Yesterday, we flew from Seattle to Atlanta. I had the window seat. Seattle area The Mountain’s out! Cascades Columbia River Rockies Thunderheads Reelfoot Lake, Ky and Tenn. More to come soon!
This might be a bit premature but, “The Great Reclamation” is underway
At this moment, the Supreme Court has before it perhaps the most consequential case regarding the Deep State (permanent DC bureaucracy that is mostly leftist). For decades, an opinion called "Humphreys Executor" has essentially handed the entire government in Washington to unelected appointees who can never be fired or lose their appointments, by any of …
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Your Astronomy Lesson for the Week
This is a very enlightening lesson in how the Solar System and the Universe work. Thanks to @MAstronomers on X, and commenters for the very informative lesson. We didn’t know that! Astronomy buffs have a sense of humor Here’s the link to the original post. https://twitter.com/mastronomers/status/1977053815104061746?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ See, you learned something quite valuable today, and so …
Scenes from the backyard
We have had a stretch of pleasant weather lately, and I have spent some time in the yard, refilling the bird feeders and standing around watching and listening. Here are some of the highlights. Fluffy, the Japanese Maple tree Downy Woodpecker on suet feeder Also notice the solitary yellow flower. A coworker gave me the …
How NOT to solve the “homelessness crisis”.
The Seattle area, where I have lived for most of my 76 years, has a large and growing homeless population. People actually come here from all over the country, to take advantage of all the consideration and services lavished on the homeless. Nearly everywhere around this area, you can see homeless tents on sidewalks, in …
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The Just Good Fun story of the week. Former Pilot Buzz Patterson on an incident in his exciting career
If you are not following Buzz on X, you should be. He has had a successful career in the US Military, from being a fighter pilot, to a military attache in DC, to being on the staff of Hillary Clinton (you should hear his horror stories, of which he has many). Below is one of …
The REAL costs of illegal aliens in America
The following is an anonymous post from Facebook, posted on X by Old Salty Marine. I am copying it in its entirety, and following that, I will copy some of the excellent comments on that post. From a post on FB! Read it, Understand it! I promise you it will piss you off! Is this …
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October is Black Cat Awareness Month (Halloween anyone?)
So it would be just the time to have some black cat fun and raise awareness that black cats are definitely NOT bad luck in any way. They are sometimes neglected at the shelter, due to superstitions that should be put to bed once and for all. In fact, when I open my bedroom door …
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Oregon’s Governor describes Portland as “Beautiful, vibrant, and successful”
Deterioration of Portland continues as Trump takes control of National Guard to stop assaults of ICE officers at detention center.
Are you planning that European vacation? You might wish to reconsider.
On October 12, the EU and Great Britain initiate their new Entry/Exit System. All travelers from non-EU countries will need to provide biometric data, including facial scans and fingerprints, along with the normal passports. They state that your data will be retained for THREE YEARS, but we can guess that the data will really be …
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