okay, kids, the drought is over. i'm taking some time out of my very crazy day to give you an update on important things you should know, in case you haven't heard already.
1. Kosovo declared their independence on Sunday. Serbia says they won't let it go. The US, along with many of the European powers, has recognized their independence and is preparing to send a diplomatic corps to solidify that. Russia called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council with the purpose of condemning the action. The US in turn has also called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in order to give UN approbation for the move. Neither country has responded to the others demand for an emergency meeting. Stay tuned for diplomatic fireworks.
2. Fidel Castro stepped down as president of Cuba. So far, not a lot of people care. Cubans in Cuba say that his brother Raul will keep things moving along as normal. Cubans in Florida say that nothing will change. the US still refuses to remove the trade embargo on Cuba, even though it's been pretty much useless. Nothing has changed. so far. It turns out that smoking might kill him off more effectively than the infamous exploding cigar. Just goes to show that if you ignore something for long enough, it really does go away. that's been my philosophy all along. Not about Castro. About life in general.
3. It's snowing in Jerusalem. I'm not even kidding about this one, folks. That makes for an interesting commute, as we all know. But i did learn that Israel has one (!) ski resort on the slopes of Mount Hermon. Who knew? you do now. I told you this post would be full of important to know facts. You should listen to me more often.
5 comments:
Oh Lizzie! You make me laugh! I wish I could have stayed a little bit longer on Saturday.
Ditto!
Laura! Dad says, This is serious business. :)
well, dad's right. this is serious business.
Perhaps I should clarify the part I laughed at because I do realize this is serious.
I did not laugh at the news, but rather Lizzie's editorializing the news. Such comments as "Just goes to show that if you ignore something for long enough, it really does go away. That's been my philosophy all along. Not about Castro. About life in general." are really funny to me.
i did not mean for you to not laugh. in fact, i'd prefer that you did. the unfortunate thing about the written word is that it does not convey tone or sarcasm. like i said, unfortunate.
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