The "Nanny State" of Washington has enacted a new social program, paid for by all those who are employed in the state. Employees will now have half of 1% of their wages withheld, starting in January, for a "long-term care" tax, which will not be active until three years later. That benefit will be a …
Continue reading A new disincentive to work in the State of Washington
In 2020, every single town in Western Washington cancelled their Independence Day celebrations, parades, and fireworks shows, due to Government restrictions on "gatherings" of people. Even outdoors, the risk of spreading the Wuhan Coronavirus was too high to let the people celebrate perhaps the most important holiday on the calendar in America. This just added …
Continue reading Independence Day Fireworks-a real celebration
Yesterday, Hubby and I went to downtown Bellevue to watch their fireworks. Aside from this being the first time in three years that we went to see fireworks, Bellevue is known for their magnificent show. I think due to the still-remaining fear of other people caused by the Government response to the Wuhan Coronavirus, the …
Continue reading Lipstick on a pig? No, just a tutu on the ugliest dog I have ever seen
Huge thanks to Joe Messerli over at Politically Correct Humor for these! Go out and have a good time, and: Celebrate America, the Greatest Country on God's Green Earth! And these are courtesy of Mark A., from Ricochet, who posted them today. To all my followers and readers, Happy Independence Day! Go outside, celebrate with …
Continue reading Independence Day, and Love America, funny memes I have seen
When you live in the Pacific Northwest, you can be "on the water" in moments, from most places. We have the Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, and numerous lakes and rivers within a short drive. Silver Lake is less than five minutes from my house, and I never get tired of taking pictures of it. Its …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #155: On the Water
The Declaration of Independence is perhaps the most momentous single document in American history, and maybe even in the history of Western Civilization. In July of 1776, after long deliberation by a group of remarkable men, they laid out the many reasons for the decision to separate the thirteen colonies from Great Britain, and by …
Thanks loads to my friend, photographer Cee Neuner, for hosting these fun FOTD challenges. For the Wet Grass challenge, I just had to go out to the back yard and water the plants. Now, we don't have a lawn in the back yard, since I decided I'd rather have something that looked more like a …
Continue reading Ooh, fun! New Flower of the Day Challenge for July 3, Wet Grass
My readers will know that I have never used Facebook (or Twitter). I hope that my readers are also fully aware of the censorship that Facebook actually announces to the public, so no one should be surprised to see them take it to the next level. Around the 2020 election and after, they announced that …
I like flowers, but no way can I grow them. The azalea bush below has grown near my front door since I moved into my new house in June of 2000. My real estate agent gave it to me as a housewarming present, and it has flowered most years since then. Not bad, for …
Continue reading Trying a new Photo Challenge: Cee’s Flower of the Day
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