September 7, 2007 "You know what happened in Philadelphia in 1776 was a miracle. Divine inspiration had to have been there. The principles may be bigger than the men who wrote "em down, but they did write them, and they were not racists, and they were not bigots, whatever else the PC crowd teaches today... …
Continue reading Wisdom from Rush Limbaugh, on America’s Founding Principles
This is a different take on the Boston Tea Party. 252 years ago today, the British Empire closed the busiest port in North America to teach one colony a lesson, and accidentally turned thirteen colonies into one country. On December 16, 1773, a few dozen Bostonians had thrown 342 chests of East India Company tea …
Did you know that there was a set of brothers who both signed the Declaration of Independence? Francis Lightfoot Lee was one of a pair. Francis Lightfoot Lee was born on October 14, 1734, at Stratford Hall Plantation, Virginia, into the prominent Lee family, a political dynasty with roots in America dating back to the …
This week, our friend Tina is running things, and she asks us to slightly alter the photographic "Rule of Thirds" which divides the space into thirds, both vertically and horizontally. Instead, she asks us for a subject containing three elements. Three's a crowd? Let's see. In the above photo, there are just three spectators in …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #400: The Rule of Three
Who knows what that means? A Blue Moon is a full moon that happens for the second time in a calendar month. Yesterday, May 30, was a Blue Moon. Here are some photos I took with my iPhone 15 Pro near Silver Lake. At 2:00AM. Everett, Washington. Darn those pesky clouds!!! It's always hard to …
And supplies them with military-level supplies, equipment and provisions. Here’s what one Signal message uncovered. I messaged a group admin asking how my family in NJ could help the Delaney Hall protesters. Within minutes she sent me a supply list and a Venmo donation link. The supply list wasn’t water bottles. It was P100 respirators …
Today’s tales begin with a new (to me) account which I am following. Steve Mullaney is an author who recently heard noises in his attic. When he checked, he found a litter of kittens whose mom had disappeared. It took a while, but he eventually caught all the kittens and brought them down from the …
Continue reading Caturday Cat Tales (and tails, or lack thereof).
Seattle seems to be doing its level best to make things miserable for everyone. These first few stories are all from the MyNorthwest.com site. Former King County Sheriff says City has Failed Aurora, but Arresting Sex Workers is first step. Seattle decriminalized prostitution, leading to gun battles on public streets between rival pimps. Major thoroughfare …
Continue reading Welcome to Seattle at the end of May, 2026. Updated May 29.
Here are some stories and places you will find edifying. https://twitter.com/jameslucasit/status/2060032596793565673?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Vertigo! https://twitter.com/jwhaifa/status/2059308681167057372?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Chagall is one of my favorite artists. https://twitter.com/samahoole/status/2058200985424601597?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ The Medieval period was not really a Dark Age. https://twitter.com/ancienthistorry/status/2060461669252481346?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ This may change your thinking Happy Friday!
This afternoon, I did some work in my yard, cleaning out and refilling the birdbath and refilling the seed feeder for all our little birds that come by. But before I went out, I just happened to be looking out the glass door, and saw a very fun sight. Yes, it's our entire Red-breasted Nuthatch …
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