My thanks to reader Terra for suggesting that the names P.G. Wodehouse and G.K. Chesterton be added to the list of people known by their initials. I thought also of W.E.B. Du Bois (American Socialist), who didn't occur to me earlier.
My thanks to reader Jenny The Pirate for her own very interesting blog that for some unknown reason I can no longer access. Did she remove the blog altogether? Did she change it into a private blog? I want you to know, Jenny, that I thoroughly enjoyed listening to and watching the video clip of your son performing Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Opus 26 by Sergei Prokofiev at the Cleveland Institute of Music. It was brilliant, mesmerising, a virtuoso performance. I'm sure you must be very proud of that young man's musical accomplishments, and you have every right to be.
Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana (no relation to John Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, who went on to occupy the highest office in the land), is proof positive that freedom of speech is alive and well in the United States of America. I know this because with my own eyes and ears I saw and heard Senaror Kennedy say on television yesterday, "President Biden is older than the Adirondack Mountains" and he went on to say that the president's nominee to become U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, is absolutely the wrong man for the job and that if Lew had been alive when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor he would have recommended creation of a commission to determine what the U.S. had done that offended the Japanese.
I am glad you like my suggestions to add to the list. Wow, Lew sounds like an awful choice for U.S. Ambassador to Israel, good for Senator John Kennedy for his observation about how Lew likely would have reacted to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
ReplyDeleteAs you see, I have now regained the ability to reply to comments on my own blog. Thanks, Terra.
DeleteW.H. Auden is another . Politics is a mess throughout the world.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct on both counts. Thanks, jabblog.
DeleteTerra was smart to remind you of other initial using people. Sen Kennedy made a foolish and rude statement about a public official. He doesn't have to agree with the man but he should show him the proper respect.
ReplyDeleteSenator Kennedy is one of a kind but probably represents the views of many of his constituents well. Ain't no place else like Louisiana. Thank you, Emma.
DeleteMercy no I did not remove my blog! It can be found as always (since 2007) at jennyweber dot com. And that virtuoso performance was by my nephew, Jacob! I will text his wife (my niece, Joanna) and tell her to tell him what you said. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch! Our son, Andrew, is a pilot in the USAF. No less a virtuoso but on a different instrument. Please let me know if for some reason you still cannot access my blog! It is open to everyone. xoxo
ReplyDeleteI can access your blog again and also, as you see, reply to comments on my own blog. Signing in to Google with Chrome as both Tasker and Rachel recommended did the trick. Thank you, Jenny.
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