Ehlana and Ethan:
Happy 1st Anniversary, Gil and Shannon Cane!
Fall has decided to arrive today – or at least it feels that way as our afternoon high was around the same as yesterday’s morning low! Yes, the mid-seventies are still good for this time of year in our area, but we noticed the change; and it is going to be cooler for at least the next week. The temperature didn’t have anything to do with why we spent most of our day indoors, but we did; and our only outdoor time was for Tai Chi by the river this morning and the walks between home and church and lab. We had a good morning with the church service and Sunday school; had a snack lunch with Mom and Dad; and then Ethan and I spent the afternoon at the lab or archives. We got a lot of work done with the help of some time-phased hours that we added to our schedule; we still got home in time to help Mom with making dinner; and then we enjoyed that meal with Mom and Dad; cleaned up; and moved on to a Magi lesson and more time-phased work ours that we spent on family business and charity projects. There are other places in the archives to read about the family businesses and charities, so we don’t write about the ‘what’ we do very often, but for this report; we’ll mention that we worked on adapting to the changing economic risks and challenges that are being caused by the wars and energy shortages and supply chain disruptions. Unlike the rich and powerful people trying to exploit all of the current crises, we’re trying to do more with less; continue to grow to keep up with higher costs and expenses; and help more people because there are more and more people getting poorer and more-desperate. Sharing a bit of love and joy where possible to go with the hope is a bonus – and harder to do as pressures rise around the world. Thanks to the time phase, we still wrapped up our work in the office by ten o’clock; bath or Jacuzzi time followed; and now we’re winding down fast toward nap time. Our last full week of September is going to be very busy, and we want to rest up and be ready for all of the fun; so let’s wrap this up with a world news report and then we’ll head off to dreamland.
Tonight, we can’t resist starting with election news – from Germany and Russia! We can’t help but to be amused when Chancellor Merz’s party is borderline on a five percent minimum for votes in a regional election to even get any representation in that local government while the supposed-dictator of Russia’s party is going to have another majority in their federal parliamentary elections with early results coming in at around fifty-six percent of the vote. Neither of them was at the center of the elections, but it is obvious that one leader is beloved by his people and the other one isn’t!
Let’s add in another factor for comparison – Ukraine’s voting weekend attacks on Moscow to the tune of around two-thousand drones and missiles while Russia did not try to intervene in the German elections despite all of the claims form NATO countries that Russia is actually at war with them through covert attacks on everything from airports to factories and trains. Proof of those claims, by the way, is absent, but why let that get in the way of beating the war drums so that the military-industrial complex can keep making money while Ukraine is destroyed. That drone attack, by the way, had a few drones get through, but the vast majority were shot down; and the cost of this media stunt was ridiculous and pointless. The Ukrainian people are sure to hate the next Russian retaliation; and it is sure to come their way soon.
Finally, for tonight, the Middle East is still a mess; speculation abounds that President Trump will authorize an attack on the Houthis in Yemen soon – or already has and we’re just waiting for the strikes; and Saudi Arabia should be afraid either way; since they are sure to be on the receiving end of the retaliations there if that does happen. Iran sent a list of demands to the United States that they want met before they even agree to new talks; and those demands are sure to be rejected; so nothing will change unless president Trump chooses more attacks against Iran. With all of that going on; the world energy crisis and economic damage will continue with no end in sight; and our leaders will continue the insanity because they can’t admit that they’ve been wrong or that they’ve lost both of the wars.
Okay, that’s enough for this report. Ethan and I are ready to get some sleep; so we’re going to do that right now.
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
