Between Tom's trouble posting a comment image and ghostsniper's success in doing so, I dug a little deeper into the problem. It appears that images in WEBP format can not be inserted (huh???) but jpg can. Also acceptable: BMP, TIF, GIF, PNG.
Please keep images sizes to a max dimension of 800 px (and/or under 1M) or it may exceed the size limit.
One of those late spring/early summer days that couldn't make up its mind as to which it wanted to be: cool, warm, cloudy, clear.
Decided to take a drive "around the block" - this particular block being about a 25 mile drive.
The May flowers were in bloom and not an internet site to be found anywhere around.
Another linked article expressing what I've believed for 50 years.
"How The Great Society Doomed The United States" at Wilder, Wealthy, and Wise
May 19, 2025
wilderwealthywise dot com
"Perhaps the worst seven years in the post-war history of the United States started in 1964. ... Let’s start off with the worst one first. That is, of course, the Civil Rights Act of 1964."
1st Amendment:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
The right of the people peaceably to assemble implies the "right" to not assemble. The Civil Rights Act eliminated that.
Continue reading →A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.
Today’s selection: Fever Ray - "Keep the Streets Empty for Me" 2009
A bit of a newer cut today. "Fever Ray" is the cover name for Karin Dreijer of Sweden and also the name of her debut solo album (Karin formally with the group "The Knife")
Four singles were released from the album; this is not one of them.
At one time Karin was asked about the meaning of this song. She replied words to the effect that this song was written by a deer.
Continue reading →This is the type of crap I get real tired of hearing ... and from this person in particular (but he's not alone).
"Schumer suggests Trump admin partly to blame for fatal Brooklyn Bridge crash"
Schumer blames Trump for it getting dark in the evening.
Leave it to that **#@$#$ to turn a tragedy into a political blame game.
I'm going to suspect the crash is more likely due to a 150' mast passing under a 135' bridge ... also noting the ship was headed upriver instead of downriver.
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A buddy of mine lives about 40 miles away; we get together every so often for breakfast during which we solve the problems of the world and drink coffee. And then some more coffee. And then "Sure, we can use a refill".
We swap - sometimes I go his favorite eating establishment, sometimes he comes to mine. Mine's better. Today it was mine ... mostly because mine is shutting down in two weeks because the owners decided after 40 some odd years, it was time to retire.
40 miles out here is pretty much next door.
The place is regularly voted the best restaurant in town - even when including the foo-foo ones started and owned by "We left California because we're conservative".
One of the two such places is all light and fluffy with a "You're done eating. Go away" attitude expressed in such a gentle manner. Food's OK but not a place to sit and guzzle coffee. Besides, they charge for coffee refills and the foo-foo chairs get uncomfortable after a bit. Ferns and stuff all over the place with little cafe tables.
The other has a "cowboy" theme. It's such a fancy place that they fill up the empty space on the plate around the "entree" with the number on the bill. $7 beer? But no problem walking in and getting seat right away. The place to go if you need to impress big city folk for some reason.
Let me tell you from experience. With few exceptions, a conservative Californian is well to the left of center in Idaho - unless one visits the capital city where the city council voted to make the fag flag an "official city flag" because the governor outlawed all flags on public facilities except the US, State, and official city flags, including BLM and LBGTWTF flags and even Trump flags.
Boise City's going to turn this state blue yet - and it wasn't that long ago Boise was a decent city pretty much isolated from the rest of the country - Seattle is about 500 miles away, Portland 350, Reno and Salt Lake about the same at just over 300 - until the local university football team beat Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, got national attention, and attracted all the national sports nuts. Especially with their blue field.
Guess what the lead news stories mostly consist of these days?
All of a sudden, the university realized money was theirs to be had, so of course the stadium had to be upgraded.
Where do you suppose that money came from?
And why is it the head football coach is by far the highest paid state employee (Annual Salary: $1,100,008.00)?
#2: The head basketball coach Annual Salary: $1,000,001.60.
#3 Former head football coach. Doesn't even coach anymore but has a contract Annual Salary: $781,268.80.
#4: President of not as big university Annual Salary: $479,191.78.
#5 President of the big university Annual Salary: $473,449.60.
#6 Executive Director Athletics at big university Annual Salary: $465,004.80
#7 Offensive Coordinator Football Annual Salary: $460,012.80
#8 Defensive Coordinator Football Annual Salary: $440,003.20
#9 President of smaller university Annual Salary: $420,000
Governor: $151,400
And why is it the taxpayers get to help support all this?
Rah, rah, rah! Go Team!
I get more and more convinced that "sports" has become a detriment to this country and should be stripped away from institutions of education.
But that's not the problem we discussed today.
Today's Yesterday's topics:
How guilty is Comey? (Oh, yeah ... how fast would we be in jail?)
What's the relationship between the stock market and the US economy? (Not much until the reckoning comes. Likely soon)
Will it be safe to travel across country this summer? (Maybe. Depends on where)
And the biggie:
What happens if someone does manage to off DJT?
Can you say "S*storm?
Buddy just got back from Philippines. He's thinking of moving there.
Not for me: Too much humidity, too many people all trapped on an island.
Anyway, this diner has the best pecan rolls I've ever had ... and they're shutting down Memorial Day.
I need to find a place that knows biscuits and gravy. With a couple of eggs over easy on top.
You'd think that would be easy. You'd be wrong.
Needs excellent homemade cinnamon rolls and pies.
You know - a place that cooks rather than heats up.
They can't sell. The building's been grandfathered in for decades and will be condemned soon after it closes.
Those are usually the best places to go ...
Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Gregory Wormuth ruled that the federal government had failed to demonstrate that the illegal immigrants knew they were entering the restricted New Mexico National Defense Area (NMNDA).
According to court filings dated May 14 and 15, the government argued that it had placed signs in both English and Spanish to declare that the area is a military zone and that any unauthorized entry is prohibited.
But Wormuth stated that this was insufficient to prove that the illegal immigrants knew they were violating security regulations when they entered the areas, as the defendants may have missed the signs.
Why was the military not involved with illegal entry into a restricted military zone?
How many of us have received a ticket, been arrested, or some other such under the concept that "ignorance of the law is no excuse".
How many of us believe illegal aliens don't know they're breaking US law when they cross the border?
How many of us realize we'd be charged or arrested if we crossed illegally into Canada or Mexico, especially into a military zone?
How many of us are getting tired of hearing about "judges"?
How many are beginning to think DJT's administration is yet again just another example of smoke, mirrors, and fluffy talk?
Damn ...
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