That one thing is the new concept of the "Virtual Annual Shareholder Meeting", now required by most companies, as their local rules forbid large gatherings. In the past, I could only attend the annual meeting of one of the companies whose stock I own, and that company is headquartered in my area. I thoroughly enjoyed …
Continue reading There is one good thing to come out of the draconian Health Nazi Covid rules
Last Wednesday, April 28, was our big Ricochet Meetup day, and it started in the morning when Phil Turmel and his wife Patricia picked us up at our hotel for the drive to Lynchburg and a tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery. Stad and Neutral Observer were already in the big Suburban, so Ray and …
Continue reading A big dose of Freedom (and whiskey): Nashville Ricochet Meetup
On April 25th, my husband and I flew from Seattle to Nashville, for a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar, and to do some sightseeing and meeting with our friends from Ricochet. I had the window seat, and I was fortunate to be able to see the ground for most of the four-hour flight. You want …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #146-Focus on the Details: Flying cross-country
To Leavenworth, Washington's Bavarian Village we go! Last Sunday, which was bright and sunny, on a whim we got into our car and drove over the Cascade Mountains in US Highway 2, to our favorite "day trip" destination. Hubby's Accordion Celebration, normally held on the third weekend in June will be virtual again this year, …
Flight means different things to different people, and it can signify many modes of travel. But it's always travel. Both my husband and I worked in the aerospace industry, before we lost our jobs to the government shutdowns last year. He worked for "big airframer company" for 40 years. When a brand new model was …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #144: Taking Flight
I come from a family with a history of bad teeth. Both parents had bad teeth. When I was a kid, I had braces, and did not take good care of my teeth, so when they came off, my mouth was riddled with cavities. When I was about 9, one of my permanent teeth was …
Author and philosopher Ayn Rand first said the above aphorism, A is A. Her meaning is that a Thing is a Thing, in reality, and easily observable. The Reality in question today is: There are Two Sexes. Male and Female. Nature's God designed Humans this way, in order that they could combine and perpetuate the …
Continue reading A is A. The Reality cannot be denied, no matter how much you try
The last time Hubby and I made a trip to our favorite Asian grocery store, Uwajimaya, we saw an item on the shelf that we had not noticed before, and decided to try it. The item is a somewhat "instant" noodle mix that makes a Singapore Curry. We tried it, and it was just wonderful! …
The article below is copied in its entirety from a post on Ricochet.com Member Feed, by Ricochet member Front Seat Cat. With permission. Spread this news to anyone you know, America is in grave peril. ~~~~~~~~~~ “The Europeanized USA” by Dr. Alex Joffe, published at the BESA Institute, is worth your time. This story sums up, …
Today's challenge is a "You pick it", and being that it's April 4th, I decided to make my post about April. April is the first full month of Spring, and the lengthening days bring out so much new growth in all the plants around us, you can't help but notice. For me, the most important …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #142: April Foolin’
