There are no Solutions, only Tradeoffs

The above aphorism was coined by the famous economist, Thomas Sowell, to describe any human society or situation. Every waking moment of every day of our lives, we are presented with a myriad of choices, large and small, most we don't even notice. But I was reminded of Sowell's phrase when I read an article …

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Caturday, and the last chance at local Fall Colors.

Happy Caturday, the day of the week devoted to the promotion and recognition of our furry feline masters. In Western Washington, we are in the midst of what the meteorologists call an “atmospheric river”, known to the rest of the world as a rainstorm. It is mild, rainy, and windy, well-known to natives. The Lady …

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Friday Funnies, Halloween in Aiken edition

We just returned from our trip to the Carolinas. On our last day, our friend took us for a pleasant walk through downtown Aiken, SC. The day was sunny and warm, and it was pretty quiet on the main drag, with its angle-parking (free!), and little shops and restaurants. Wall paintings, downtown Aiken It seems …

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Masks Dropped for good. The unabashed, blatant, in-your-face corruption of King County, Washington.

We have already heard the hundreds of stories of prolific offenders released over and over again by the thoroughly corrupt judges in King County. Nothing, even the fact that their own clerks are being assaulted on their way to work in downtown Seattle, seems to dissuade the leftist judges from their belief that the criminals …

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A vacation to the Carolinas.

Neither hubby nor I had ever been to the Carolinas, so when we received an invitation to a Hillsdale College Economic Forum in Charlotte, I jumped at the chance to visit. What clinched it was the fact that one of the speakers would be the young database guru who goes by the X handle of …

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To the Left, everything is political.

Including their pets! Aside from the fact that the radical left environmental lobby has been pushing for the elimination of all pets in the name of “saving the planet”, in the last couple of days I discovered some pet-owners who take their leftism to a whole new level. My readers will know that I follow …

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This might be a bit premature but, “The Great Reclamation” is underway

At this moment, the Supreme Court has before it perhaps the most consequential case regarding the Deep State (permanent DC bureaucracy that is mostly leftist). For decades, an opinion called "Humphreys Executor" has essentially handed the entire government in Washington to unelected appointees who can never be fired or lose their appointments, by any of …

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Your Astronomy Lesson for the Week

This is a very enlightening lesson in how the Solar System and the Universe work. Thanks to @MAstronomers on X, and commenters for the very informative lesson. We didn’t know that! Astronomy buffs have a sense of humor Here’s the link to the original post. https://twitter.com/mastronomers/status/1977053815104061746?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ See, you learned something quite valuable today, and so …

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Scenes from the backyard

We have had a stretch of pleasant weather lately, and I have spent some time in the yard, refilling the bird feeders and standing around watching and listening. Here are some of the highlights. Fluffy, the Japanese Maple tree Downy Woodpecker on suet feeder Also notice the solitary yellow flower. A coworker gave me the …

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