I reject the Metaverse

Big Tech has deemed that the future is in the so-called "metaverse".  This is a virtual world, where people are supposed to be living and interacting with others, as avatars.  In fact, the biggest of "big tech", formerly known as Facebook, has gone so far as to change its corporate identity to Meta Platforms.  This …

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Washington State “Health Leaders” propose turning Washington into a Police State

We have all been appalled to see what is happening to the people of Australia, Canada, and Austria, where their governments are opening internment camps (called “quarantine camps”) for unvaccinated citizens who refuse vaccination for Covid. Our state of Washington is now proposing similar rules for unvaccinated citizens.  They are also proposing to add the …

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Communist China’s Central Planners Stumped?

The most salient characteristic of communism is the government ownership and control of the means of production.  This signifies that private ownership of businesses is rare, or absent entirely.  And the economy is not the only feature of a society that communist governments seek to control.  The press, education, religion (if it is allowed at …

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Great Covid-vaccine Memes

For a while now, my buddy Joe Messerli at PoliticallyIncorrectHumor.com has been posting a bunch of really wonderful vaccine/vaccination memes.  They are especially relevant about now, as the number of new infections with the so-called "Omicron variant" has risen all across America, among the vaccinated and the shunned non-vaccinated alike.  Here are some of my favorites. …

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The Washington State Straitjacket tightened on January 1.

Many new laws took effect in Washington State on January 1. All of them restrict the liberty of individuals and businesses in our state.  The first Income Tax (unconstitutional) will take effect, in the form of a “capital gains tax” on gains over $250,000.  The new law is in litigation now, but the state will …

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My 2022 New Years Resolution.

I rarely make New Years resolutions, since they are normally very hard to keep.  But this year, I am.  It will be basically a continuation of last year's informal resolution.  For 2022, I WILL NOT COMPLY I saw this excellent meme in my Politically Incorrect Humor newsletter for today, and it perfectly conveys my attitude …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #180: Favorite photos of 2021

Like all of us, I thought 2021 was a very unusual, uncomfortable year.  It would have been my first year of full retirement, and a fixed income.  But that was derailed in July when I got a temp job that was supposed to last only one month, but stretched until the end of the year! …

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Welcome to 2022. Looking back.

Here are some great cartoons that showed up in my email late yesterday.  So true, all of them. This one is especially pertinent. And I think this one has the be true.  And if it is, they just leave the real world to us to fight for Liberty. And one little personal story.  You have …

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