Funny thing..Since Hwa-Young left to take care of her dad's estate, Tiny, our rottie, has been sleeping on her side of the bed, keeping me company. He's been so devoted since I took him out of the shelter.
Have you heard of Hamilton 68?Read about it in the latest Twitter Files. It was a left-wing think tank that spread thousands of fake Russia claims on social media from 2016-2020. That's likely where most of the Russia stuff going around now started.
Has anyone ever heard of smoked pecan butter?I made two pounds of it Friday, and it's about gone. Just wondering if I had thought up something new.
Anyone like foods that others might find weird or gross?I like things like Braunschweiger, blood and tongue sausage, beef sweetbreads, and canned herring.
My father-in-law died.Dropped the wife and daughter off at the airport for the flight to T'ongyong for the funeral this afternoon. Damn, I miss then already.
Think Congressional politicians are really in office...to do anything for 'the people'? The biggest bipartisan agreement of the past decade or so was to vote down a bill that would end the insider trading they are allowed to make millions from.
Damn, why do I keep shutting down the tab instead of hittingthe home button? Is it my subconscious trying to tell me something?
Scary stuffI watch horror movies, and usually wind up laughing at them, and fall asleep watching ghost videos. But want to see something really horrifying? Turn off the TV.
What do you think will happen at the end of time?Is that when everyone stops believing and everything is destroyed by the darkness?
Crazy news this eveningI got a call from the police earlier. I teach a kids' self-defense class, based mainly on close combat, the officer told me it definitely works. This idiot tried to abduct a 12yo girl that has been in the class nearly a year. I haven't got all the... See More »
Anyone remember this anime movie...about a boy that becomes friends with a robot girl designed to control the world? Towards the end, while showing the destruction happening, What a Beautiful World plays. Want to watch it again, but can't remember the title.
On getting oldGet old in the body, with all it entails, that's OK. Get old at heart, might as well lie down and give up. I always strive to maintain that sense of wonder, that slight belief in magic, and to remain young at heart.
I've come to think of the aches and pains of age...as close acquaintances that at times very bluntly remind me I'm still alive and feeling.
I Am Fascinated By TechnologyAnyone watching the Space X launch? I think it's exciting what these companies have developed since the government opened it up. I have thought since I was a kid reading all those sci-fi stories that it would be the private sector, rather than... See More »
I Hate American PoliticsThe more I hear about the antics of the two parties in Congress, the more I would like to end political parties altogether. I have thought for years that a group of individuals working with the people could accomplish much more than two mutually... See More »
I Like To Share Profound Thoughts And QuotesWhen the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or right boot is of no consequence. -Gary Lloyd
I Consider My Pets FamilyAnyone have experience with giving CBD to a pet? I have a 17yo golden retriever that had been having a lot of pain getting around, hate the idea of having him euthanized, decided to try it. It does seem to be helping a little, after about a week, but... See More »
I Have Something to SayHey, some good news. I talked with an adoption attorney yesterday, he took the case, said it should be no problem. So I guess it's just a matter of time now.
I Have Been to Another CountryWent on a tour in the 80s with two cousins living in Stuttgart, hitting all the spots tourists don't usually see, the clubs along the wall, some edgy spots in Paris, the coffee shops at the Hague, they even arranged to play a round at St. Andrews. A... See More »
I Need Someone to Talk toI feel so drained. Been reading some of the questions and joking around here for a distraction, but it's not working. Last weekend, we agreed to care for some good friends' two kids, while they had a anniversary weekend to themselves. Late Sunday... See More »
I Love Quotes That Make Me Stop And Think [I Love Quotes]"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having to come by their ignorance the hard way."-The Calypsos of Bokonon,... See More »
I Love Jokes And RiddlesA man was walking along the beach, when he found a very old bottle washed ashore. As he was wiping the sand off of it, a genie appeared and granted him one wish. The man thought for a minute, and said, I have family in Australia I haven't seen in... See More »
I See Weird ThingsI saw something really weird on the way home this evening. Clear, starry night, and about a mile from the house, where there is normally just trees and brush, sat an odd looking farm, having a thunderstorm. Any ideas on what it could be?
