Midweek and (trying) to Mellow

Good morning, reader(s) of Stroock's Books and happy Wednesday. 

Biopsy appointment made. No one seems to be in any rush. In fact, during our consultation the doctor said if we wanted, we could hold  off the biopsy and just get another PSA in three months. So chill. 

The appointment is made. The lawn is mowed. The rain has come. The new AC passed inspection. The car is lubed and the AC fixed for under $300. Writing is going pretty good. The girls seem to be enjoying themselves this summer. Yet we remain uneasy. We don't know why.

Well this is annoying. from The Jerusalem Post: 'This is a sign of what's to come:' Ehud Barak warns of Netanyahu's next move. The former prime minister told 103FM that the government’s decision not to comply with High Court rulings is a sign of worse to come, and called on the opposition to lead a public campaign.' Ehud Barak tried to give the country away to Yasser Arafat in 2000 and only failed because he couldn't find a way to give him enough territory. Camp David negotiation (2000) transcript follows -

Barak, ‘How many of our daughters would you like, Yasser?’

Arafat: ‘I don’t like girls.’*

It's possible that transcript excerpt may be altered, slightly - or may not even exist at all. 

DOGE report.

We've been saying that we need another foreign story in the 5th nuke novel, but do we? Right now, we've stories taking place in: Ireland, Soviet Salyut station, the BAOR, the Canadian DEW line, the Suez. Still, we'd like a story from a foreign leader(s) perspective. 

We did have another good story idea late yesterday, a hippie commune. We may place the commune in the Berkshires. Write what you know, they say. We're working on it now. 

*Homosexual. Died of AIDS.