Saturday, January 5, 2013

Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky

Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky:


Saturday coffee.

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I poured two cups of hot coffee this morning while Anne made the cooked cereal. Not oatmeal for a change. Some stuff that reminds me of the Wheatina I haven’t had since I was a kid. Anne threw in some berries, hot milk and a little maple syrup.
It was good.
Before we go any further, here is the number to call starting around 4PM tomorrow afternoon to reach your state legislators: 888-412-6570
While eating the cereal and sipping the coffee I opened my laptop to read the NY Times.
It had a picture of Jose Mujica, the president of Uruguay. That’s him in the picture above.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Some world leaders live in palaces. Some enjoy perks like having a discreet butlera fleet of yachts or a wine cellar with vintage Champagnes. Then there is José Mujica, the former guerrilla who is Uruguay’s president. He lives in a run-down house on Montevideo’s outskirts with no servants at all. His security detail: two plainclothes officers parked on a dirt road.

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