When I was 71, it was a Very Bad Year. The Year of “Closed” and “Canceled”

...a year of record-low unemployment, and job opportunities for ex-prisoners and black and other minority workers...until it wasn't.  A year of thriving small businesses, after-work drinks at our favorite Chinese restaurant, and ample overtime work due to a full order book at my aerospace job...until it wasn't.  Quite quickly, 2020 turned into the Annus Horribilis. …

Continue reading When I was 71, it was a Very Bad Year. The Year of “Closed” and “Canceled”

An important documentary for all Pacific Northwesterners to watch

This week, KOMO-TV in Seattle released a documentary entitled Fight for the Soul of Seattle. Anyone living in or near Seattle should see this.  Broadcaster Eric Johnson takes a tour of downtown Seattle, going over all the changes that have affected the city and its people over the past few years.  Some of the video …

Continue reading An important documentary for all Pacific Northwesterners to watch

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #127: Precious Moments

I've had a pretty long life, at age 71.  I've been through two marriages, multiple careers, dozens of jobs, many layoffs, a fair amount of therapy, and years of education.  This year, the Plague Year, has had its share of precious moments, especially, for me, those moments when I chose to defy the first actual …

Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #127: Precious Moments

Watchwords of a Biden administration

This is what you can expect from a Biden administration.  I hope you leftists are happy with what is coming. HIGHER TAXES:  Business taxes will be increased, on all sizes of firms, which will lead to fewer new jobs created, and lower pay for current employees.  Personal income taxes will be increased on high-earning individuals …

Continue reading Watchwords of a Biden administration

Tripling Down on Failure: Today’s news from Washington State

If you had a goal in mind for your life, and you engaged in certain actions to achieve that goal, and all those actions had no effect on reaching that goal, what would you do?  Would you re-evaluate whether the goal was achievable at all, or would you simply persist in the same actions?  Would …

Continue reading Tripling Down on Failure: Today’s news from Washington State

The Lockdowns will continue until morale improves (or until all Washington State Residents are enslaved)

The Dictator of the State of Washington and his Infectious Disease Jailers were apoplectic about the residents of the state not 100% complying with their Orders for the population to Cancel Thanksgiving with their relatives.  They are operating under the assumption that all residents who attended a Thanksgiving dinner with their families have been infected …

Continue reading The Lockdowns will continue until morale improves (or until all Washington State Residents are enslaved)

Dispatch from Washington State: Doubling down on failure

Here are some news items from the State of Washington, and the City of Seattle.  Please note that the state and city are run by Leftists through and through. First, items relating to the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic.  Two weeks ago, our Dictator closed all state restaurants for inside dining, closed gyms, and reduced capacity allowed …

Continue reading Dispatch from Washington State: Doubling down on failure

Damn You, Jay Inslee, Part Three. Damn You to Hell.

With the New Lockdown of the State of Washington, how many Businesses and Restaurants have you RUINED today?  How many Families have you torn apart?  How many Suicides have you initiated today?  How much State Tax Revenue have you destroyed today?  How much additional drug use have you initiated today?  And, tell me, Who Gave …

Continue reading Damn You, Jay Inslee, Part Three. Damn You to Hell.

Impunity. Protesters block Freeways.

The title of the article this morning is "It's illegal to block Puget Sound roadways, but many protesters rarely face charges". In Seattle, as in many other places, so-called "protesters" often use this tactic to get their point across. They know that there is very little chance that any of them will bear any consequences …

Continue reading Impunity. Protesters block Freeways.

Let’s Play “Demoralize the Population”

First, you have the Washington state governor, who has been Ruling by Decree since March, say that "Outdoor Sports Will now Be Allowed, With Restrictions". Then, after reciting all the restrictions, you publish a statement by an All-Powerful Medical Expert: Dr. Jonathan Drezner, director of the UW Medicine Center for Sports Cardiology and a team …

Continue reading Let’s Play “Demoralize the Population”