https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Pat_B/Sometimes you have to write it down in order to learn what you really think about life, what it means, how to do what's best. Sometimes you need feedback from someone else to put things in perspective. hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Pat_B/996019It has occurred to me that DJT's mode of operation in the White House is not that of a reality-based, well-informed person. His posts, speeches and actions more closely resemble his role in reality TV productions. Some cabinet officers come from show biz, with no experience in national security,...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Pat_B/996005Morning on the open range. From a small campfire near the edge of the canyon, a thread of smoke rises as Wes stirs the beans in his frying pan. Above the breakfast fire comes the aroma of coffee, percolating gently in the enamel pot. That old percolator has been through many an adventure with...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Pat_B/995976It was a solitaire cut sapphire with chip diamonds on either side, a graduation/ promise gift from my high school boyfriend. He'd graduated a year ahead of me, got a job in a shipyard, and could well afford the $40 it cost in 1953. Don't rightly know what it would have been worth in 1980 when it...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Pat_B/995958There's an old saying: The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. People leave the old familiar in the hope of finding something 'greener.' So this song, from the 60s (?) goes like this: "Green, green, it's green they say, on the far side of the hill. Green, green I'm goin' away...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Pat_B/995922The year we three kids lived on the farm along Lincoln Creek, we learned about the daily chores: feeding and milking cows, shoveling the manure after they went back out to the meadows to graze, gathering eggs and trying to avoid being pecked by hens who didn't want us reaching into their nest...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Pat_B/995876That's the title of a book released yesterday that focuses on the current presidency and the systematic takedown of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights many are blaming on Trump and his advisers/supporters. As I was flipping channels, I came across Lawrence O'Donnell, flashing the book cover...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Pat_B/995850https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Pat_B/995748The great squirrel circus is in town: A high-wire act, tumblers, acrobats and more - five, (count 'em - five) bushy-tailed young squirrels, darting and dashing up the tree trunk, across the gap to another tree, one hiding under a clump of leaves while the others search and scramble. Then comes an...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Pat_B/995697Online I found an image of a rustic outhouse toilet, intending to label it "The Donald J. Trump Center for Advanced Political Studies." But the copy & paste tool wasn't working for me. Just now I realized I totally missed a golden opportunity ten days ago, when the Johnny-on-the-Spot truck...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Pat_B/995662This is to confirm the reservation made on your behalf by your former wife -- for a central accommodation with ultra-intense sensory experiences. Please be advised no response is necessary. The hot spot at the center is available at your earliest convenience. Sincerely, Reservations Manager, Hades