The biggest reason to reject both electric cars, and a “cashless” society

Think about it. What obvious characteristic do both electric cars and a "cashless" society (payments only allowed in digital format) possess? Here's another question. Who provides the electricity you use to power your home appliances, heating and air-conditioning, and all your electronics? Think about that, and it will lead you to the answer to my …

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Covid Madness on our Road Trip

We have just returned from a two-week road trip, which took us through the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado.  In none of those states did we encounter a mask mandate.  In every state we stopped in, we found some people wearing masks in public (higher percentage in WA than any …

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Just a short post on windy Wednesday, Day 4, to final destination

Today’s route took us from Windy Wyoming to Colorado. We encountered considerable road construction in both states, but arrived at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs just in time. Below are some sights. Roadside butte, Wyoming Eagle Mountain, Wyoming Sign at windy rest area, Wyoming That’s a beautiful flower centerpiece on our table at dinner, where …

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Disney Memes, first iteration

We should all now be aware of the fact that the Disney corporation, which used to produce excellent entertainment for children, has decided that its new audience and masters will be the Homosexual and "Transgender" groups.  Disney managers have been heard to brag about their new homosexual agenda, and their upfront attempts to indoctrinate children …

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Shame, Shame on the Seattle Times!

Over at MyNorthwest.com, Jason Rantz of KTTH has an excellent article about an incident in Seattle that was wrongly reported by the Seattle Times, which continues to refuse to update their originally incorrect coverage. Recently in Seattle a man admitted to the gruesome murder of his girlfriend.  His call to 911 was just released to …

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It really hurts to say this. Parents, it’s time for you to abandon Disney. They are behind harming your children.

Mine (the Baby Boomers) is the first generation of Americans to grow up with Disney.  We went to the theater to watch Fantasia, Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and all the other iconic Disney animated movies.  We sat eagerly in front of our TVs and watched the Mickey Mouse Club.  We begged our …

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Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge: #Urbanity

These days, I live in a suburb.  The closest big city is Seattle, 20 miles south of our home in Everett (where the airplanes are made).  I was born and raised in Seattle in the 1950's and 1960's, and lived there from the mid-1970's until 1990.  I do not recognize the Seattle of my childhood …

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CFFC: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Metal

Ooh, I love this week's challenge topic!  Right up my alley, as I work in a factory which manufactures aircraft parts out of metals including stainless steel, aluminum, and titanium.  My readers will already know that I love to photograph raw materials and metal shavings from the various machines and suppliers around the factory. So, …

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In which I offer some advice to the Marketing Department at Ranken-Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital

Have you ever heard of the Ranken-Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital?  Neither had I, until they started paying for full-page ads in the print version of the Wall Street Journal.  And they are massively wasting their ad spend in the WSJ, which must be a LOT of money!  There are so many mistakes and missing elements …

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