I'm pretty sure that most of my readers, if not all, are going through a heat-wave right about now. You may be wondering how to cool off, when the outside temperature rises into the 90s. So I have gotten together a bunch of photos, of lakes and rivers, to help you get through the sweltering …
Hubby first introduced me to Japanese Anime before we were married, and now I'm hooked too. We watched the entire series of Inu Yasha, where the modern girl Kagome Higurashi time-travels through her grandfather's sacred well, and ends up in the medieval period. She has all sorts of adventures with her dog-half-demon friend Inu Yasha, …
Continue reading Might there be a use for a smartphone in Feudal-era Japan?
Since we have been married (2003), Hubby and I have taken five big road-trips. In 2006, I played with my local orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York (summers there have slots open for student and amateur orchestras to play for the local audience-our concert got standing ovations). After the concert, we rented a car …
Unlike Tina, I don't have access to Photoshop or any photo-editing program except for what comes with the Mac OS in Photos. I did have some fun with a photo I took yesterday, in a walk through a forest preserve. I tried to make it somewhat sinister. At a local park by a lake, I …
On July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first human being to set foot on our huge satellite, the Moon. It was perhaps the most momentous achievement of Humanity, and to this day it has never been duplicated. I think that every American should give a rousing cheer for America, and its space …
Continue reading 53 years ago today, America landed a man on the Moon
King County, Washington, is in a "high" Covid transmission condition, so as usual the Health Fuhrer has said that they are considering mask mandates again. That means it's time for Calling-all-RushBabes to post some new "mask memes". MASKS DO NOT PREVENT TRANSMISSION OF ANY VIRUS. They are just virtue-signaling now. I believe the above to …
This past weekend, the Wall Street Journal did a story on Isabella Rossellini, daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. She had an illustrious career as a model and actress, and now lives on a farm in New York State. The article gives prompts, and she filled in the rest. To the prompt: When you're …
Continue reading My sentiments exactly! Isabella Rossellini on “when you’re older”
Summer time, and the living is easy. Right? Summer is when many people go on vacations, the kids are out of school, and there are no heating bills (but there are cooling bills!). Heat doesn't agree with me, so summer is not my favorite season of the year; but we have gone on some great …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #208: Summer Vibes
With all the gloom and doom, and BS going around these days, it's time for something sunny and optimistic. Let's search the archives for some sunny photos. A sunny day along the Clark Fork River in Montana. The sunny side of the street, in Cape May, New Jersey. The late-afternoon sunny beach at Deception Pass. …
Here are today's stories regarding the increasing level of crime taking place in the Seattle area. Most local police departments are short-handed these days. And the Seattle City Council is still hostile to law-enforcement. Prolific catalytic-converter thief arrested, released a day later. Arrested in Bellevue, east of Lake Washington. King County judges release suspects all …
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