[Better late than never] Last Saturday’s Wall Street Journal had the biggest bunch of crap I have ever seen in one issue.

Last week's Weekend Edition of the Wall Street Journal had a number of articles that I just could not believe.  See if you don't agree that they all add up a big pile of excrement. Starting in the Review section, the cover story was about "The Once and Future Drug War", by James Marson, Julie …

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Put yourself in Donald Trump’s shoes. Might you feel a bit angry?

Back in 2020, Rush Limbaugh stated that "We don't go after our former Presidents".  He elaborated, describing those presidents who had all sorts of problems while in office, offending various and sundry political opponents.  President Richard Nixon resigned from office, rather than face impeachment for the Watergate fiasco.  After he left office, no one pursued …

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Covid Insanity. This is turning into Murder of Innocent Citizens by the State.

And no, I am not exaggerating.  Not one little bit.  There are two stories in the news today that literally make me sick to my stomach, and so angry I could ...  I don't know what.  Commit violence?  Maybe. The first story, from yesterday, is about a young father in Virginia with end-stage kidney disease. …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #183: Memorable events

I don't know of a more memorable event in my long life than the eruption of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, that we saw from the deck of the cruise ship Crystal Symphony in the summer of 2018.  The volcano had been erupting for a few weeks before we got there in mid-July, and we …

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What is this world coming to? This weekend’s horror stories.

If you thought Western Civilization was crumbling before your eyes, you might be right.  Aside from all the crime, homelessness, shortages, skyrocketing food and fuel prices that affect us all, two stories this weekend will confirm it. The first story has to do with the "vaccine mandates" being forced on citizens by various governments, both …

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Sunday Stills Challenge: It’s a Wild(life) world

Yep, right here in my back yard in the middle of suburbia, we have a sort of wildlife sanctuary, and neighborhood birds and animals visit every day.  Now, we don't get much that's really exotic, though neighbors have seen a coyote, raccoons, and even a black bear.  Our furry and feathered friends seem to like …

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Cee’s Bloganuary: My favorite photos I’ve ever taken

I had to give this one some serious thought, but in the end it had to be this one.  Think of a photograph as a "captured moment" in time, one that will never occur again.  I think that this photo is the most unusual and fortuitous of any picture I have taken, before or since. …

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How to ruin the sublime chamber music experience [Edited to add pictures]

Make all the musicians wear masks.  Last night was the first concert of the Seattle Chamber Music Society Winter Festival.  It was the first in-person concert since January of 2020, live-streamed from Benaroya Hall in downtown Hellhole  Seattle.  One of the big benefits of chamber music is watching how the musicians interact with each other, …

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These Virginia “educators” aren’t teachers, they are Tyrants

In one of his first acts as the new governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order giving Parents control over whether their children are required to wear a dehumanizing mask in school.  School teachers (drunk with the power of their union) couldn't have that.  In private messages, many teachers have issued various threats …

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Praise for “Davis Nation” on Locals

Kira Davis has been on my radar for a long time.  When I started this blog in 2010, her site was one of the first links in my sidebar (and remains today).  Last year, I joined Locals.com, after hearing that she had a presence there.  Locals works on a pay-to-play basis; you can follow people, …

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