My friend is not perfect
Neither am I
So I wrote in my diary
When I was thirteen
There is a lot of truth to that even now
If we are to look at someone’s faults
It’s impossible to befriend them
If we overlook one another’s shortcomings
We can have many friends
Focus on their strengths
Pay attention to the gifts they have
To the joy they bring you
To their listening ear
Don’t expect perfection, ever
Because you will be disappointed
Time after time
July 14, 2025
We bomb you
You bomb us
We bomb you again with more bombs
You try to catch up with us
It looks like a silly childish game
With expensive explosives
And dire consequences
Is this how mature people solve problems?
Is death and destruction what brings us peace?
I read the news
It’s been three years
What do they think a few more years will do
Besides adding to the carnage of war?
We are ‘grown up’ people
Playing a most dangerous and devastating game
The real game of war
July 11, 2025
Plain water please
Hold back the bubbles for me
But it’s self service
I look at the bottles in the fridge
I can’t read the signs on the bottles
So I get the bubbly one by mistake
Do I tip the Taxi driver or not?
It’s nice but not necessary they say
How about the hotel maid?
I left some money but when we came back
It was still there
Restaurants are confusing too
I still don’t know what to do
They accept Mastercard everywhere
That makes it easy
But with cash you can keep better track of things
However who uses cash these days
Being in Italy is wonderful
But not knowing the language and customs is not
June 30th, 2025
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