Dec. 7th, 2017

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I’m happy that the Nobel peace prize went to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, lead by Beatrice Fihn (born 1982, in Gothenburg), and the fight to get a Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
 
We have laws for war. You might have noticed I never have claimed to be an expert on international law, but it seems quite obvious that nuclear weapons shouldn’t be legal.  Dumdum bullets? Illegal, they cause unnecessary suffering. Anti-personnel mine? Illegal, they cause unnecessary suffering for civilians. Gas warfare? Illegal, cause unnecessary suffering. Incendiary weapons? Well, not illegal, but heavily restricted, because they cause unnecessary suffering. Nuclear bombs? It’s ridiculous to claim the use of them shouldn’t cause unnecessary suffering.
 
Dec. 7th, 2017 07:50 pm

Yesterday

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 Yesterday I was on a glöggparty. Glögg - a name autocomplete wants to change to “gloegg” -  is a Christmas beverage similar to Gluhwein, wine heated with spices (cloves cinnamon, ginger, bitter orange ...) and sugar and served with raisins, almonds, gingerbread, figs .... Most of the glögg we had was alcohol free. Still, company, alcohol and sugar, all you need to feel good. The glögg was store bought but now I’m tempted to do that myself. Just need to buy wine (or blackcurrant cordial for an alcohol free version). Somehow that sounds fun to do.
 
Otherwise about the party. Erika gave me a late birthday present, two coffee mugs. That was unexpected. But nice of her.
 

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