@Regen: I can't in good conscience laugh at 34 C anyomore. My brother has been living in Germany for 10 years now, and he's screaming about 32 C. He lost his heat resistance. Well, he also gained some Cold resistance, so it balances out I hope your mother gets better How long do you usually have to wait to see a specialist?
@Dina: That was a very enthusiastic report on your hubby's health, if I can say so myself
About the beetles, I have some weird news on that front. I have a hedgehog now! My dogs surrounded him one night last year, and woke me up from all the barking. They were at a stalemate, he's curled up, so they couldn't bite him, and everytime he tried to escape they attacked again, so he curls up again, and so on. Being extremely sleepy, I just picked him up, put him in a wicker box, and left him in my room till morning. By morning he'd escaped and had the run of my room (which opens into a small animal feed storage), and he's been living here ever since. He can't escape, and the few nights I've left the screen door open (braving the deadly swarm of a 1000 mosquitoes, I might add) he didn't leave. So after some experiments, I figured out that he eats plain biscuits, chicken skin and intestines (raw) and his most favorite meal is insects, particularly, beetles! Which explains why the feed storage was suddenly clear of critters. Now I have to supplement his diet, because there isn't enough insects to feed him well. So I capture any beetle I see around the farm, and put it in a plastic container for him. He wakes up to eat after I turn the lights out, but the process is fascinating. I'll explain it more if you're interested in knowing.
I've only held him a few times, as he's still pretty much a wild animal, and he doesn't trust me yet, but he's extremely cute. I've decided to eschew subtlety and call him Sonic .

Education is the first thing to go. As it's a long term investment, with no precise calculable returns, governments tend to start cutting corners there. In our case, some of our universities were ranked in the top 20 in the world up to the 90s. Some cuts later, in basic and university education, and we started feeling the effects around 2010. People who wanted to work in the US/Europe started having to go to a remedial year of courses to equate their level with the locals. 5 years later, it became 2 years of remedials.
About the inflation, well, 100% sucks, which I know from experience. Our local currency has lost half its value against the USD every year for 5 years straight now. Which is a nightmare, because every piece of technology and most animal feed is imported here, so everything goes up and down exactly with the dollar.

I gained 3 kg so far, but those succulent mulberries can't be denied
Had a visit from my uncle and his family. They live in the US, and it's the first time he'd returned in 22 years. I did see my cousins, who I haven't seen since we were kids, and it was nice to reconnect. My cousin's girlfriend also came, and they told my family that they were married to avoid religious outrage (or at least extreme discomfort) but I understood the relationship right away, and kept tormenting them about it for the whole evening. Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
I'm glad the weather was fine on your protest. How easily can you protest over there? Here it's illegal, and the police would immediately treat you as hostiles if you do so.
Are they trying to commercialize education in Argentina or something?

I'm here now A little busy these days, well not really busy, but farm work takes longer when you have 3 puppies running under your feet the whole time. I have to do the puppy shuffle, as I explained it before. Raise your right foot no more than 5 cm, move it forward slowly, nudge the puppies to the right, put your foot back on the ground. Repeat with the left foot, and have infinite patience :/ Can't wait till they're old enough to handle a couple of light kicks to teach them to get out of my way

Thanks Regen.
I love kittens Congrats. I wish your mother a speedy recovery.
@Dina: How was Reacher? The first season was very good. But I haven't watched the second one yet.
I'm currently watching Outer Range, which was recommended to me by a friend. I like it a lot, and I do hope they finish the second season. They're a little slow about it though.

Glad you're both OK.
@Regen: Healthy food sucks. The whole point of eating at a festival is to get the deliciously lethal fried foods. I can never resist eating fattening stuff, when they're available. For example, a month ago my sister came from USA on vacation, and she got me about 1.5-2kg of various delicious chocolates. I ate them in 5 days, and that's me controlling myself. The only way I can lose weight is to deny myself access to any of that.
@Dina: That's great about your job. To be honest,  it blows my mind that you have such high standards for teaching positions, and it bodes well for your country's future. Here, you're a TA until you get your PhD, then you're job is safe for life. At least in public universities.

Nooooooooo... Penalties..

Go Argentina! You have a good chance now. This was the first match that I watched this WC. I'll watch Morocco VS France tonight