See the header picture on my blog? That was taken a few years ago in the tulip fields of the Skagit Valley in Washington State. Hubby and I took a drive up there this afternoon, and it was a perfect day for it. Sunny, but with beautiful clouds in the sky, and temps in the …
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I was reading an article in the Wall Street Journal this week. Here are some sentences describing someone's imprisonment. Alone in his cell, he isn't permitted to leave (on weekends) for the 30 minutes of fresh air he gets on weekdays. The lights burn 24 hours a day. He can't wear a watch, and sometimes …
Islam Is Evil. Pure Evil. Hundreds of innocent worshippers all over Sri Lanka were murdered at their Easter services, by massive bombs placed among the pews at their churches. The death toll is hundreds, and climbing. This is your "peaceful" religion. This is heartbreaking. This is what should inspire justified outrage among Christians and Jews …
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And still being a productive member of society. Today is my 70th birthday, and I don't feel a day over 69! Today was a day much like any other. Wake up at 5:10AM, dress, eat breakfast (after feeding the owner), leave for work and arrive at 6:00 on the dot. Do my normal job, fend …
Continue reading And life flows on, within you and without you…On turning 70
China.Is.A.Communist.Country. I do not voluntarily deal with those who live in Communist, totalitarian, countries. I refuse to buy a product of a Chinese company. I won't buy a Volvo car (Volvo is owned by Chinese company Geely). I would not buy a Chinese-branded phone (Xiaomi or Oppo). I currently have a long-term-care insurance policy from …
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Sometimes it seems like the residents of Seattle are completely detached from reality. While those of us in the real world are hard at work at our jobs, Seattleites are rallying in the streets, protesting Chase Bank's "Alleged Fossil-Fuel Investments". Please enlighten me. Why, pray tell, would anyone give a rat's ass whether a bank …
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That will seem like elementary school, compared to the new tie-up between two financial-data providers. Be afraid, be VERY afraid. You voluntarily sign up for a Facebook account, and you make a conscious decision to use Google products, like internet search, Gmail, and YouTube. You can decline to use Facebook, and there are alternate search …
Continue reading Are you worried about how Facebook and Google use data they collect about you?
Time for the real one. Bring it on.
...but I find myself in sympathy with a particular group of Muslims, whose culture is facing extinction. Over the last year, I have been reading in the Wall Street Journal about how China is closely observing all its people, placing cameras equipped with cutting-edge facial-recognition software, wherever the people are. China is building a ubiquitous …
Last week's wimpy resolution against "hate" brought this excellent response from a Jewish friend. I 100% agree. Do you? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Members of Congress, You should be embarrassed by your lack of courage regarding the anti-Semitism resolution that has been proposed, and apologize to Jews everywhere. How could you even think of changing the resolution …
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