What’s happening to Education under the Union/Democratic regime
These are just a few of the stories at the top of the KOMO News site this morning. Every single story shows how the radicals running local government have destroyed everything they touch. The City of Seattle encourages (does not punish) public drug use, especially in and around the burgeoning homeless encampments. Seattle police Officer …
Continue reading Annals of “Liberals Destroy Everything They Touch”, Seattle Edition
I am currently reading Walter Russell Mead's book God and Gold, subtitled Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World. In this book, he discusses the role of religion as one of the forces in the making of the Western Enlightenment societies we have today. He says this about the Jews in today's world: …
I am 69 years old and still working full-time as a buyer for an aerospace company. Aside from vowing never to draw Social Security or be subject to Medicare (as a reason for keeping working), I couldn’t think of what I would do with myself if I retired. I play violin, but there’s not much …
Continue reading I found my retirement “calling” on the Hillsdale cruise to Hawaii
Wednesday, July 25 through Monday, July 30, we were again at sea, and you know what that means... Lectures! The weather wasn't conducive to much deck-walking, but I did get a few ocean and cloud pictures. This was the last picture of Hawaiian waters. July 25 speakers were Roger Kimball on "Trump vs The Elites"; …
Continue reading Last Half of the Journey-Hawaii Cruise Travelog-Leaving Hawaii for Mexico…And Home
Last month, Hubby and I took a 16-day cruise to Hawaii on the Crystal Symphony, with Hillsdale College. We left from San Francisco for the round trip on Sunday, July 15. We had four days at sea going each way, which were filled with lectures by a variety of conservative speakers. I'll be chronicling our …
Continue reading Vacation Travelogue-Hillsdale Cruise to Hawaii, Day One
I am currently on a cruise ship, the Crystal Symphony, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, heading east toward Mexico, in the company of a large contingent of Hillsdale College supporters and employees. On our sea days, we have been presented with a group of the best speakers known to conservatives. Self-identified Democrat Pat …
Dear Kroger: I am a buyer by trade, and I can spot cost-cutting, and price increases a mile away. I and many of my fellow grocery customers, have noticed in recent years, the shrinking of package size on many of the items we purchase in your and other grocery stores. It started with ice cream, …
Gender is a social construct; there are no differences between the sexes. All men are bad. Race is a social construct; there are no differences between the races. All white people are bad. No culture is better than another. Western Civilization is bad. Diversity of skin color is good. Diversity of thought is bad. Religion …
Continue reading By Permission of a Ricochet friend, “Progressive Thought”
Last week, RB49 and Hubby flew to Denver for a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar. I usually have an aisle seat on an airplane, but this time I had the window seat, and I saw some beautiful scenery below. We picked up the rental SUV, and drove south to the city of Colorado Springs, where we …
Continue reading Whirlwind Trip to Colorado, Hillsdale National Leadership Seminar
And here's why, from Wikipedia: International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 every year.[3] It commemorates the movement for women's rights.[citation needed] March 8 was suggested by the 1910 International Socialist Woman's Conference to become an "International Woman's Day." After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917, March 8 became a national …
Continue reading International Women’s Day, NOT celebrated here
