We have just returned from a road trip to Boise, Idaho for a Hillsdale College Economic Forum. My readers know what Washington looks like already! Here are some photos from Eastern Oregon, on I-84. Holey Stump, Batman! Seen in Pendleton. The Blue Mountains, snowy near Baker City. My favorite Shrub-Steppe Terrain near Baker City. More …
You might be weary, after nearly three years of panic, mandates, masks, and forced vaccination, of hearing once again about the adverse reactions and deaths from the mRNA shots. Well, here's the straight news, right from the mouth of a Pfizer representative, testifying under oath before the European Parliament. A very informative and, frankly, scary …
For the past few months, the news has noted that Communist Chinese "Premier" Xi Jinping was about to claim an unprecedented third 5-year term in office. That did take place yesterday, so no one should have been surprised. Since his accession in 2012, Xi Jinping has been steadily consolidating his power, removing opponents everywhere from …
We certainly hope so! In the coming midterm elections, Washington will elect a new Secretary of State, to replace the traitor Republican Kim Wyman, who left for a job in the Biden administration. This being Socialist Washington, both the candidates are DemocRats, leaving us Republicans out in the cold. However, we do have an alternative, …
Continue reading Can a Write-in Candidate win Secretary of State in Washington?
You know, it does help to live in a place with mountains on all sides, like we do in Western Washington. To the West are the Olympic Mountains. This photo was taken years ago, from the deck of a Washington State Ferry, just shy of the Kingston Ferry dock on Puget Sound. To the East …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #222: The Mountains are Calling
In your rambles through print media, online media, or social media, do you see ads again and again that make you wish you could un-see them? Are there ads you are sick and tired of seeing every day with zero changes? Well there are a couple of ads which I literally see nearly every day …
Continue reading Are there advertisements that set your teeth on edge?
And this has absolutely nothing to do with the anti-social network known as Twitter. Real birds dropped by our yard this morning. Over breakfast, these two Steller's Jays visited and had a drink from the birdbath. Next, our Red-shafted Flicker dropped in. Neither species "twitters", and both have calls that are very distinctive. I'm so …
I have managed to capture many of life's fleeting moments in my backyard, with my iPhone 13 Pro. What has more fleeting moments than most? That would be birds. Every moment is fleeting for them, and they do not concentrate on any one activity for more than a moment, because they always have to keep …
Continue reading Sunday Stills: #Those fleeting moments in life
My friend Bryan G. Stephens is a mental health and management professional in Georgia. The following excellent essay was originally posted on Ricochet.com. Welcome, Bryan! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Morality in society is driven by what is possible. I can use many examples, but I am going to focus on three: Slavery Child Labor Women’s Equality The best …
Continue reading Guest Blogger: Bryan G. Stephens on Technology Driving Moral Development
Like Tina, I am no flower expert, so I often don't know what a flower is called when I see it. But I always try to get photos of new flowers, and new versions of old ones. I think that my very favorite flower is the azalea that my real estate agent gave me for …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #221: Favorite Flowers
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