On January 1, Seattle initiates a new "sweetened beverage tax", of $0.0175 per OUNCE of sweetened beverage (Coke, Pepsi, Simply Lemonade, VitaminWater...). Below is information I copied off the City of Seattle Web site. Now, the reason for this tax in the first place is to make the citizens of Seattle healthier by making it …
Continue reading Seattle Liberals-stuck on stupid with their Sweetened Beverage Tax
In 2012, I went to Washington, DC for the first time. One of our first stops on our walking tour of the city was the Library of Congress. I was absolutely blown away by the beauty of the inside of the main Library building, and it felt like I took an hour just taking pictures …
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I think Cheeky pretty accurately describes this guy, and his little friend. His little mouse friend makes him look cross-eyed. Here is who they are. A nice, sunny afternoon on the shore of Lake Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/cheeky/
Right now, the US Congress is hashing out a "tax reform" set of bills intended to change the ways taxes are confiscated from American workers and savers. Those on the Left often refer to "tax cuts for the rich", showing their basic envy of people who actually EARN their livings in the real world. Republicans, …
But it's just too important for me to miss. We (hubby and I) have so much to be thankful for, this year and every year. We both have been incredibly fortunate to have kept our jobs all through the financial crisis period after 2007, and even advanced. Hubby will celebrate 38 years at Big Aerospace …
Continue reading I wasn’t going to do a Thanksgiving post this year…
In the past 8 years, two major events have totally soured me on anything that bills itself as a "transformation". The first one happened back in 2008, when Barack Hussein Obama was elected president. His mission, stated boldly before the American people during his campaign, was to "totally transform America". He basically was dissatisfied with …
Continue reading Giving “Transformation” a bad name: why I’m not doing a photo challenge this week
A recent op-ed in Pravda on the Hudson, better known as the New York Times, says the writer is telling his black child that he may not be friends with white children. Sorry, but That's Racist. That's Deplorable.
This piece of building, obviously in ruins now, was the beginning of a breakthrough that formed the beginnings of Gothic architecture. Want to see the rest of this very old building? Here it is. You can see the tracery wall in the middle front of the medieval castle. A peek into history. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/peek/
Hiding in plain sight. Golf courses are often in cities or suburbs, and may be behind a gate, for Members Only. I don't play golf, but in the past few years I have been fortunate enough to be able to tag along with the golfers, and take pictures. A couple of years ago, my husband …
Continue reading Cleverly concealed beauty – on the Golf Course
That would be my 50th High School Class Reunion, held this weekend. A variety of activities were planned, including a golf outing on Friday, a tour of the school and drinks at a local watering hole Friday afternoon, and a big dinner Saturday night. I have to say that I was one of a class …
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