WHO IN HECK ARE YOU?

Dear Portuguese Person:

Almost every time I check I find that someone from Portugal has read one or other of my blogs.  I am pleased, of course, but also curious.  Who are you, and what attracts you to my blogs?  I visualize you as an earnest student practicing reading frothy, Americanized English.  If so, I hope you prosper thereby.

Or, just maybe, you are the Hailwoods, sitting on your veranda in the Azores, watching the sun go down – with a cocktail in one hand and a laptop in the other.  If so, I envy you.

You can reveal yourself with a Comment to this blog.

PROOF OF LIFE ON DISTANT PLANETS

Google keeps track of the countries from which my “hits” originate.  So far the total is 95 – out of 196 sovereign nations on this earth.  Most lacking are hits from Central America and West Africa.  By far the majority are from the U.S., of course, but Russia, Italy and Spain rack up enough to convince me that they are trolling the blogosphere, searching for – what?  Hilary’s emails?  A way to blot out the Donald’s Tweets?  When the stock market will collapse?  Will the Dem Progressives manage to abolish capitalism?  I sure don't have a clue.

 ‘Tis a puzzlement!

But I have just been notified of a hit from an intriguing source.  Google characterizes it as “Unknown Region”.  Doubtless Google knows every tiny earthly nick and cranny – so this Unknown Region must, logically, be outer space.  I have arrived:

E.T. is reading my blogs!

HOW TO FEED A BABY

Well, I’m a little out of my element here, but I will blunder on regardless.  According to all experts, including my granddaughter Amanda,, breastfeeding offers multitudinous benefits to both mother and baby, compared to even the best artificial formula.  Moreover, it’s free.  However, the U.S. apparently has torpedoed a World Health Organization urging poor countries to favor breast milk over stuff you buy in the local market.  Why did we do it?  Why, to protect American business, of course.  Makes you proud to be a capitalist!

https://www.ewg.org/childrenshealth/22146/why-you-should-still-breastfeed-even-though-us-delegates-blocked-who#.W3HIKc5KiUk

I’d fill in the details for you, but the damned capitalist NYTimes won’t let me.

Trump responds:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44772686?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/c008ql15140t/breastfeeding&link_location=live-reporting-story