Stand fast, Ukraine
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Month: February 2022
Are mountains male or female?
I’d never thought about the gender of mountains, or of any particular mountain, until I encountered Erik Stensland’s photograph entitled “Longs and His Domain” (above). That’s Longs Peak, highest mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park, and as much as I’ve loved it all my life, I’ve never thought about its gender. (There, see? I just … Continue reading Are mountains male or female?
Did you think he was bluffing?
Who among us really believed that Putin putting the bulk of his military on the Ukrainian border was a bluff? Did anyone really think he just wanted to wrest some concessions from NATO and the US? Sure, we heard the theories that all that massed armament was just so Putin could brag to his people … Continue reading Did you think he was bluffing?
Please, GMC, don’t do this
I guess I’m just an old-fashioned old crone, but commercials like GMC’s latest evoke all kinds of negative responses from me. Please don’t brag about and show off “hands-free” driving capabilities! (That’s GMC and other manufacturers who do the same thing.) Don’t show a guy driving down the highway in a monster pickup taking his … Continue reading Please, GMC, don’t do this
Four and twenty blackbirds — with friends
The story broke a few days ago but I first learned of it this morning. In Cuauhtémoc, Mexico, hundreds of migratory yellow-headed blackbirds suddenly, seemingly, fell from the sky. And even ornithologists are puzzled, although such events are not without precedent. The prevailing theory seems to be that the birds were fleeing a predator and … Continue reading Four and twenty blackbirds — with friends
I had to laugh
National news is so depressing these days that I rarely look beyond the headlines. But I do appreciate an occasional laugh at the expense of those making the news. Stephen Colbert is my primary source, in addition to political cartoons. I actually chuckled out loud when I came across this one. Continue reading I had to laugh