Greetings and Salutations; Today, I had a short interaction with a local woman on FaceBook. I have quoted it below…. Read more
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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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
Scams on the Net
Greetings and Salutations; Last week, I had a very interesting interaction with a person who, I believe, is a scammer…. Read more
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… Read more
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,… Read more
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… Read more
Is Democracy Broken?
Greetings and Salutations… The title of this essay is a short version of a question asked in a philosophy group… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
Helping Feral Cats Live A Better Life
Greetings and Salutations; One of the activities I have been involved in for many years is helping feral cats lead… Read more
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.
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… Read more
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 22
Greetings and Salutations! Today, in the House, much of the time has been spent by the two parties working on… Read more