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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

100 Days, and Counting

"Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end..." These song lyrics seem to fit the trump tantrums era with all the irony we could wish for. Day by day there are more twists and turnovers, more insults to our allies as he presents his misanthropic perspective on what makes the world... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 28, 2025

Need I say more?

One of the best political cartoons I've seen is this one by Clay Bennett, prize-winning cartoonist. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 27, 2025

Ya think?

Yesterday there was a Trump tweet that followed his convo with Pres. Zelenskyy at Pope Francis' funeral about ending the war in Ukraine. He wrote maybe Putin didn't really want to end the war since he attacked during a cease-fire. Well, duh! Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 25, 2025

For what it's worth...

Opinions are like noses. Everybody's got one. My opinion is that Secy. Hegseth has put our nation's security at risk. Just watching news reports and 'ain't it awful' editorials recently have set my teeth on edge. He had a personal phone line installed in a formerly secure office space and then... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 24, 2025

ACTION - REACTION (a fantasy)

The president signed an executive order to cut Federal funding for the world's most prestigious university. This led to the shutdown of a number of critical research projects, including research for the causes and cures of a crippling and eventually fatal disease. A year later the president was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Better Late than Never

THE BACKYARD HABITAT, WEDNESDAY, 7:48 A.M. Woke up late. Kids already arriving at St. Boniface school. Sun's up. I'd been up at 4:30, took a pill & saw a bright banana moon shining through the upper branches of the walnut tree and then back to bed. Then I remembered: on Tuesday I'd walked out to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Triumph Over Adversity

This is a theme for fiction writers, and can lead to a story filled with struggle, a challenge to the prime character's moral fiber, and in the end, a well-earned victory. It's also an experience most humans have in learning to navigate this complicated world, which makes the story relatable. For... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 21, 2025

Movin' On...

The forecast was for extreme weather all weekend, strong winds, dangerous thunder and lightning, heavy rain and possible tornadoes. It wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. Managed to get an Easter lunch with two of my sons on Sunday and spend time with them afterward - this was nice, they're good... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 19, 2025

DAYS OF OUR BACKYARD SQUIRRELS, the sequel

As I stood at the kitchen window, taking a cautious sip of a fresh-brewed coffee, I noticed a squirrel munching bread scraps I'd put on the back porch rail. But it wasn't just any random fluff-tail. It was White Ears! White Ears, leader of the Brick Street troop! She'd been absent from the Backyard... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Earworm

For the last three days I've been hearing verses of "The Piano Man," Billy Joel's musical portrait of Saturday night at the neighborhood bar. They float across my mind any time I'm not focused on something. "Play us a song, you're the piano man, play us a song tonight. For we're all in the mood for... Sign in to see full entry.

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