Wednesday, May 13, 2026

The Dividing Line This Time

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“If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixo...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

It’s Time for Molotovs and Guillotines

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Monday, May 11, 2026

Barred Owlets In the Nest Box

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Sleep, Perchance to Dream

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Pokey LaFarge :: Central Time

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Sunday, May 10, 2026

The Root of All Things

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It’s Mother’s Day, so let me talk about one of the two people that made me. My mother was a steady, sensible rock  my entire life. She was ...
Saturday, May 09, 2026

Overnight At the Vets Is Often a Scam

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My dogs have all been spayed or neutered and picked up on the same day. I insist on it, or go elsewhere. Why?   Simple:  a vet requiring an...

Two Baby Barred Owls In the Nest Box

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Impatients Going In

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THE POT BY THE MUDROOM  entrance has a cast iron terrier perpetually going to ground. Every year, I plant impatients around it, and then wat...
Friday, May 08, 2026

Down 40 Pounds

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Happy 100th Birthday, Sir David Attenborough

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Sir David Attenborough turns 100 today! It turns out the famous nature documentary-maker gets hate mail from Christians. Why am I not surpri...
Thursday, May 07, 2026

Baby Barred Owls In the Nest Box

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Thrilled at this. The box is right behind my shed, and about 30 feet from the hives. The box was built in the late fall of 2023, and I beli...

A Ted Turner Appreciation.

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Ted Turner has slipped the veil , and is now on the Other Side.   Few people were as tough or tenacious as Ted Turner, and I can think of n...

HP Lovecraft on American Republicans

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"As for the Republicans — how can one regard seriously a frightened, greedy, nostalgic huddle of tradesmen and lucky idlers who shut ...

Chicago Transit Authority :: I’m a Man

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Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Legal Mass Murder, Every day

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“There are many ways to kill. You can stab someone in the guts, take their bread away, not heal someone from disease, put someone in a bad l...

A Universe at My Feet

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Masterpieces of Stick Craftsmanship

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Raif Kiiips is a stick maker who consistently produces jaw-dropping works of affordable world-class art. Talent run riot.   To commission...
Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Eagle Hunter H-R Recruitment Ad

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The best recruitment ad I’ve  ever seen, features a Kazakh Eagle Hunter and a powerful message.  ⬇️⬇️⬇️ . ▪️Kazakhstan's per capita GDP ...

Milo’s First Mountain

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San Francisco, Age 3 2.77 miles, 823 foot elevation gain, 1 hour 5 minutes.
Monday, May 04, 2026

Of Course There Are Dogs In Heaven

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Cartoon by Ellis Rosen >> https://ellisrosen.com/

The Fox Did Not Kill a Cow!

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I pulled this calf leg and joint out of the entrance to this fox den at this time eight or nine years ago. The mole was at the entrance t...
Sunday, May 03, 2026

A Wee Man Project is Waiting

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Milo, my oldest wee grandson, is interested in bees , all on his own, and I got this picture today and smiled.   No planning, and it comes t...
Saturday, May 02, 2026

Austin Runs His First Marathon!

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His time was 3:37, and he's signed up for two more marathons towards the end if the year.  Less than 1% of the United States populat...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

I Have Passed My “Sell By” Date

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The good news is that “life expectancies at birth” are period data, not cohort data, which means they are as meaningless as “expiration date...

Boston, 1940

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King Charles Gives a History Lesson

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King Charles’ quip that “if it wasn’t for the British, Americans would be speaking French,” was a humorous nod to the French and Indian wars...