My readers will have seen my previous posts on trips to Uwajimaya, our local Asian grocery store. On previous trips, I just took photos of the vegetables, which the store arranges meticulously so they are very photogenic. Just today, my husband needed to restock his Udon noodles, so I went along to get a change …
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Take a look at what happened last night in Iceland. A volcano that had been dormant for about 6,000 years erupted, lighting up the night sky near the Iceland Capital of Reykjavik. Isn't this beautiful? It demonstrates the raw power of Nature. Maybe it thought that the humans were just getting too complacent, blaming the …
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I had a doctor's appointment this week, in the city of Edmonds, which is on the shore of Puget Sound. The day was bright and sunny, and on my way to her office, I noticed that I could see a very beautiful view across to the Kitsap Peninsula. So, after my appointment was over, I …
One of the Investment Experts over at SeekingAlpha.com posted an article today, about a newly-public Data Analysis company called Palantir Technologies (Nasdaq ticker PLTR). In the introduction to that article, he explored the history of the Big Tech companies who have been in the news lately, in relation to censorship on the Internet. This article …
Are you one of the American people who, because the Health Nazis in your government have convinced you that the Wuhan Coronavirus means Death around every corner, has a fear of strangers? Are you reluctant to go out into your world without your face behind a mask, because if you don't you will get infected? …
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Life is full of Special Moments, if you will only open your eyes and notice. It's all in how you look at things. Just this past week, I was in my computer room, writing a post for this blog. When I write, I am pretty much oblivious to most of what's going on around me, …
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The following post was originally issued at Ricochet.com. I advise all my readers and followers to drop by Ricochet, and consider joining if you want more excellent commentary such as this. Mark exactly offers the same advice I would give to today's young people. His life story is instructive. Young people, HEED THIS ADVICE! THE …
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I'm just old-fashioned, because I love to receive paper catalogs in the mail. I don't consider them junk, and even if I don't know the retailer, I always look through every catalog I get before I throw it out. Most of the time lately, catalogs go into the recycle bin shortly after receipt with a …
It's been all over the news lately that some Dr. Seuss books, beloved by children and parents for decades, will be cancelled, by the Foundation that protects the author's legacy! This is ostensibly because they "display racist imagery". The Cancel Culture, which judges creations from the past by today's often-racist standards, is sweeping through Society, …
Joe Biden, the supposedly-elected president of the United States. Listen to this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdNm-rvodZU Can you listen to this speech without cringing? This is the ostensible most powerful single person in the world. This old man is obviously suffering from advancing dementia. On previous occasions, he has seemed to forget where he is. No wonder his …
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