Xcel cares
It’s been a few years since I’ve ranted about Xcel increasing its rates yet again, so here we go. Feel free to stop reading now; I won’t be offended. You […]
It’s the Fourth of July, 2021
Fireworks in Washington and across the country Fireworks of all kinds, for so many reasons, and too many very short fuses … Please celebrate safely, responsibly, considerately, and legally
The intransigence of hate, 2021
(Previously published in 2017) I first wrote about the intransigence of hate in our society back in 2009, and then again in 2010. And I’m sorry to see the topic is just […]
Fire and sunflowers
Can you believe it’s July already? Sure, time and tide wait for no one, but we’re halfway through 2021! That long-awaited end to our Lost Year was six months ago. […]
Initial thoughts on the Florida condo collapse
This only happens in third world countries. It looks like the Murrah Building in OKC after McVeigh’s bomb. ” … like a foolish man, who built his house on the […]
More Happy Father’s Day
It took a while to find and edit this old slide show from a 2014 post:
It’s official: Juneteenth is a national holiday
Today Pres. Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth, June 19, an official federal holiday. The bill arose from the fact that although the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, […]
