cj CJ By Carlos Hazday - Series Discussion

[dughlas]

28 minutes ago, tabaqui said:

No more sleeps 🙂

Just patiently waiting ... *tap*, *tap*, *tap* ...

[Carlos Hazday]

1 hour ago, tabaqui said:

No more sleeps 🙂

 

38 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Just patiently waiting ... *tap*, *tap*, *tap* ...

I'm up... I'm up!

[Carlos Hazday]

I know it's a bit early in the day for most of us, but I just came back from the liquor store. Anyone up for a little day drinking? Researching a story, and I need to sample a couple of different gins.

 

[tabaqui]

2 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

I know it's a bit early in the day for most of us, but I just came back from the liquor store. Anyone up for a little day drinking? Researching a story, and I need to sample a couple of different gins.

 

it's the perfect time at my side of the world

[Carlos Hazday]

@Parker Owens

You have your own line of watercraft? This greeted me this morning when I came on to post today's chapter. I think this is the brand of boat Phil Martinez buys his father as a present after signing his first contract with the Baltimore Ravens.

I have a bit about Phil and Riley buying the man a present as a thank you for negotiating on their behalf.

[Carlos Hazday]

For anyone who didn't bother to look it up, this is the Montjuic Communications Tower in Barcelona.

 

[Carlos Hazday]

I wrote Flying Circus months ago. My use of the Orient Express was wishful thinking since it had resumed service at some point and shut down again.

Way after I was done writing, I came across an article about someone discovering old railroad cars and restoring them to their original grandeur. There are plans to restart service during the summers.

These are pictures of the restored cars.

[Clancy59]

Those are stunning!  I would love to travel on that train!

[Carlos Hazday]

On 11/14/2022 at 12:21 PM, Clancy59 said:

Those are stunning!  I would love to travel on that train!

Me too. Those interiors are stunning. Since I can't afford it, Ie'll have to settle for something less grandiose.

 

[Carlos Hazday]

I wrote this as part of CJ’s visit to the Holocaust Memorial in Israel.

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Much later, he stood at the edge of the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations―meant to honor those non-Jews who during the Holocaust risked their lives to save friends, neighbors, and often complete strangers. Levi and Ezra stood by his side holding hands. “You okay, CJ?”

“Yeah… I guess... I mean, I’ve known about what happened but this is like getting punched in the face. How could Germans follow a charlatan who promised to make their nation great again and allow this to happen? Germany was an educated country and it went along with a lunatic who blamed the nation’s ills on those who were different. They stood by while the man tried to eradicate entire segments of the population. So much for their fucking Christian values.”

 

A smart reader made this comment

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Comparing Hitler to any other politician?

According to CNN, Senior U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton noted similarities in the mindset of January 6 rioters to the Nazis during a sentencing hearing.

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“We saw it happen in Nazi Germany. A very educated, intelligent population was able to be swayed to engage in the atrocities that took place in Germany based upon a demagogue.”

I wonder if Judge Walton’s a CJ fan.

[Carlos Hazday]

 

Hotel Presidente
Habana, Cuba 

 

 

[Gary L]

Would so love to get to Cuba.  I managed a couple of trips to Mexico years ago.

A question, Carlos, the visit to the Holocaust  memorial which you describe above has been published or it’s a trailer?  
 

hope your weekend goes well.  Here it’s a rainy end to the 4 day holiday.🌈

[Carlos Hazday]

4 minutes ago, Gary L said:

Would so love to get to Cuba.  I managed a couple of trips to Mexico years ago.

A question, Carlos, the visit to the Holocaust  memorial which you describe above has been published or it’s a trailer?  
 

hope your weekend goes well.  Here it’s a rainy end to the 4 day holiday.🌈

Spaniards and Brits can travel there a lot easier that Americans can, and Cuba I think is not very expensive. Go for it.

The excerpt was part of CJ's trip to Israel in Goodnight, My Angel. His trip was interrupted by Owen's sister falling ill and he traveling to Australia to be with Owen.

[Gary L]

1 minute ago, Carlos Hazday said:

Go for it

It’s on the list of possibilities for my retirement treat in 2024.   New Zealand is another….. at the moment dreams, still two semesters left to work. All is now “penultimate” - Xmas festival etc.  

[Clancy59]

15 minutes ago, Gary L said:

It’s on the list of possibilities for my retirement treat in 2024.   New Zealand is another….. at the moment dreams, still two semesters left to work. All is now “penultimate” - Xmas festival etc.  

Good luck, Gary!  I remember getting to this point and being filled with both excitement and trepidation, especially at the point of officially turning in my papers. It was surprisingly difficult to actually do that!  I was looking forward to it and scared of the change at the same time.  I’ve never been sorry I took this step, however.

[Gary L]

15 minutes ago, Clancy59 said:

Good luck, Gary!  I remember getting to this point and being filled with both excitement and trepidation, especially at the point of officially turning in my papers. It was surprisingly difficult to actually do that!  I was looking forward to it and scared of the change at the same time.  I’ve never been sorry I took this step, however.

