Words I have come to hate this year

In this plague year of misery, fear, isolation, and lost jobs, the State, and the Health Nazis, have ruined not only the lives and livelihoods of their citizens, but a fair piece of the English language.  For ever after, I will cringe whenever I see or hear the following words and phrases. Safety; Safe; Keep …

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He said what I wanted to say: Ricochet friend describes the biggest issue of the stolen 2020 election, Communist China

2020 has been a rather rough year. Mask scolds, the constant hammering of despair concerning Covid, and the usual suspects that refuse to acknowledge that the virus may well have been a CCP biological warfare experiment that escaped a lab in Wuhan has been forgotten. The refusal to investigate that possibility is to protect American …

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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 …

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A bit of beauty in the midst of ugliness

Is this not the most beautiful family you have seen in a while? Funny, you can actually see their faces. Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with Louis, Charlotte, and George More power to Prince William and Princess Kate and their beautiful children. Oh, yes, here's a bit of their bailiwick, Cambridge. A peaceful River Cam …

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It’s a Miracle!

It's a miracle of modern Medicine in the United States of America.  Back in January, my Hero, Rush Limbaugh, was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer.  His doctors did not give him very much longer to live, without aggressive treatment.  In any European country, he might have been denied treatment altogether, since the prognosis was …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #126: Alphabet, Subjects beginning with the Letter “A”

This week's challenge turns out to be more difficult than I had anticipated.  I had lots of subjects in mind, but then thought a little harder.  With all the very upsetting things happening in our Nation this year, I have decided that, for me, the most important "A" subject must be, America.  At age 71, …

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More reasons to stay the hell out of Seattle

First, we have the Mayor's attempts to ban the use of natural gas in Seattle for space- and water-heating in Seattle, due to "excessive greenhouse gas emissions".  There is a "Climate Disaster" happening, and we need to make sure that no new Seattle homes or other buildings use natural gas for heating. The newly-announced legislation …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #125: You Pick It

As long as I get to pick my subjects, I will post some of what I consider to be the best photos I have taken for this blog.  Most have been spur-of-the-moment captures that just said "take my picture". This picture of the LaConner Marina just says "tranquillity" to me, and I remember thinking that …

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He said it better than I can: Guest Author Henry Racette, on President Trump

The following article by Henry Racette was originally posted on the Member Feed of Ricochet.com (behind a paywall-please join if you appreciate this excellent writing).  As usual, he says everything I want to say, better than I can say it.  Please be sure to "like" this post, and all comments are welcome. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mr. Trump:  Speaking …

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