Links to Jewels and Catturd Podcast

On July 10, 2025 By rushbabe49In Authoritarianism, Culture, Economics, elections, government, humor, Law and Justice, Media and the Internet, Politics in the Age of Trump, Progressive "Thought", social mediaLeave a comment

Hello, readers! I will be posting the links to the daily podcast here. You have got to tune in live, but if you can’t, the recordings are posted immediately after each day’s show. https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1943384871436455966?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Thursday show https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1943022569076003157?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Wednesday show https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1942660221467296200?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Tuesday show (none Monday this week) Listen every day. They are fantastic!

Refreshing interlude on the drive home from Leavenworth: Deception Falls

On July 2, 2025 By rushbabe49In Nature, photography, Random Musings About Life, Travel and VacationsLeave a comment

On Sunday, we packed up and headed home from the Accordion Celebration. It was a warm, sunny day, and we were in no hurry to get home, so we stopped at Deception Falls. Deception Creek runs under US Highway 2, and there is a nice nature trail along the creek, with a newer bridge and …

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Summer. Leavenworth. Accordions.

On June 29, 2025 By rushbabe49In business, Culture, Fun and Games, humor, Music, photography, Random Musings About Life, Travel and Vacations4 Comments

Yes, they do go together. We are in Leavenworth for the weekend, partaking of activities in the Leavenworth International Accordion celebration. We got to town around 5:00PM, offloaded our gear at our hotel, and attended the first performance of the amateur bands. Of course, Tempo Trends Music, from Victoria, BC, had their normal extensive display …

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These musical sisters deserve a post of their own.

On June 27, 2025 By rushbabe49In art, Culture, Fun and Games, Music, photographyLeave a comment

I sure hope the Eyer Sisters win the Bands category in the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration. Here are Ivy on the accordion and Nelia on two different instruments. They call themselves Radio Helper. https://videopress.com/v/vYsY9UQi?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Ivy and Nelia Eyer I think they were just wonderful. But then, I am prejudiced. I have been following them since …

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Late night Friday Chuckles

On May 16, 2025 By rushbabe49In art, cats, Culture, humor, social mediaLeave a comment

Here are some things that made me laugh this week. https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1923377894841016565?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Simon’s Cat is priceless! Be careful what you wish for Strictly true, but not really Two kinds of food, not the same Cats! https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1922715615103488235?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Have a nice weekend, everyone. Remember to get some laughs.

Spring sighting

On May 1, 2025 By rushbabe49In Nature, photography, Random Musings About LifeLeave a comment

On my walk outside the building where I work, I heard a bird chirping. See who I found. You can tell the adult bird is a male by his black head. We have these birds year-round.

Rocket launch captured!

On April 30, 2025 By rushbabe49In business, photography, Random Musings About Life, Space and astronomy1 Comment

Someone I follow on X is an excellent Astro-photographer and he made a thrilling capture. Below is the result. Meet Andrew McCarthy. https://twitter.com/ajamesmccarthy/status/1917644658773221832?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Awesome! He left his camera, and we get a front-row seat to the rocket launch.

Short and sweet Friday Funnies

On April 25, 2025 By rushbabe49In cats, humorLeave a comment

Today’s funnies come from Simon’s Cat. No introduction needed. Knowing his cat, Simon can be pretty obtuse sometimes. https://twitter.com/simonscat/status/1915785749506515375?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ https://twitter.com/simonscatmeme/status/1915756341219524741?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ What does your cat think of the vacuum cleaner? Happy belly-laugh Friday!

Well, it IS Caturday, after all.

On April 12, 2025 By rushbabe49In art, cats, Culture, Fun and Games, humor, Nature, social mediaLeave a comment

Here are some very catty things that I came across recently. Of course, it’s the cat telling the joke Cats are often thought of as pranksters. And haughty! Does your cat have a phone? Here’s how my kitty likes to spend her Caturday. And every other day, as a matter of fact! Lazy Kikyo And …

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