On a motorcycle, even a routine drive to work is fun. Being gone since Wednesday, I needed to mow the lawn, so Sparky came out to make it fun.
His first idea, was to walk along the retaining wall to sniff out chipmunks. It looked a little dangerous, but Sparky is a free man with agency, so he can decide for himself. He is pretty graceful, so I wasn’t worried.
That looks awesome.
While foreigners are spreading out around North America for the Soccer World Cup, Americans can watch a fight on the White House front lawn.
Some of the people online who are butt-hurt because they say this is below the dignity of the presidency, wouldn’t be too shook up if President Trump was assassinated.
I don’t care about UFC or Soccer, but it’s good to see people having fun.
We spent four days RV camping at Mount Gilead State Park. Park management seems like they made logical decisions without having ever met a human. The weather was great and we had a big group, so it was a good trip. It’s just not designed for people.
This Japanese fella posts on Twitter/X. I like how he writes about America, so I may occasionally post on my site. I’m not fond of embedded posts, so I cut and paste.
NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依
@japan_nobunaga
A little dish of coins by the register.
“Take a penny, leave a penny.”
No lock. No guard.
Just honor.
I added three coins and bowed to it.
Someone had to keep the balance.
A cashier asked if I was okay.
The dish is safe, I told her.
“It’s just pennies.”
She has no idea what she’s protecting.
I carry a pouch of pennies now.
Not one dish runs dry on my watch.
In America, a dish of coins is left, and trusted.
Who decided that? I’d like to thank them.
Since it’s Monday and Sparky hasn’t woken up yet, starting a cult seems like a good way to pass the time. The cult won’t commence until March 14th, so it’s safe to tell you how the operation works.
Provide your social security number, and the universe provides guidance on what today holds for you. The system is based on the irrational number, Pi, so it’s scientific.
I don’t get how this can be controversial. A company that uses sophisticated materials and techniques to seal large pools, was brought in to seal the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The project took six weeks and cost $15 million, which is quick and inexpensive.
Not a crazy idea, and if it holds up for a couple of decades, that’s great.
Fifteen years ago, Obama spent $30 million to address structural and water circulation issues. I don’t recall that being controversial because it wasn’t crazy or extravagant.
Nice stuff has to be maintained.
On the border between the woods and the lawn, near where I planted the tree, I saw this. It looks like a coyote or hawk got hold of a skunk, and tore it up. Lucky I found this before Sparky did, and unlucky if there is a skunk family in the neighborhood.
Planting a tree is a good project because once it’s established, the tree does all the work.
Lately, there have been news stories expressing alarm about the rapid progress the Trump administration is making in building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Really? I haven’t seen any news stories about the border wall and nobody is talking about it.
Well, Sparky’s not talking about it, and he’s the only person I talk to.
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