Greetings and Salutations; Time has progressed since the first bunch of cases of this pandemic showed up in America. As… Read more
Category: Ruminations
General philosophical musings on bees and beekeeping
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… Read more
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…. Read more
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
What does “Defunding the Police” mean?
Greetings and Salutations; America is going through a terrible time just now, with huge protests all across the country (and… 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
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