The Turks did not drive the Islamic State from the Syrian city of Jarablus. “Operation Euphrates Shield” was a shoddy performance. It had enormous continuity errors. Continuity error? In the film Jurassic Park, for example. The Tyrannosaurus rex first appears on the other side of the low wall. Therefore the dinosaur must be standing on…
Unsolicited advice for those in crisis
June 15, 2014
Today I got the message I was expecting. It completed the metamorphosis that began January 16, 2013, the day both my parents were diagnosed with cancer. What I was told today was that my twelve-year friendship with someone was no longer “productive.” It’s not a word I’ve ever applied to friendship, but it turns out…