Do you take the Moon for granted? Or are you fascinated by our huge satellite, that is a significant proportion of the size of Earth, making it unique in our Solar System? Do you look at the Moon through binoculars or a telescope, and wonder what all those craters look like closer-up? Were you alive …
Today is the American Thanksgiving, the most important 100% American holiday. George Washington declared the first of such celebrations, giving thanks to God for bestowing upon America the blessings of a new continent, and the bounty it contained. He acknowledged that the tiny, new country was thriving, mostly due to God, and the efforts of …
Everything in our world has texture. Even thoughts can have texture, even if they can't be seen. Just last night, I captured our soft, shiny black cat on her high perch. Her coat is as soft as mink. Then again, she has so shredded the carpet on her tree that its texture has changed from …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #226: Textures
TikTok is now the most heavily-used social media app in the country. It is owned by a Communist Chinese company called ByteDance. And if that is not bad enough, its employees have admitted that US and European users' data can, and probably is, being accessed by its employees within Communist China. It is well known …
Continue reading Do you or your children use TikTok? You must STOP now!
Does this quote from a young man of my acquaintance prove it? Over at another Web site, he titled his essay "Good Riddance, America." His description of how young people feel and act is quite upsetting. But I think he is absolutely correct. And I think that my generation, the Baby Boomers, started it. I …
Continue reading Ronald Reagan said “Freedom is never more than a generation away from extinction”
Last night, while contemplating the abysmal Republican performance in yesterday's elections, I had occasion to think in a new way about abortion. I live in the state of Washington, where abortion is the Holy Sacrament of the Left which runs this state. Unlike the rest of the country, where the abortion issue was at the …
Continue reading A new way to think about the abortion issue
Most of us are familiar with Communist Chinese Dictator Xi Jinping's "Zero Covid" policy. This policy involves an attempt to eliminate the Covid virus by mass-testing and confining populations in any area where even one "case" or positive test appears. entire cities have been locked down and tested if one resident tests positive for the …
In your rambles through print media, online media, or social media, do you see ads again and again that make you wish you could un-see them? Are there ads you are sick and tired of seeing every day with zero changes? Well there are a couple of ads which I literally see nearly every day …
Continue reading Are there advertisements that set your teeth on edge?
My friend Bryan G. Stephens is a mental health and management professional in Georgia. The following excellent essay was originally posted on Ricochet.com. Welcome, Bryan! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Morality in society is driven by what is possible. I can use many examples, but I am going to focus on three: Slavery Child Labor Women’s Equality The best …
Continue reading Guest Blogger: Bryan G. Stephens on Technology Driving Moral Development
Like Tina, I am no flower expert, so I often don't know what a flower is called when I see it. But I always try to get photos of new flowers, and new versions of old ones. I think that my very favorite flower is the azalea that my real estate agent gave me for …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #221: Favorite Flowers
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