In Mourning Today. Hagrid has passed away.

I saw the news this morning, that Robbie Coltrane, the actor who played Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts in the eight Harry Potter movies, had passed away.  This makes me very sad, and I'm sure I speak for all my Harry Potter fan readers.  The first movie, which I saw just …

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The difference between Leftists and Conservatives

The Left says to all its various "victim groups" that they deserve a bigger piece of the pie.  Since the pie remains the same size, that pits the various victim groups against each other, fighting over who should get more of the piece of pie. Conservatives, on the other hand, believe in making the pie …

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Sunday Stills-Monthly Color Challenge:# Lava

First, let me offer condolences to Terri on the loss of her beloved dog, Aero.  It's hard to lose a pet whom you have loved for a long time. Since I don't have a dog, I will stick with Lava this week.  Terri informs us that she was in Hawaii in 2018, and so were …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #220: One subject, three ways

Whenever I am photographing something I like, I always take multiple shots from different angles and distances.  A pleasing subject is often pleasing in numerous ways.  Take the beautiful vase of flowers my husband sent me for Valentine's Day this year.  It had so many different flowers, different colors, and different angles, I just had …

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Your electric-car horror of the day. Fire and water.

If you have been paying attention to the news at all this past week, you will be aware that a hurricane has hit Southwest Florida and the Carolinas, causing extensive damage.  The storm surge of ocean water propelled by 150MPH winds drowned a good part of low-lying Florida.  It turned out that people in the …

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Has anyone from Money Magazine actually visited King County?

On the KOMO Web site today, October 5, 2022, there is a headline that reads: Money Magazine rates King County third-best place to live in the country. Now, the Pacific Northwest does have the ideal climate in America, in my most humble Seattle-native opinion, so that's one thing in King County's favor.  However, these other …

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The Seattle minimum wage rises to $18.69/hour in January. Cui bono?

Cui Bono is a Latin phrase that means "Who benefits"?  Seattle's far-leftist city council believes that, if they raise the minimum wage, then low-income, low-skill people will be able to earn enough at their jobs to live on.  The State of Washington, which is also run by the Seattle Leftists, believes the same thing, so …

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