It seems counter-intuitive for a plant to be both soft and prickly at the same time. This Arizona cactus, at progressively-closer views shows two entirely different textures. Seen from relatively far-away, it looks soft, with rounded curves. Seen closer-up, the big spines look pretty dangerous, and the plant looks like you wouldn't want to get …
A Clear Case of Media Malpractice! Democrat National Committee…
IT Staffer Arrested Trying to Flee the Country Now, have you noticed this story being covered by any of the traditional "news" outlets, such as the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN?? Not one of the above "news" outlets has even mentioned this huge story, not even on an inside …
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Satisfaction…Human Ingenuity
I am always impressed with the products of human ingenuity, many of which were designed and built thousands of years ago, and still remain for us to marvel at. Every time I drive down a mountain road, I can't help thinking of all the engineering and labor that went into that road. When I look …
Photo Challenge~~~Unusual
Varied Thrushes and Robins are ground-feeding birds. They are carnivores, and everyone has seen or heard of robins rooting around on the ground for worms. I caught this Varied Thrush on the fence in my back yard. He looks indignant, and I think this photo cries out for a caption. Can my readers supply one? …
Some thoughts on the King County (WA) Ballot Proposition 1, “Sales tax for Cultural Access Program”
Here is the text of the ballot measure on the primary ballot in King County, Washington, that includes Seattle and surrounding suburbs. King County Proposition No. 1 Sales Tax for Cultural Access Program The King County Council passed Ordinance No. 18513 to establish and fund a cultural access program. The program would expand access to …
Photo Challenge, Collage. One Natural, One Man-Made
I love living in the Pacific Northwest, where the abundant rain contributes to a profusion of plant life. Here in the temperate rain forest ecosystem, life grows in many layers. Green growing things have other growing things on top of them. Take this tree, for instance, at Rockport State Park, in the foothills of the …
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State of Washington to Taxpayers: All your money are belong to us.
As usual, the latest session of the Washington State Legislature (third "special" session) has found ways to forcibly extract more of their hard-earned money from taxpayers. Yes, to your ostensible "representatives", all you are is a bottomless source of funds for them to spend (waste?). And when a small tax reduction was attached to the …
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Photo Challenge..Is it a Table…Or a Bridge?
This particular dinner table is....wait for it...Both! The people at this table journeyed from miles away to meet with the Honored Guest, a remarkable young man from Romania. This Gentleman (capitalized because he is the epitome of Gentleman) is known to all of us online, and the friends at this table, along with dozens of …
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Independence Day! Celebrate the Miracle that is America!
Cherish your Liberty, today most importantly, but do so all year round. The country that you live in is the greatest miracle that has ever taken place in the history of Humanity. A group of intrepid, well-educated men and women journeyed across a forbidding, mostly unknown Ocean to a new land, where they could live …
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Little Charlie Gard..A Horrifying Tale
Edit: Here is a story from today, July 11, regarding the beautiful little boy pictured below. This is sickening to me. UK Judge Gives Parents Two Days to Prove Son Should Be Kept Alive. Little Charlie is a ten-month-old baby, who suffers from a rare genetic condition, Mitochondrial-DNA-Depletion Syndrome, that has robbed him of sight …
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