Andis Kaulins in Canada

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Monday, March 23, 2026

Monday 6:20 PM: Random Jottings

The sun is on the other side. Mom’s house is making the triangular shadow on the roof.

I am being forcibly put in a desert. Maybe that can justified the emptiness I feel on this Monday.

What is the most fashionable animal in the barnyard? The Chicken! Get it? The chic-Ken!

Why did the chicken cross the road? He thought it was safer on the other side.

What is the most fashionable fast food chain? Kentucky Fried Chic-Ken.

Is it okay for chickens to be chicken at KFC?

I know. Dad jokes. He he.

I really enjoyed be able to witness the Wheat Kings last regular season game. My son enjoying was the biggest reason I enjoyed it. As well, most of the kids playing won’t make the big leagues. It don’t get any bigger than that for most of them, so that is all the more reason to enjoy the award ceremonies.

I will be conditionally baptized on Wednesday. There is no way of knowing for sure if the baptism I most certainly had in 1965 was trinitarian.

Monday was a slow day. I didn’t sleep well and only did four classes. I had been hoping to talk to the student I have in Saudi Arabia.

The snow is melting away.

For what it’s worth: my thoughts and observations on the Iran war:

What to think of the Israel USA attack on Iran? Among those who have not hysterical thoughts about Trump, that is non-Trump Derangement Syndrome sufferers, as well as Trump is a King-Godders, there is a split. Some think what Trump did is Jim Dandy; and some now have Trump Disappointment Syndrome: they feel he has broken promises and is now a Neo Con. Among the latter, there is Tucker Carlson, the girls of the Red Scare Podcast, Trish Wood and Frank Vaughan. Among the former there is David Warren, my favorite blogger and others — but I can’t think of them off my head.

Two Chinese people I know support what Trump is doing. One supports his actions because he says the Iranian regime is evil — as does David Warren. They are right that the Iranian regime is evil. The other Chinese supports Trump’s actions against the Islamic regime because he feels that it is hurting the CCP. He tells me that Chairman Xi has fired military scientists because the weapons they designed have failed in Iran. He also says there is lot of anger against the CCP regime and predicts a revolution in China next year.

Some are predicting that China may become emboldened and attack Taiwan. I don’t see this happening because it would be a disaster even if the mainland conquered the island. I like to think the CCP regime isn’t that crazy. That they know time is on their side when it comes to unification. But then I assumed that Trump had no intention of starting more wars in the Middle East.

All the Ukrainians I know don’t support the Israeli-USA attack. They feel that it is resulting in neglect of their war with Russia.

To me, the war is looking like a combination of the Iraq and Vietnam conflicts. While the Americans were fighting evil regimes then, all their military might could crush but not defeat the enemy. All the air power the Americans used in Vietnam while doing damage, couldn’t get the Communists to submit. And despite conquering Iraq, the Americans were defeated.

Like the Ukraine war, I just want the Iran war to end tomorrow. The longer these conflicts go on, the worse it will be for everybody. For Trump, it could end what has been his push to bring about the reforms the USA needs

And I wish that the Americans would get out of the Middle East. The place was better off being part of the Ottoman Empire. Israel would just have to fend for itself. Israel is full of capable people, but they aren’t Christian and in many instances, despise Christians. Too many American resources have been wasted by Neo-Cons in an area that resents Liberal-Progressive values.

But I could be wrong. Maybe the war ends quickly and Trump accomplishes a welcome change in the Middle East.