bits and bobs

20200721

I was shocked when I found a notice in front of the convenience store on the first floor of our office’s building that one worker tested positive for COVID-19. It’s the closest case for me.

Governor Cuomo gave a press briefing yesterday. I found a moment that Governor Cuomo’s saying ”you will give it to someone else” matched with the sign language by Mr. Belozovsky. 😎

I watched Stranger Things Season 3 Episode2 last night. I found a scene of Winona Ryder with a song “My Bologna”. I didn’t know the song, so I first thought it was “My Sharona” on “Reality Bites”. It was an Easter Hunt for me.

BTW I can’t forget a scene that Hopper said to Mike “Nod if you understand.” It was the funniest moment on episode 1.

Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L Trump review – a scathing takedown of Uncle Donald

Scathing devastating opp. Mild 辛辣な

This book by his estranged niece demolishes that myth.

estranged 疎遠な /ɪˈstreɪn(d)ʒ,ɛˈstreɪn(d)ʒ/

Mary Trump’s ruthless memoir blames their family for creating him: she sees it as her patriotic mission to “take Donald down”, and she does so by showing how derivative and dependent the ultimate self-made man has always been.

Self-made man 成り上がり 叩き上げ 自身で出世した人

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jul/21/too-much-and-never-enough-by-mary-l-trump-review-donald-trump-niece