A suburban stroll in the Pacific North-Wet

Nope, the title is not a typo. Western Washington has the nickname Pacific North-Wet since we get a fair amount of rainfall in fall and winter. Not the kind of deluges you see on the East Coast where the heavens open and everything is soaked through in moments. Just a steady light rain, where you …

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Guest Author: Bill Berg on a Shame of the Kennedy Family, and the Democrat Party

This article was first published over at Ricochet.com, where I have been a member since 2012. Its title was "Kopechne and the Democrat American Imaginary". Here it is in its entirety. Believe me, this has needed saying for decades, and I am proud to publish it here. The political world has let the Kennedys slide …

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Flooding in Western Washington

For much of this week, we have had what the weather guys call an “atmospheric river” bringing heavy rain to our area from that big water to our west, known as the Pacific Ocean. Here are some photos and videos showing our waters. First, Snoqualmie Falls. https://twitter.com/markskaggs10/status/1998898875147628652?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ And here’s one from a helicopter. https://twitter.com/pnwconservative/status/1998872381176344595?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Note …

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Socialized Medicine and its inevitable result. In Canada, woman offered “Medical Assistance in Dying” in lieu of the surgery she needs.

One of the major characteristics of a socialized medicine system, where ALL of medical care is paid for by Government (in the US, Obama called it "Single Payer"), there is never enough care or money to go around. If something is "free" (no charge) people will always use more of it, sometimes unnecessarily. In Canada, …

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Welcome to the suet feeder, woodpeckers! And chickadee!

Just watching out my back glass door, as numerous birds come to take advantage of our feeders, both seed and suet. The seed feeder is nearly empty, since I will be bringing it in for a thorough cleaning. Both suet feeders are full, and attracting lots of hungry birds. Just in the last hour, there …

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Here are some examples of avian beauty. Posted on X by wildlife photographers.

https://twitter.com/sjoneswildlife/status/1997976176829014350?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/mbarkcherguia/status/1998218543012208885?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/carlbovisnature/status/1998033573434339725?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/jocaphotography/status/1998159424217547226?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/carlbovisnature/status/1997989533527232626?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ English bird https://twitter.com/jocaphotography/status/1998183597816360979?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/canalregent/status/1997954745084805580?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/corbyamosphoto1/status/1998025158498697365?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ And one from my own back yard. Junco learned to use the tail rest! You’re welcome.

Here’s your dose of Egyptian History for the week.

This past weekend was a good one for posts on Ancient Egypt. My readers will know that I have been on an "Ancient Egypt" kick for a while now, and that I am listening to the Egyptian History Podcast, which is just wonderful. Here are a couple of good posts that showed up for me. …

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Guest Author: Dr. Simon Goddek on the Reality in Europe Today

The EU likes to say that they have the same freedom that we have here in America. Dr. Goddek begs to differ (please note that he had to flee Europe for Brazil when he was threatened due to his stance on Covid response and the harmful jab). Imagine living in the EU. Another perfectly regulated …

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The EU has declared WAR on Free Speech and on Elon Musk’s X platform! Big Fine Issued!

This week, the unelected, tyrannical European Commission issued notice of a 120 Million Euro Fine against Elon Musk and the free-speech platform X (formerly known as Twitter). His wrongdoing? Failure to respond to European notices to CENSOR posts issued by European members that ran afoul of the Digital Services Act covering all online speech. https://twitter.com/robbystarbuck/status/1996958605015158830?s=20

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OK, Readers. It’s Winter, Christmas, Chanukah, and all those other holidays that people celebrate in December. Herewith, your Earworm Candidate for December 2025.

If this doesn't make you smile, nothing will. I hope you all love this, from my favorite cartoonist Sandra Boynton. She just keeps getting better and better! ENJOY!! CLICK THAT "PLAY" BUTTON! https://twitter.com/SandyBoynton/status/1995869595845230953?s=20 Stupidity? I don't think so!