish.
perhaps thou shalt say: the man has brought upon himself his misery; therefore i will stay my hand, and will not give unto him of my food, nor impart unto him of my substance that he may not suffer, for his punishments are just— but i say unto you, o man, whosoever doeth this the same hath great cause to repent; and except he repenteth of that which he hath done he perisheth forever, and hath no interest in the kingdom of god.
for behold, are we not all beggars? do we not all depend upon the same being, even god, for all the substance which we have, for both food and raiment, and for gold, and for silver, and for all the riches which we have of every kind?
coups de cœur de la semaine derniére :
performance : Disturbed, Sound of Silence, Live on Conan
the original is a theory, this version is a warning
chanson : I Will Love Again, Lara Fabian
she’s a favorite, what can I say
article : Moins de viande, plus de plaisir ? (Le Monde)
i know i should eat less meat, but damn, is it hard
éditorial : Courts should reject Sackler family bid (Chicago Tribune)
the Sacklers should hang for what they have wrought on the world
meme :
à demain, chéries !