-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- xmundt on Protected: Cheryl Kashuba
- Mary on Protected: Cheryl Kashuba
- Dave Mundt on Protected: Cheryl Kashuba
- Mary Brault on Protected: Cheryl Kashuba
- Teresa Hess on Protected: Cheryl Kashuba
Archives
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- January 2022
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- October 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- May 2018
- March 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- August 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- December 2015
- October 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- February 2015
- August 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- March 2014
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- September 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- May 2010
- March 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
Categories
- Advances in Healthcare
- Art
- Astronomers
- Astronomy
- Beekeeping
- Characters
- Cosmology
- Ethics
- Family
- Food
- General
- General Thoughts
- Heath
- Hive and Colony care
- Humanity
- Improving Life
- Misc
- MultiMedia
- Nuttiness
- Observations
- Plotting
- Political rants
- Politics
- Questionable decisions
- Recipes
- Restaurant Reviews
- Ruminations
- Sculpture
- Snake Oil
- Something Good This Way Comes
- Thoughts on creative writing
- Uncategorized
- Vaccinations
- Watercolor
Meta
Category Archives: General
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part 18
Greetings and Salutations; Earlier today, I was reading posts on Park Overall’s page, and found this post she put online: I would preface this by saying – to all my young people, but I can’t. I have to say it … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Humanity, Improving Life, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Politics, Ruminations
Tagged activism, environment, industry, Park Overall, politics
Leave a comment
Why do some still support this administration?
Greetings and Salutations; I saw an interesting query on FaceBook today, and thought I would say a few words about it. The poster had this question and comments: T.M. Trump is a problem. The GOP is a problem. Our fellow … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Humanity, Politics
Tagged Hypocrisy, MAGA, politics, right wing, Trump Cultists, Voting
Leave a comment
Some Thoughts On Religion
Greetings and Salutations; As has been true for thousands of years, one of the hot topics for discussion is religion. There are a number of very active groups on Facebook and other Social Media where passionate arguments happen. I decided, … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Family, General, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged Allegories, God, Law, Mercy, Parables, philosophy, religion
3 Comments
Sifting through the Ashes, Part 17
Greetings and Salutations; The debacle that is the current administration continues to sink into the cesspool. The POOO is continuing to get more and more frantic in his attempts to divert attention away from his malfeasance. Counsel Mueller continues to … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Humanity, Nuttiness, Politics
Tagged British View, cesspool, lack of humor, Trump
Leave a comment
Sifting through the ashes, Part 16
Greetings and Salutations; An interesting conversation arose on FaceBook today, and motivated me to write this entry. A person I was discussing politics with (yes, I know that is a tightrope), had this to say to explain how he felt … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Humanity, Nuttiness, Politics
Tagged bad candidate, Hillary Clinton, lies, Right-Wingers
Leave a comment
Cat Trees – Did the Earth Move for you TOO?
Greetings and Salutations; Just to talk about something more positive than the debacle that is the political world in America these days, I have decided to offer a suggestion on how to make a good thing, even better. A popular … Continue reading
Why not declaw cats?
Greetings and Salutations. The following post came to my attention today, and if there is ANY question in your mind as to what the answer to the question in the title is…Read the article, and look at the pictures…then tell … Continue reading
December 7, 2017
Greetings and Salutations; Today is Pearl Harbor Day. It is not a holiday for Celebration, as was the Thanksgiving holdiay just a few days ago. However, it is a holiday that is at least as Important as Thanksgiving. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Humanity, Nuttiness, Politics, Ruminations
Tagged george takei, Internment camps, Japanese-Americans, pearl harbor day, World War 2
Leave a comment
The Annual Whine about names
Greetings and Salutations; Well, Thanksgiving is coming up on us like a turkey-shaped train! This should be a pleasant time of year for us…with good feelings and thankfulness that we have made it through the challenges of the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Humanity, Nuttiness, Political rants
Tagged intolerance, politically correct, rants, thanksgiving
Leave a comment
Art for Art’s Sake (and I am not talking about Garfunkel, here…)
Greetings and Salutations; Just as a diversion from the ugliness of the day, I want to tell y’all a short story that is at least 40 years in the making. . . When I was in my 20s, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Characters, General, Humanity, MultiMedia, Ruminations, Sculpture, Something Good This Way Comes
Tagged aesthetics, bow saw, eccentricity, Native American, woven art
Leave a comment
Why SHOULD Confederate Statues be removed?
Greetings and Salutations; This week has seen madness in this Great Land that has not happened in decades. The Events in Charlottesville, VA, are easily found on the Net, in all their disgusting detail. I may touch on … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Humanity, Politics, Sculpture
Tagged Charlottesville, Civil War, Monuments, Neo Nazi, White Supremacy
Leave a comment
Thoughts on this Fourth Of July
Greetings and Salutations; As the midnight hour passed this morning, and the 4th of July celebration began, it struck me that there was a huge amount of cognitive dissonance in this year’s celebration. Some aspects remain the same…There are … Continue reading
Some Thoughts On Father’s Day
Greetings and Salutations; I thought I would take a moment today, since it is Father’s Day, to talk about something that is not a political rant or a discussion of bees and their world. My … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Family, General, Humanity
Tagged Father's Day, honor, J. Orvin Mundt, Raspberries, Zen
1 Comment
What Drives Republicans?
Greetings and Salutations; I have been unable to avoid the turmoil over the ongoing madness in the Political world these days. One thing that I have observed is that the Republicans have pushed a big chunk of their motivations for … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Politics, Questionable decisions
Tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Capitalism, Fountainhead, Objectivism, Republicans
2 Comments
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part Nine – About those Voters…
Greetings and Salutations; The fallout from the Election continues, as the day the donald will be sworn into Office approaches. Last night, President Obama gave a really great, farewell speech, in Chicago. A recording of it is available, and … Continue reading
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part Seven – What ABOUT Health Insurance?
Greetings and Salutations; Sigh…There is so much going on in the world that it is an unending resource for those of us that comment on society, and the current tidal change in our Political world. Just for a minute, … Continue reading
Posted in Advances in Healthcare, Ethics, General, Nuttiness, Political rants, Politics, Questionable decisions, Snake Oil
Tagged ACA, HSA, repeal, Right-Wingers
Leave a comment
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part One
Greetings and Salutations; It has been several weeks since the election and its shocking results. Of course, the chaos continues, and I may speak to that later on. However, right now, I want to address a kind … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Humanity, Nuttiness, Politics
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, moving forwards
Leave a comment
Reflections on Pearl Harbor Day
Greetings and Salutations; 75 years ago, the Japanese Air Force attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack was by 352 aircraft, in two waves, and, was amazingly successful. Their goals were to destroy as many of the warships in the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Humanity, Nuttiness, Politics
Tagged arizona, civil discourse, memories, pearl harbor day, war
Leave a comment
Dealing with a Trumpster!
Greetings and Salutations; Today, I was reading a thread on Facebook, wherein there was another one of the usual spewings of uneducated, unsupported opinion that show up any time one of The Donald’s Minions manages to get … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Humanity, Nuttiness, Something Good This Way Comes
Tagged Death Penalty, insults, Pen, Sword
Leave a comment
Alternative Medicine At The Olympics
Greetings and Salutations; The 2016 Summer Olympic Games are in full swing this week. There have been the usual mix of tragedy and injury, and some truly amazing performances. However, what I really want to address here is … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General, Heath, Nuttiness, Questionable decisions
Tagged 2016, alternative medicine, cupping, Olympics, woo!
Leave a comment