Yes, it's a momentous decision that came down today from the Supreme Court. In a 6-3 decision, the Justices said that colleges, both public and private, may not use an applicant's race in deciding whether to admit him or her. The rulings covered one public college, the University of North Carolina, and one Ivy League …
And tourist trap. We are here for the International Accordion Celebration. Here are some highlights. Flowers in window box at our hotel Main Street at twilight Accordions at the Gazebo We had a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, which was a welcome break in the heat. We drive home today. But we will be back soon.
It's been a while since I filed a new dispatch from the cesspool that the Seattle area has become. Each day's news is filled with new stories of shootings, home invasions, homeless-camp proliferation, and many other declines in the quality of life in our formerly beautiful area. You literally cannot go anywhere without seeing tents …
There are some places that just lend themselves to a spiritual state of mind. I am always in awe of the power of Nature, especially features that demonstrate raw power. We harness the power of high waterfalls to make electricity. I could stand there for a long time, just watching and listening to the power …
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[Blogger's note: It seems that I can no longer embed full tweets from Twitter on my blog. I am very unhappy about this, since when I joined Twitter I was thrilled at how easy it was to display tweets in all their glory. I appreciate all that Elon Musk has done to make Twitter a …
Last week I took a walk in the woodland bordering my work building. I saw this tree. This worries me. I sincerely hope there is not an Antifa cell inhabiting this area. You can paint over graffiti on a wall, but not on a tree. Evil lurks everywhere these days, and they are getting bolder.
Fragments are parts of things. Sometimes, you can tell what the original thing was, just by looking at the fragment. These pieces of driftwood were once trees. These fragments, all in a row, tell you that once on this beach, there was a dock for boats to tie up. This remnant is probably from the …
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They will be coming for us next.
This week has shown us how thoroughly corrupt our governments are now. Governments from local to national have treated law-abiding taxpayers like domestic terrorists, when they're not taking us for granted as piggy-banks. The Federal government is arresting trespassers, holding them in filthy prisons for years, and sentencing them to years in prison for actions …
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