No, it's not the Partisan Impeachment of President Donald Trump. It's the Exit of Britain from the European Union (Brexit for short), which is to happen tomorrow. In the last election, Boris Johnson's Conservative Party won in a landslide, taking veto-proof control of Parliament, and flipping many districts that had voted Labour for generations. That …
Continue reading Why is the so-called Mainstream Media ignoring the story of the century?
And I support our duly-elected President Donald Trump. All of my classifications above are assumed NOT to support the President. That segment of society is assumed to be Leftist. That segment of society is assumed to be pro-abortion. I don't fit that mold either. [and I refuse to use the term "pro-choice" either. I prefer …
Continue reading I am a White, College-educated, Well-off, Suburban Woman…
In the past few days, there have been multiple shootings in downtown Seattle. Ordinary citizens are wondering if they should be going there at all, and are expressing their opinions publicly. Local businesses are appealing to city government to improve conditions in their neighborhoods, so they are not confronted with drug deals, gang shootings, and …
If you follow the Northwest news at all, you will be familiar with the story of the environmentalists behind the drive to remove dams on the Snake River, to improve habitat for endangered salmon. Never mind that removal of those dams would also result in the loss of many megawatts of clean, carbon-free energy production …
The news media and local government have been talking about nothing else for the past few days, than the huge winter storm that was bearing down on us. We saw weather maps with swirls of clouds, and were admonished to "prepare for the storm" by laying in supplies of blankets, candles, flashlights, and food that …
Continue reading Winter Wonderland. It’s Snow-homish County! Updated Tuesday 1-14
In the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 is a Rat year. Now, most people don't have very nice associations with the Rat, since they bring to mind ideas like Bubonic Plague, Lab Rat, filth, vermin, rat traps, and "dirty rat". Rats are normally viewed as pests, and most of us would scream and run away if we …
Continue reading 2020 Year of the Rat (and the optometrist?)
The state just legalized recreational marijuana use, and the demand has been so high that the pot shops are running out of supply. And the state's Lieutenant Governor, Juliana Stratton, was at the head of the line to buy. So, residents of Illinois, with all its other problems (basically bankrupt), now you have to worry …
Continue reading What does this say about the Illinois Government?
I just had to take this screen-shot this morning on my phone. I use WeatherBug, recommended to me by a "genius" at the Apple Store. As I heard when I lived for awhile in the Midwest, nobody ever shoveled 2 feet of "partly cloudy" off their doorstep. Or 2 feet of rain, either. Our rain …
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