“We were all involved in the death of John Kennedy. We tolerated hate; we tolerated the sick stimulation of violence in all walks of life; and we tolerated the differential application of law, which said that a man's life was sacred only if we agreed with his views. This may explain the cascading grief that flooded the country in late November. We mourned a man who had become the pride of the nation, but we grieved as well for ourselves because we knew we were sick.”
? Martin Luther King Jr., Why We Can't Wait
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 01/21/2025 00:13:24 by Raine)

Struggled to come up with a blog that would be light hearted and to be a break from reality, alas it was a fail. Shelagh posted this thread in our FB group a few days ago. It felt important to share.


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1 comments (Latest Comment: 01/17/2025 15:15:37 by Raine)

There's so much going on now, what with Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's report being released, to Anal Orange back-peddling on campaign promises, to House Speaker Mike Johnson and TX Governor Abbott both stating they will raise the flags on Jan 20th (still lowered for former President Jimmy Carter's passing). This doesn't even include the fires in CA, which seem to be taking a back seat to the circus in DC.

The real fireworks yesterday, though, occurred during the Senate hearings for potential Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth. The questioning followed the expected partisan lines:
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 01/15/2025 15:51:16 by Raine)

Whelp, pushed the wrong button. All my morning's work down the drain and not time to rebuild.

I will try to re-post something later.

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6 comments (Latest Comment: 01/14/2025 23:16:20 by BobR)

Have you made that leap?


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8 comments (Latest Comment: 01/12/2025 22:37:11 by shelaghc)