Political Proverbs – The Homebound Symphony
When Congress will not do its job, attempts by the other two branches to do Congress’s job will always create more problems than they solve.
Truth.
Feels good…
- Waking up, letting the dogs outside.
- Making coffee.
- Letting the dogs back in, feeding them.
- Making myself a protein-rich, low-carb breakfast.
- Cleaning the kitchen.
- Stripping the bed and washing the bedding.
- Chatting with daughter and wife before we all head out the door for the day.
Fascism and Fear and the Media
More “Yep”.
Why is the pundit class so desperate to push Biden out of the race? | Rebecca Solnit | The Guardian
It’s a dogpile and a panic, and there is no one more unable to understand their own emotional life, biases and motives than people who are utterly convinced of their own ironclad rationality and objectivity, AKA most of these pundits.
So. Much. THIS!
During a discussion with a right-leaning friend on the Presidential Immunity ruling, I simply asked, “One citizen of this country now has more rights than any other. I don’t believe it is a democratic republic as long as such a condition exists. Is that OK with you?”
Gave them pause.
Project 2: Cut off all the limbs of the serviceberry tree that were damaged (from a fire at the house next door last year) or otherwise sucking energy from the healthy branches.
Here’s a before and after:
My key project today: What was once the bottom section of a years ago dismantled water feature at the edge of our deck is now a beautiful container garden with native grass and flowers…
Before:
After:
Your Independence Day – Rhoneisms
I wrote this 10 years ago today… Still holds up.
Fences (and not in the August Wilson way) – A Build Post
My wife is so kind to me.
Finished the rebuild of the east side fence today at our Summit House.
Here’s a layout of the before, during, and after:
Work on doing the same on the west side will begin next year. Hopefully, it’ll hold until then.