Just recently, a new guy I follow on X did a very enlightening post on Windows 11, and how Microsoft succumbed to the trend toward the bean-counters running the show. Reproduced entirely below, with link to original X post at the bottom. He connects all the dots leading to the short-circuiting of the process of …
It has been an unusual week in Britain, as they have seen feet of snowfall in a short amount of time. The posts below show you how the people are handling the weather. "Stiff Upper Lip" seems to be the order of the day, along with some humor and fun. First, Network Rail Scotland has …
Continue reading Great Britain has been getting snowed-on this week. Check these out!
The un-elected EU "Leaders" are attempting to eliminate farming, adding taxation and onerous regulations, so they can destroy farmland with windmills and solar panels. Then, they can import cheaper food from abroad, and have the entire population under their thumb, dependent on foreigners for their very lives, owning no property and eliminating centuries of agrarian …
Continue reading *Farmers are rising up in Europe, fighting the EU Bureaucratic Tyranny.
The header photo for this post is the Hood Canal Bridge, the main artery to the Olympic Peninsula, which is closed due to high winds. We are being hit by a succession of atmospheric rivers off the Pacific Ocean, which cause extensive flooding and road damage all over the Western half of the state. Some …
First up, some news stories from local media. All the stories include photos. Auburn Neighborhoods Evacuated. US Highway 2 Closed from Skykomish to Leavenworth. This is very bad news, for tourism in Leavenworth, and for the businesses in Skykomish itself. https://twitter.com/wspd6pio/status/2000681307639063016?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Flood damage closes Highway 12 in Naches, repairs underway. Naches is in Central Washington …
Continue reading Followup on flooding in Western Washington. News and photos.
For much of this week, we have had what the weather guys call an “atmospheric river” bringing heavy rain to our area from that big water to our west, known as the Pacific Ocean. Here are some photos and videos showing our waters. First, Snoqualmie Falls. https://twitter.com/markskaggs10/status/1998898875147628652?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ And here’s one from a helicopter. https://twitter.com/pnwconservative/status/1998872381176344595?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Note …
Hubby and I went out for dinner tonight, at a place near the Everett Marina. On the way in, I noticed that some of the boats near the restaurant had already put up Christmas lights on their masts and around their edges. So I told him that we should stop on the way home and …
Continue reading It’s my first Cellpic Sunday! Marina After Dark
Olympia : we hate petroleum Olympia : Petroleum companies we are coming for you Big Oil: would it help if we donated to your campaigns? Olympia: Well, it might help a little bit Big Oil: what if we gave you a lot of money and changed our name? Olympia: to what? Big Oil: How about …
I love Transportation, in all its forms. It started with my summer job when I was in college, working in the Traffic Department (in charge of shipping and receiving) at the Ford Motor Company Seattle Parts Depot in south Seattle. I worked there three years in a row, and I loved learning about the modes …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #374: On the Move!
I do remember doing that challenge, shortly after WordPress stopped sponsoring them. I understand that we have to keep our photos to only six, so I am going to try using ones that I have not used before. I'm pretty sure that landscape photos can be taken from any vantage point that's not a closeup, …
Continue reading Lens-artists Photo Challenge #373: Looking back to Challenge #31, Landscapes
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