Thanks, Clancy.  I was off work for 10 weeks thinking if this is what retirement is well… keep working (and reading Carlos H, of course!)

cheers 🤗

[Carlos Hazday]

39 minutes ago, Gary L said:

It’s on the list of possibilities for my retirement treat in 2024.   New Zealand is another….. at the moment dreams, still two semesters left to work. All is now “penultimate” - Xmas festival etc.  

After the next story's posted in January, I have six more to write covering the summer of 2022; one of them's the trip to Cuba mentioned in Flying Circus. I'm not sure what I want to write next, so I've been outlining all six. I've done some preliminary research for all, and that hotel's the one I think I want CJ and Owen to stay at.

I'd love to visit the island before I die.

[Carlos Hazday]

19 minutes ago, Clancy59 said:

Good luck, Gary!  I remember getting to this point and being filled with both excitement and trepidation, especially at the point of officially turning in my papers. It was surprisingly difficult to actually do that!  I was looking forward to it and scared of the change at the same time.  I’ve never been sorry I took this step, however.

Retirement can be a two-edged sword. If we remain active and find something that interest us to occupy our time, it can be wonderful. If we sit at home watching daytime TV, it could be maddening after a while.

[Carlos Hazday]

4 minutes ago, Gary L said:

Thanks, Clancy.  I was off work for 10 weeks thinking if this is what retirement is well… keep working (and reading Carlos H, of course!)

cheers 🤗

Great. More pressure. I need to entertain retirees. LOL

[Clancy59]

11 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

Retirement can be a two-edged sword. If we remain active and find something that interest us to occupy our time, it can be wonderful. If we sit at home watching daytime TV, it could be maddening after a while.

Well, I have a husband who is 82 years old who takes the majority of my time, but I also do handwork like crochet.  Although that has fallen to the wayside for a while due to carpal tunnel.  That is, hopefully being taken care of now.  Had the first surgery on Friday.  The second will probably be sometime in January or February.

[Carlos Hazday]

1 hour ago, Clancy59 said:

Well, I have a husband who is 82 years old who takes the majority of my time, but I also do handwork like crochet.  Although that has fallen to the wayside for a while due to carpal tunnel.  That is, hopefully being taken care of now.  Had the first surgery on Friday.  The second will probably be sometime in January or February.

Hope the recovery's swift and complete. My Mom had the surgery and it solve most of the issues. Arthritis still bothered her, but she was able to use her hands again.

[frosenblum]

4 hours ago, Clancy59 said:

Well, I have a husband who is 82 years old who takes the majority of my time, but I also do handwork like crochet.  Although that has fallen to the wayside for a while due to carpal tunnel.  That is, hopefully being taken care of now.  Had the first surgery on Friday.  The second will probably be sometime in January or February.

I wish you well with the operations!!!

[frosenblum]

16 hours ago, Carlos Hazday said:

Retirement can be a two-edged sword. If we remain active and find something that interest us to occupy our time, it can be wonderful. If we sit at home watching daytime TV, it could be maddening after a while.

What a coincidence, just a few hours ago a friend recommended a youTube video of a TedX talk on "The Four Phases of Retirement."

 

[frosenblum]

On 11/19/2022 at 2:13 PM, Carlos Hazday said:

I wrote this as part of CJ’s visit to the Holocaust Memorial in Israel.

A smart reader made this comment

 

According to CNN, Senior U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton noted similarities in the mindset of January 6 rioters to the Nazis during a sentencing hearing.

 

I wonder if Judge Walton’s a CJ fan.

 

This afternoon I saw a play, Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, which addresses this very topic. It's about the Holocaust framed by the question of  What are we, today, going to stop what's going on. It's a one-person show starring that great actor David Strathairn. It's touring the U.S. and the world. I highly recommend it if it comes your way. Here's a description of the play.

In a tour-de-force performance, Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck, Nomadland, and Lincoln) portrays the Polish World War II hero and Holocaust witness Jan Karski, who risked his life to carry his report of the Warsaw ghetto from war-torn Poland to the Allied Nations and the Oval Office, only to be met with inaction and disbelief. Strathairn captures the remarkable life of this self-described “insignificant, little man” and his story of moral courage and individual responsibility.

Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski comes to Berkeley from an off-Broadway run, having previously received acclaim both across the United States and internationally in Bilbao, Spain, and in London at the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of the Liberation of Auschwitz.

[dughlas]

10 hours ago, Clancy59 said:

Well, I have a husband who is 82 years old who takes the majority of my time, but I also do handwork like crochet.  Although that has fallen to the wayside for a while due to carpal tunnel.  That is, hopefully being taken care of now.  Had the first surgery on Friday.  The second will probably be sometime in January or February.

I hope your recovery is quick with excellent results.