People seem to be getting all worked up and outraged at this poster that was displayed at a West Virginia Republican booth. They have the right idea, in my opinion. As I recall at the time of the September 11, 2001 attacks, members of the rather-large "Somali community" in Seattle were seen rejoicing at the …
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A Trip to Southern California, First of Two Posts
This week, we went to Southern California for a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar, the subject of which was Politics and Principles. The venue was a nice Hilton Hotel near the John Wayne Orange County Airport. Over two days, we had a President's Club reception, a nice dinner, with remarks by Dr. Larry Arnn, the …
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Beautiful Japanese Dolls
Last weekend, Hubby and I visited Uwajimaya, a local Asian store. There was a gorgeous exhibit of intricately-made dolls. Someone spent many hours making these authentic dolls in their gorgeous costumes. I was impressed!
R.I.P. Pat Caddell
Pat Caddell died yesterday from complications of a stroke. He and his good nature will be missed. We met Mr. Caddell on the Hillsdale Cruise to Hawaii last summer. For a guy who was a Democrat pollster for decades, he sounded surprisingly conservative in his lectures on the ship. We enjoyed his stories of political …
Do you have children or grandchildren? You might be interested in this. And not in a good way.
Hubby and I have a new great-niece, who just turned one year old. For her birthday, I went to the book store to find a nice picture book (we will not be giving her any toys, just books for birthdays and Chanukah). What I found was not very nice, in my opinion. It seemed to …
It’s Been A Year
2018 has been quite a year in the RB49 Universe. We survived just fine, but not without some bumps and bruises. Well, whose life doesn't have some bumps? On January 2, we got a new Grand-Niece, when my nephew became a Dad. She's a cutie, and I'm going to her first birthday party tomorrow. Also …
In honor of Chanukah, pictures of Israel
This week marks the holiday of Chanukah, and the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek desecrators of the Temple. The ancient Jews, fighting for their homeland, were fierce warriors, who were not finally defeated until the Romans did so in 70AD with the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Here are some pictures …
On The Jews
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: …
A Not-so-modest Proposal to ameliorate some of the damage done to our National Forests by Smokey the Bear and his henchmen in the Environmental Movement
Ever since I can remember, Smokey the Bear has been telling us that only WE can prevent forest fires. So, who told Smokey that the Prime Directive was to Prevent Forest Fires? Well, since the 1940s, the US Department of Agriculture used him to prevent Human-caused fires. In later years, Environmental Wackos did their best …
Last Half of the Journey-Hawaii Cruise Travelog-Leaving Hawaii for Mexico…And Home
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"; …
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