If you have been paying attention to the news lately, you will be aware of the testimony, before a Congressional Committee, of the presidents of three Ivy League colleges, Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania, regarding the anti-Semitic demonstrations on all three campuses which led to the persecution of Jewish students at all three …
On my way home from work this afternoon, I followed a bus run by Everett Transit. And then I burst out laughing. Take a look at this, and I will tell you why. And, by the way, this is funny-tragic, not funny ha-ha. It seems that our all-environmentalist all the way City of Everett bought …
Continue reading The Government of the City of Everett, WA is a bunch of Chumps
It is so much fun, deciding which color photos to edit and make black-and-white. I have a black cat, so I decided to start with a picture of her. It's not easy to photograph a black cat, since all their features tend to disappear. What do you think? That's not a defect-on the left side …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #265: Black and White or Monochrome
The story over at MyNorthwest dot com is about the "decommissioning" of the official Covid-19 response site that has been operating since early 2020. This is due to the fact that the pandemic emergency is over (yeah, right, with medical facilities still requiring ineffective masking for everyone), and site visits had decreased. So anyone wanting …
Do you take the Moon for granted? Or are you fascinated by our huge satellite, that is a significant proportion of the size of Earth, making it unique in our Solar System? Do you look at the Moon through binoculars or a telescope, and wonder what all those craters look like closer-up? Were you alive …
The title of the KOMO News article is "Opinions vary on Inslee's plans to stop selling gas-powered cars by 2030." Washington State probably has the second-highest adoption of electric cars in America, behind California. Here are a couple of quotes from Washington residents about the Dictator's plan to eliminate gas-powered cars from Washington roads. The …
This advertisement appears in my new edition of the Washington State University Magazine. I graduated from WSU in 1971, and it is the state’s Agriculture University, established by a Morrill Act land grant in the 19th Century. As are most colleges, WSU is as woke as it gets. I no longer donate to my alma …
For the past few months, the news has noted that Communist Chinese "Premier" Xi Jinping was about to claim an unprecedented third 5-year term in office. That did take place yesterday, so no one should have been surprised. Since his accession in 2012, Xi Jinping has been steadily consolidating his power, removing opponents everywhere from …
My friend Bryan G. Stephens is a mental health and management professional in Georgia. The following excellent essay was originally posted on Ricochet.com. Welcome, Bryan! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Morality in society is driven by what is possible. I can use many examples, but I am going to focus on three: Slavery Child Labor Women’s Equality The best …
Continue reading Guest Blogger: Bryan G. Stephens on Technology Driving Moral Development
If you have been paying attention to the news at all this past week, you will be aware that a hurricane has hit Southwest Florida and the Carolinas, causing extensive damage. The storm surge of ocean water propelled by 150MPH winds drowned a good part of low-lying Florida. It turned out that people in the …
Continue reading Your electric-car horror of the day. Fire and water.
Calling-all-RushBabes 