LMAO. Larousse, don't underestimate my decline in mental capacity and I didn't have far to go.... What was/is the question?

Exactly. Very telling isn't it? Her second best friend gave her a book a few years ago. I don't recall the title or author but it was a book about menopause since my WW had just started menopause. I thought it was a nice gesture until I picked up the book one day. There was a chapter about menopausal women going wild like they presumably did in their early years. That friend was one of two enablers who helped WW to understand that she was "entitled" to have the affair.

One of the other things we discussed yesterday was why she had the affair. Initially, she said that it was her fault and was a "mistake". I hate the word mistake to describe an affair. A mistake is when you paint the kitchen red when you meant to paint it blue. Or you buy lamb instead of beef. Those are mistakes. Anyway, a few minutes later, the affair became both our faults. Before we ended the conversation, it was all my fault. A familiar theme.

Todd,
sorry if it's too personal but Do you call her, do you have problems to stop you from calling her?

She initiated the call yesterday. I have had problems maintaining NC this go around for reasons I don't understand. Yesterday cured it for me I believe.

Todd,

we have gone there before, metaphorically speaking but... Would you consider calling the Harleys?

Sorry Larousse, but I do not talk to motorcylces.

Does anyone have a reaction to North Korea's nuclear test?

I think there is very little info about the technical aspects of the test.

The regime is obviously despicable, even more than Sadam from my point of view.

On the other hand the Nuclear control policy seems not really working. Let's bash the French about the Mururoa test. 6 or 7 years ago, it was proved that it caused several damage and nothing was done about it.

For that matter, the US, Britain, China, Russia and others have tested nuclear weapons. The difference is that North Korea has vowed to take physical action against any country that opposes their quest for nuclear weapons.

Worse, Iran has announced as goals the elimination of Israel and the US. That puts both North Korea and Iran in a different category.

I can think of no incidence of sanctions against an aggressor country that has producd tangible results. The citizens suffer as they did in Iraq for many years. Sanctions can only work if the world is truly united in its particupation in and enforcement of sanctions. And since France is always out there willing to sell anything to anybody......

NC, North Korea, not No Contact, is living in extremely empoverish conditions in all levels. The fact that they have managed to make a test supports the idea that the population wellbeing is been sacrificed.

Sadam 'had' weapons that were never found.

The other day you mentioned The Wall. I think it only shows lack of diplomatic, negotiation and administrative abilities. I think it may be a good think for MX and Latin America, almost 20 countries, more that half billion people. The message the Wall would send may be the push that would force us to have more fruitfull conections between us.

I don't think the Wall is a solution at all, there would start to be sea migration as from North Africa to Spain.


Apparently France test has been the strongest in the last years.

There is no doubt about Iraq having had WMD. Sadam used WMD against the Kurds and Iran. Unfortunately, we waited so long for "nuclear inspectors" that Sadam moved his WMD to Syria.

It is a shame that the NK people are suffering because of the worldly ambitions of their leader. They need a revolution.

Are you saying that I mentioned the Wall? I don't recall, that's all. Maybe I did. I assume you mean the 700 mile wall between US and Mexico?


Imagine the French having the strongest of anything. Ha! But still, France has not announced the destruction of any country and has not threatened its detractors. Okay, nobody would take France seriously if it did, but still...

My brother in law is a PhD Oceanologist especialized in sea water polution. He's studies are recognized for the EA in US. He was invited to give his opionion about a program to clean the waste water of Tijuana. The meeting was in San Diego, like five American agencies and offices were going to pay to give Tijuana the tecnology to clean it's water. The US agencies had already signed the compromise with Tijuana authorities. When it came the turn of my BL to give his point of view he said he found the project ok but that the reason why they were financing it was not correct.

For years SoCal thought that the waste water of Tijuana was polluting their beaches. My BL showed them the waves 'orientations' mesured by seasons and all. Yeap, all SoCal sea weaves or sea water goes 'down', no Tijuana waste water was 'going up'.

The 'teaching of this experience to me is that the causes and effects are not necesarily what they appear to be.

The plant costed 5 million dolars by the way.

Todd,

Sorry, I think who mentioned it was Pio.

Okay. And your specific point is....?

Years ago, there was a little boy who played sandlot baseball in NYC. After the game, the little boy walked home. On the way home, he pulled his bat back, swung and hit a telephone pole as hard as he could. At that exact moment, the famous NYC electrical blackout started. The little boy was at once impressed and frightened by his power. That is folly in cause and effect land.

BTW, your BIL's name is not George is it?

Does Tijuana discharge raw sewage into the Pacific?

Someday I will tell you about DS2's visit to Tijuana.

No George. He's Mexican. He works for a Mexican university and works for an American Fundation.

Tijuana discharged waste water for years, not anymore. Thanks to US.