After the Hillsdale seminar was over, and the Ricochet folks had dispersed on Wednesday night, we had a day to visit Nashville proper. For the first time that week, we slept late on Thursday, and when we awoke, it was raining pretty hard outside. Not that we are not used to rain! We live in …
That one thing is the new concept of the "Virtual Annual Shareholder Meeting", now required by most companies, as their local rules forbid large gatherings. In the past, I could only attend the annual meeting of one of the companies whose stock I own, and that company is headquartered in my area. I thoroughly enjoyed …
Continue reading There is one good thing to come out of the draconian Health Nazi Covid rules
Last Wednesday, April 28, was our big Ricochet Meetup day, and it started in the morning when Phil Turmel and his wife Patricia picked us up at our hotel for the drive to Lynchburg and a tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery. Stad and Neutral Observer were already in the big Suburban, so Ray and …
Continue reading A big dose of Freedom (and whiskey): Nashville Ricochet Meetup
Last week, we flew to Nashville (see Photo Challenge post for flight pictures), for a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar, entitled "Educating for National Leadership". Now, we are longtime supporters of Hillsdale, and we always look forward to these two-day seminars which include dinner, lunch, a reception, and a range of nationally-recognized speakers. We combined …
Continue reading Nashville Trip: Hillsdale National Leadership Seminar, and a taste of Liberty
Well, well, well, a Mainstream Media outlet (KOMO in Seattle/Sinclair Broadcasting) may just have engaged in some actual Journalism for a change. This morning, at the top of their Web site, there is a story entitled Classified Study finds that Covid-19 could have originated in Chinese Lab. Now, this is a very intriguing story, as …
On April 25th, my husband and I flew from Seattle to Nashville, for a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar, and to do some sightseeing and meeting with our friends from Ricochet. I had the window seat, and I was fortunate to be able to see the ground for most of the four-hour flight. You want …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #146-Focus on the Details: Flying cross-country
Last week, there was a story in the news, carried by two publications. I read both stories, and was amazed at how different the perspectives were, at the two outlets. The subject of the stories was a Seattle chocolate shop, and how an employee refused service to a police officer. Both publications got the facts …
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