Wild Wide World

Age is just a number, certainly to pro wrestling promoter Vince McMahon, who at 76 squared off against Pat McAfee yesterday at Wrestlemania 38. He “won,” then lost, receiving a Stunner from the legendary Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Excerpt from a nypost.com article by Jackie Salo on poison pastries supplied by Ukrainians: “…500 soldiers fighting for Russian President Vladimir Putin were hospitalized because of alcohol poisoning…” Reminder — the first casualty of war is the truth.

According to an NYP editorial: Quid Pro Joe is lifting Title 42, “a Trump-era measure that allowed the US to turn back illegal border crossers on grounds of protecting the country against the coronavirus pandemic.” Sometimes it seems the USA is bent on self-destruction. Expect a lot more midnight flights coming to an airport near you.

Headline from foxnews.com: “Biden admin takes advantage of surging gas costs to push green agenda.” I’ve always believed it was the zealots’ strategy to make fossil fuels so expensive that people would turn to alternatives, and also that of those who have invested heavily in alternatives. Cutting off the Keystone Pipeline was the most significant step in that regard. Tapping the Strategic Oil Reserve is a cosmetic move that won’t have much effect on prices but will make it look to those not paying strict attention that Quid Pro Joe is taking action.

Let’s restore sexist sanity to the day’s proceedings. Here’s a shot from a recent ad for SKIMS, left to right Candice Swanepoel, Tyra Banks, Kim Kardashian, Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio — ooh la la:

Not much action at the floating book shop on this crisp, gorgeous day. My thanks to Alice, who bought Ransom by Danielle Steel, and to Movie Buff, who purchased The Broker by John Grisham and The Last Magazine by Michael Hastings.

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