I always begin the day with a two-hour breakfast buffet of books, which includes a breakfast tray (tea and orange juice) and an assortment of books and newspaper articles.
Today I read another couple of essays in 70 Things to Do after 70, most of which doesn't resonate with me but does cause me to respect and admire the people who are writing. Today I read "RVing: Living Your Travel Dreams" by Jaimie Hall Bruzenak (and thought about friends I have who do what she's recommending) and "Taking Charge of Your Health at 70" by ruth Heidrich.
The newspaper articles included one about Mosed Omar, a US citizen who was stranded in Yemen for 13 months, when he was trying to get his thirteen-year-old daughter back to the US and was tricked into signing a confession he didn't even understand. Apparently this as happened to people in Yemen enough that there are 9 civil rights organizations asking the United Nations to look ito the unfair confiscation of passports. (Bob Egelko reported)
The Center for Justice and Accountability, which I think I first visited in its SF offices when I was writing a report for a class on my 2004 sabbatical, has made headway into getting some El Salvadoran killers to Spain: Ellacuria is among the victims (one of six Jesuit priests), and Montano is among those being extradited. Among the interesting tidbits is that one torturer from Haiti went to Florida and won the lottery, so his case was more than just symbolic. He paid $58,000 to some of his victims!
I continue to ponder the case of Ryan Chamberlain, who has been in custody since June 2013 for the "dark web" activities, possession of bomb-makings and a pistol with the serial number erased.
Israel is having a "cyberbattle" against the pro-Palestinian boycott of Israeli goods.
Trevor Noah has replaced Jon Stewart on thee Daily Show. (This isn't news but a reminder to myself. I don't watch TV because my breakfast buffet of books takes all my time!)
To keep this blog post short, I'll write another on the books I've read so far this month.
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