(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . IAN: October 15, 2023 - one more round in the Mideast [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-10-14 I would like to go somewhere and have a headache. None of the people making the decisions that put millions of people in danger are anywhere near what’s happening. That seems to be how wars work. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It's also so we can find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. Members come here to check in. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care! IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news! ************************* An archaeological dig in a Roman city in Turkey has excavated a shop selling jewelry and makeup supplies. Apparently, Roman women liked hot pink eye shadow. The tomb of an important official of the 5th dynasty in ancient Egypt has been found again, in 2022. A French archaeologist found it in, apparently, 1862, took a couple of artifacts out of it, and then shifting sand buried it and he couldn’t find it again. The official’s mummy was still inside. Sealife off the coast of Long Island. This is a gift article where I found it. It may not show here. Research is showing that crows understand statistical reasoning. Film of a ‘Dumbo’ octopus. From The Guardian: some comfort food recipes. ************************* I have been ordering things online again. I managed to order quite a bit over a couple of weeks that mostly arrived last Tuesday — six different orders in one box. The reason I mention this is that the box was plastered all over with labels saying ‘HEAVY’, and it wasn’t — at least, not in comparison with others I’ve received over the last few months, which had only the address labels on. My countertop dishwasher bit the dust a few days ago. I was in luck — I found one online that will do all I need, for about the same price as the one I have, which I’ve used for around four years now. It will arrive in a few days. Mom’s funeral, such as it will be, is postponed to mid-November. The original dates chosen turn out to be in conflict with a couple of sports events. Now, Mom was no more a sports fan than I am, but she was always very proud of how good the assorted offspring are at whatever they chose to do. My niece’s daughter goes to a very small school and they have unexpectedly made the state volleyball finals — if the kid doesn’t show up, they won’t have enough players. The other is my grandson’s cross-country team being involved in a fairly large competition. One of the nicer of my male high school classmates died a few days before Mom did. He’s the 13th that I know of, out of a class of 85. My sister-in-law says Mom is working hard. She texted us a picture of peonies — three or four plants, all blooming madly — growing where she said they’d never been planted, at least not by her or my brother. ************************* Love you guys! [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/14/2197843/-IAN-October-15-2023-one-more-round-in-the-Mideast?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/