Happy Festivus
An ancient city has been discovered underwater on the northwest coast of Australia. It is estimated to have gone under 12,000–20,000 years ago and is believed to have had between 50,000 and 500,000 inhabitants. The theory is that melting caps from the previous ice age sent it to its watery grave. Photo from the-sun.com:
According to an article by Adriana Diaz at nypost.com, the most Googled word of 2023 is Gaslighting, defined as “psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one’s emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator.” Got that? I’m not sure I do, although I have loads of regular gas, which comes with aging.
Chart from NYP:
Awesome excerpt from an article by Charles Creitz at foxnews.com, quoting Bush advisor Karl Rove on the hypocrisy of the Colorado Dems, who voted to keep Trump off the state’s ballot, regarding insurrection. “Rove recounted how the Democratic Party won the House majority in 1874, for the first time since before the war, in part by electing 51 former Confederate military officers or individuals who had served in Jefferson Davis’ secessionist government.” As usual, selective outrage.
Happy Festivus. Air your grievances. Photo from GI:
No sunshine today, so I spent almost the entire session of the floating book shop in the car. My thanks to the gentleman who stocked up for his vacation by buying four hardcovers in Russian, and to the woman who bought one; and to the gentleman who overcompensated me for Urania, poetry by Joseph Brodsky; and to my Constant Benefactress, who purchased The Most of Andy Rooney. Sam, a retired journalist, happened to be passing, noted CB’s choice, and asked if we wanted to hear a story. He was at a dinner and a friend who taught journalism in college introduced himself to the famed curmudgeon and asked him to sign a book. Rooney hemmed and hawed, made a snide remark, asking if this what was taught to students these days. Walter Cronkite leaned in and whispered: “Sign the f…ing book, Andy.” And if that wasn’t enough, Gonzo stopped by and told me a bit more about himself. A Vietnam vet, he takes 20 meds each day and claims they keep him alive. Some are anti-psychotics. Presently he feels an episode coming on in which things look like Picasso’s cubist paintings. Blessings, my friend.
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