Jong Un's Daughter; A Birthday; A Cure for Arthritis
Kim Jong Un appeared in public twice with his little ten-year old daughter, Ju Ae. If two times make a pattern, it’s one in which neither his father nor grandfather indulged; they never appeared with any family members. Kim Jong Un has appeared with his sister and his wife, and now his little daughter-y person!
And what fun events! They viewed an ICBM and walked past an audience caught up in applause. It was speculated that Kim, who despite being only in his late 30’s, has been said to be seriously ill, being seen with his daughter is perhaps a stab at indicating a successor. But she’s only 10! Gordon Chang, an expert on North Korea, said the appearances might have been calculated to make ambitious Jong’s sister back the fuck off.
Others speculated that being seen with his daughter is an effort to seem relatable, more human. Given that he obliterated an uncle with an anti-aircraft missile, I’d say that that ship done sailed.
Old man update: I was going to wait until I turned 70 to declare myself officially Old, but I felt so frail and fragile and near death on my 69th birthday this last Wednesday that I’m moving it up a year. I am hereby Old, if not downright Elderly.
Nancy and Kate are under strict instructions to put a bullet through my head if I say anything like:
To a fellow oldster: “Looks like you brought the sun with you!”
Turning away from the ATM and saying to the person waiting: “I think I left some money in there for you!”
To any grocery store employee or fellow shopper: “This store needs a lot more of the smaller carts!”
On the plus side, someone has discovered that a drug approved for treatment of withdrawal symptoms for opioid and alcohol addiction works for…are you sitting down?...arthritis pain!
At each visit to my GP, we had our little joke: “Hey,” I asked, “Have you guys come up with a silver bullet for arthritis yet?” (Which should be included in dopey statements, see above.) And we’d laugh gingerly.
But here it is! You take 50 mg for the alcohol/opioid thing, but for arthritis, you start at one milligram per day and max out at four. I’m at three now, and OMG, I can now open metal cans with pull-tops! I used to have to hand them to Nancy with an embarrassed glance away. I can use a manual can opener, too. I AM A MAN.
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