Here, each hole starts on Wednesdays and this is what fell through this past week, in more than one way or day:
On Wednesday, the sun rose and set in the same manner as usual, but it shone only on Russia and his president Mr. Putin. Longing for attention, presidents and monarchs all over the world took notice and promised to try to better themselves with a few good deeds.
On Thursday, December 19, the Russian president who fights grizzly bears bare handed, Mr. Vladimir Putin, personally woke up the unlucky Russian oligarch Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, and pushed him outside the Russian border right into Berlin. In exchange, Khodorkosky will stop blaming Kremlin for his inability to steal Russian money secretly.
Friday, December 20, Putin continued his Santa tour by letting two somewhat older punk musicians free: the last of Pussy Riot went home promising they would start learning music composition and might even apply to the Moscow conservatory.
On Saturday, President Obama had a long discussion with Michelle whether they should show empathy with the masses and give up their current private health insurance plan for the new Obamacare insurance policy. Michelle agreed that the American people deserved this symbolic gesture of solidarity from their President, but having the burden be shared by the entire Obama family was going a step too far, especially now, that socialist symbolism was dead, even in Siberia.
On Sunday, Putin visited with his secret wife and child and promised them public recognition in the not too far future.
When? Alina asked.
Maybe at the next summer Olympics when our gymnasts win gold, the Man of the Day said, smiled, and flexed a muscle or two.
On Monday, December 23, Daniel Craig suggested his James Bond replacement be the British actor of African descent, Idris Elba. The news crossed the ocean and Macy agreed that it was high times for its own Santa to be impersonated by an African American actor, and called P. Diddy, who nevertheless refused that honor, still sulking over the Bond news. Putin had no input in this matter.
On Tuesday, December 24, the Brits did not want to be seen as the only power ignoring the Putin fad, so they posthumously rehabilitated their own rebel, Alan Turing, previously considered indecent. For the younger readers, Alan Turing is the mathematician who broke the Enigma code Germans used in WWII to secretly transmit their military orders, because Turing found transparency a more desirable value if humanity were to become democratic.
For all of us not engaged in traditional holiday activities (movies, Chinese restaurant) thanks, TVP, for being open on Christmas Eve. Happy Holidays!
Trendspotter, TVP! I just saw our own former Oligarch hunter, Elliot Spitzer and his spouse are de-copuling. I haven’t yet seen any new partner news – if I remember, Mr. Spitzer is more of a renter.
Bear baiting, Judo, and Rhythmic Gymnastics, Putin is a renaissance man!
Actually, I was reading about Spitzer too. He chose the daughter of one of his same-age colleagues. Kinky?