Independence Eve

 This is the beginning of the celebration  of this 250 year experiment, which has abjectly failed in the last 2 years. But then again there were more than a third of us who didn't bother to vote in the presidential election that got us into this situation...

Of course the experiment which our "forefathers" envisioned didn't include people of color. But with amendments available to the constitution, there have been efforts to rectify that shortsightedness. Unfortunately the laws don't govern day to day bigoted people. They may attempt to, but too many people just blatantly ignore the law, including those who make changes to laws.

This was actually published before the War with Iran in 2026.

Lest we forget!

Heartbreak and hope are not mutually exclusive. We can be angry and sad and filled with longing for something we cannot have, and simultaneously we can be grateful for what we’ve got — aware, for reasons we’d never choose, of what really matters and what doesn’t.

LENNON FLOWERS

Hodge-podge day

 

Posted to Southwest US on Facebook. I don't plan to be hiking much, but it's nice to know that others can!

These pop-together toys were only available for a while, and I saved this one for my inner child to play with.

An old saying (don't know who wrote it or drew the sketch) which I liked enough to keep in  spite of the damage.

My Uncle Jimmy sketched me when I was about 10 years old. He was an accomplished artist for an insurance company in Wisconsin. I used that knowledge to study art for years myself, hoping that I could have some of his talent in my genes.

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I'm so sad from the recent Supreme decision that will put so many immigrants in jeopardy. The political situation will probably hit me one of these days...from losing some programs which help me live to maybe infringing on my voting rights. I will sure make a lot of noise, if that happens. But I also make a bit of noise now, though I feel pretty powerless. The least I can do is to say something here.

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An old photo of my ex hubby's family, with our two sons as kids. Only the 5 people to the right are still alive, my ex (with the beard) and his sister and her hubby, as well as the kids. My ex just turned 87. 

Sharing with Thankful Thursday

"Just the other day, I was in my neighborhood Starbucks, waiting for the post office to open. I was enjoying a chocolatey cafe mocha when it occurred to me that to drink a mocha is to gulp down the entire history of the New World. From the Spanish exportation of Aztec cacao, and the Dutch invention of the chemical process for making cocoa, on down to the capitalist empire of Hershey, PA, and the lifestyle marketing of Seattle's Starbucks, the modern mocha is a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top. No wonder it costs so much."

 -Sarah Vowell, author and journalist (b. 27 Dec 1969)

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Thanks to a fellow blogger for sharing this...
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I hope you take the 3-4 minutes to look at this YouTube presentation.

Thanks Ronni Bennett!