I haven’t been on Facebook or here much for the past 14 days because I have been “stay-cationing” with two of my best friends: Helen Schofield from Auckland, New Zealand and Lisa Twining from Lakewood Washington. We have been having a whee of a time. To prove this claim, pictured below are some of the […]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_search_of_Mar-a-Lago The Enfant Terrible can’t seem to stay out of hotter and hotter water. That’s what happens when sociopaths believe their own press. Remember the Nixon mantra? “When the president does it, that means it is not illegal.” Nixon resigned in disgrace for believing that bull crap, even though he continued
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We have Donald Trump and his Supreme Court to thank for one thing: showing us the extent to which the GOP is committed to U.S. fascism. Every fully conscious marginalized citizen has been awakened and alerted to the degree of insufferable authoritarianism that is threaded throughout the GOP. Mitch McConnell, the scourge of
It has been several days since Nichelle Nichols passed away. I wanted to wait a few days to share my reminiscences about her. Today’s the day. I met Ms. Nichols three times. The first time was when I was assisting DeForest Kelley during the time he lay dying in the hospital. Nichelle came
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Lisa and I will be biking again today — for only the second time this year, sadly! We biked around Waughop Lake earlier this year, but haven’t been able to do it on her one day off a week, so I have been walking instead. I’ve run up some impressive walking numbers as
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Helen Schofield and Deborah Davies, Two Kiwi Kindred Spirits playing pirates during a Tall Ship Festival in New Zealand My kiwi friend Helen Schofield will be here soon. I’m counting the days and hours! We’re planning to have an absolute blast. On our bucket list of must see’s are the Pike Place
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What it is and why it’s observed: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/international-tiger-day-2022-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-observed/ar-AA105IcI Some of my best friends have been tigers … … and I wrote about most of them in LET NO DAY DAWN THAT THE ANIMALS CANNOT SHARE.
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Today we’re expected to break the record for the consecutive number of days above 90 degrees, and it ain’t over yet! Tomorrow it’s supposed to reach 93 and Sunday 91. So, I’m on critter patrol all day long. I have a misting system set up for my outdoor critters (livestock) and box fans blowing
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More than four years ago — several months before she left a literal career lifetime in the banking industry — I taped a picture and eight words onto my sister’s kitchen door. At the time I taped it there, she was utterly miserable. Her job drove her up the wall (not the job, but
I’m heat-proofing the outdoor critters as much as possible for the next several days. I have a misting system and box fans set up in the goat shed and hen house and ice in their water troughs to make sure everyone stays cool during the heat of the day — from noon until at least
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