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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 28, One More Cultist…
Greetings and Salutations; The other day, I posted an update about the Covid-19 issues to the FB Page devoted to news and discussion local to the Hamlet I live in. For the area, the thread blew up with 50+ “likes” … Continue reading
Posted in General, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Ruminations
Tagged bag of old hair, Covid-19, Democrats, Education, mindfulness, politics, Republicans
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WHY is it that so many folks think education is crap in America?
Greetings and Salutations; Today, I had a short interaction with a local woman on FaceBook. I have quoted it below. However, I wanted to say a couple of things up front. This woman has a high-school education, and, from her … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged Covid 19, cultists, ignorance, parochial viewpoint, Racists
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I buried a cat today…
Greetings and Salutations. Today was a difficult day, I am sorry to report. While it had positive aspects, it also had a big, dark, cloud of sadness to it. Because of this, I want to remind everyone why it is … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Humanity, Observations, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged cats, companion animals, Free Roaming, rainbow bridge
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 27 – A Real Revolution?
I thought, when the ground-swell of protest after Mr. Floyd’s murder began, that this event might be the straw that broke the camel’s back. That it is the blatant act of Evil that will waken the majority to realize what … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Misc, Nuttiness, Observations, Politics, Ruminations
Tagged civil rights, Equality, George Floyd, murder, protests, Sea Change, violence
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Care and Feeding of Cast Iron Cookware
Greetings and Salutations; I have seen several posts about cast iron cookware recently, some of which have expressed difficulties with keeping it working properly. I decided to take a few minutes from the madness of reality, and discuss what I … Continue reading
Posted in General, Humanity, Improving Life, Nuttiness, Observations
Tagged care, cast iron, seasoning
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Scams on the Net
Greetings and Salutations; Last week, I had a very interesting interaction with a person who, I believe, is a scammer. I thought I would post about it, in the hopes that folks will recognize the signs before a chunk of … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged Aardvark, avoiding being taken, Cerebus, Dave Sim, Fake accounts, Nita, Scammers
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Covid-19 Thoughts, Part 03 Conspiracy Loonies.
Greetings and Salutations; I am seeing more and more truly nutty theories being pushed as the Covid-19 crisis continues. The Conspiracy Loonies are out in force, pushing nonsense ranging from the virus being a biological weapon attack by China, to … Continue reading
Covid-19 Thoughts, Part 02. Truth can be ugly and painful
Greetings and Salutations. Ran across the post on facebook just now. It is a long read, and a painful one…but, this is the reality of what is happening in hospitals every day. THIS is why we are shut down, and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Improving Life, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged Covid-19, Doctors, Nurses, Republicans, resources, Society, Stress, Voting
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Covid-19 Thoughts, Part 01
The current pandemic has had a striking effect on the world in general and America in particular. Along with the horrifying volumes of infections confirmed, and deaths recorded that mount up every day, there are some (shall we say) sketchy … Continue reading
Posted in Advances in Healthcare, Ethics, Heath, Humanity, Improving Life, Nuttiness, Observations, Politics, Questionable decisions
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Covid-19, flu
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Is Democracy Broken?
Greetings and Salutations… The title of this essay is a short version of a question asked in a philosophy group today. I thought about it for a few minutes, and after replying to it in the thread, decided to add … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Heath, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged Covid-19, Democracy, Democrats, existential threats, lies, Mail In Voting, Republicans, Voting
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 26 – Humanity’s Future?
Greetings and Salutations… Today, on Facebook, a fellow asked an interesting question “Is there a future for Humanity?” When I got to thinking about it, this question ended up being far more complicated than I had originally thought. So, instead … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Heath, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Ruminations
Tagged Bill Gates, Elizabeth Warren, Investments, Stocks, Warren Buffet
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A Short Look at a Grifter’s Journey
This just showed up in one of the threads on my timeline, and I thought it worth spreading a bit more broadly. By Lucian K. Truscott IV: “Donald Trump has tested positive — for the bullshit virus. He’s bluffed his … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged Donald Trump, grifter, history, New York
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How to add some humor to one’s day!
Greetings and Salutations. I just had an interaction on Facebook that provided ME with a bit of amusement, and, once again, demonstrated the sad state of education that too many conservatives have slipped into. The general discussion was about the … Continue reading
Some Thoughts on History, War, and Gun Control
An interesting thread sprang up on Facebook a day or so ago…and I thought it worthwhile to extract some comments from it and post them here… The original post that started this thread, went like this: RL: Thanks to David … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged Ammo Box, Ballot Box, gun control, history, petitons, Voting
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The Sadness Of Losing A Companion Animal
Greetings and Salutations. Today A sad story came up on my Facebook thread. It is a perfect example, alas, of why I have a rule that any cats I am Guardian to are inside only. This is Walnut. He lived … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Family, Humanity, Observations, Ruminations
Tagged cats, danger, death, Free Roaming
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 25
Greetings and Salutations; Anyone who is paying more than a moment’s attention to the world today knows that the political situation in America is dire! We have an administration that has engaged in despicable behavior and words since taking the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged Ammo Box, Ballot Box, Fascism, four boxes, Jury Box, Nazi, Orwell, Sinclair Lewis, Soap Box
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Some Thoughts on Religion, Part 2
Greetings and Salutations; Politics and Religion…two topics that can always generate lengthy and, at times, contentious discussion. One of the several groups I follow on Facebook is a philosophy group that deals with various aspects of religion. When the angry … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Observations, Ruminations, Uncategorized
Tagged Martin Luther, Pietism, Protestant Reformation, religion
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Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 24
A discussion of the day’s vote in the Senate to deny witnesses and new documentation, perjury, and a perfect example of a Kangaroo Court designed to keep a criminal in as President. Continue reading
Posted in Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged Divisiveness, ethics, Impeachment, Justice, Kangaroo Court, Perjury, Republicans, Stance taking, Truth
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Sifting through the Ashes, Part 23
Greetings and Salutations! I hope the New Year brings all positive movement in our lives, prosperity, and peace in our hearts! Alas, I am starting to see some old habits in the Democratic Party crop up, and I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged Balkanization, Democratic Party, diversity, Fascism, Republicans
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