Recently I’ve been checking “my” webcams almost daily, looking for better screenshots of fall foliage or better lighting, etc. That said, I started with the Pikes Peak cams this morning and this is the first thing I saw. A good chuckle to start my day. I wonder if those workers realize they are directly in … Continue reading Smile, you’re on Candid Camera
A friend reminded me today that there’s more than one professional photographer based in Estes Park, Colorado. No surprise, considering Rocky Mountain National Park is right outside the door. Richard Hahn is the name, and he shoots both landscapes and wildlife. Check out his website to see what a true professional can do with can’t-miss … Continue reading More fall, ya’ll
The autumnal equinox occurs at 1:21 pm today. Not that the precise time matters to me. It’s enough that fall, my favorite season, has arrived. Colorado’s annual “Gold Rush” has begun in parts of the high country, with the average peak said to arrive September 27. (I don’t know the source for that, but I … Continue reading It’s fall, ya’ll!
Browsing the news today, I spotted the headline “Women can say no to sex if Roe falls, says architect of Texas abortion ban” in The Guardian. What!!?? My first thought was, all women should refuse sex if Roe fails. Obviously that won’t happen. Then, as soon as I realized I was reading about a man … Continue reading MY choice, dammit!
For some time I’ve been avoiding national news as much as possible. I catch the headlines in newsletters, in local newscasts, and on late-night TV. But I don’t spend much time with the national newscasts at dinnertime, or the Sunday morning talk shows (I used to watch every one of them, every week). The news … Continue reading Nation riven by ‘mindless truculence’
Two weeks ago I posted my take on the new abortion law in Texas. A new commenter — Annsley Smoak — appeared there yesterday and launched into a religion-based assault on my views. That’s fine. I encourage dissenting comments. But I will rebut them at every opportunity. Especially when they violate the separation of church … Continue reading Abortion post gets more comments
