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I just realized the picture at the top of the page was the one from the middle of winter.  Which it most definitely is not at the moment.  But which it is most definitely heading that way shortly it seems. … Continue reading →

BANG-A-RANG Robin Williams! I wish you peace and calm on your journey…maybe to Never Never Land after all, eh? The world has lost another incredible voice.  You were the voices of my generation…from a lovable alien that befuddled the Fonz … Continue reading →

Aye.  You guessed it.  June 24 in the year 1314 the esteemed Robert the Bruce defeated Edward II of England in the Scottish War of Independence. And thank goodness he did. Those bloody bastards had done enough damage and needed to … Continue reading →

Hot off the wire: The Texas GOP Chairman is asking all delegates not to “make faces” at other delegates or to shout at them.  (Tweet posted at Juanita Jean’s blog:  http://www.juanitajean.com) One wonders if the next order of business would … Continue reading →

Though I don’t really know quite where to start.  There’s so much zinging around up there.  I guess I’ll just start shooting from the hip. First, what in the name of all that is goll-durned holy SHOULD the President have … Continue reading →

I was going to leave this alone. Because what more can I add?  The crazy just keeps getting crazier.   The good ol’ N. R. of A. just keeps on pushing.  And people just keep on dying. And then I read … Continue reading →

Courtesy of TPM: ( http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/joe-the-plumber-wurzelbacher-ucsb-shooting-dead-kids) Samuel Wurzelbacher gave his condolences this week to the families of the victims of the mass shooting near the University of California, Santa Barbara. But no tragedy is going to stop “Joe The Plumber” from defending the … Continue reading →

The world lost the most beloved of voices today, May 28, 2014.   If you were ever fortunate enough to hear Maya Angelou speak, then you know of what I write. A famed poet, an enthralling orator.  A spectacularly loud voice … Continue reading →

Matilda is a moose. At times, she doesn’t look like a moose.  But then she’ll turn and by golly, then she’s a moose. But that whole eating on her knees thing had me, to quote one of my all-time, most-disliked-persons-ever, … Continue reading →

Pretty amazing, eh?  May 11 no less. We’ve already lost one bird.  A little pine siskin.  He hit the window and I found him on the snow under the finch feeder out front. Still breathing, bleeding eye.  I brought him … Continue reading →