Tag Archives: current events

What Did We Expect?

Posted on June 8, 2013 by

June 8, 2013 The big kerfuffle this week across the nation, of course, has been the discovery of just how far the Empire’s collecting of information on its own citizens through the NSA has gone in the name of fighting … Continue reading →

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As the Empire Crumbles

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

May 25, 2013 The last couple of days, I’ve been out in the backyard trying to bring order out of the chaos of weeds and tall grasses from which I wrestled my garden, this year.  Because what we’ve had of … Continue reading →

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Bringing Out the Long Knives

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

May 18, 2013   Trying to keep up with the plethora of “scandals” and “investigations” carried out in Congress this week, I wondered if this had been what life was like in the Roman Empire as, passing its peak, overreach … Continue reading →

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We CAN’T Have It All Anymore

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

May 11, 2013 Worldwide levels of carbon dioxide crossed 400 ppm this week, a level not seen in at least 2 million years – certainly not seen in the time we humans have been around. It took 7,000 years after … Continue reading →

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A Weird Start to May

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

May 4, 2013 As I began writing this post on Friday afternoon, the outside temperature was thirty-five degrees and snow had been falling in big, wet flakes, off and on since late Thursday night. More snow fell yesterday evening and … Continue reading →

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Enemies of the State

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

April 20, 2013 This has been a sad and frightening week for the United States. On Monday, April 15, a “terrorist attack” at the Boston Marathon left 3 people dead and 174 injured, when two bombs detonated near the finish … Continue reading →

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Silly Putty Season – Remembering Jonathan Winters

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

April 13, 2013 Maybe it’s the unsettled nature of spring this year, but reading some of the news out of Washington this week makes me think silly putty season has arrived for the Powers That Be. After one of Mitch … Continue reading →

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Okay. So, What?

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

April 6, 2013 After talking over my rising blood pressure with the PA who sees me for most of my routine medical care, we decided to up my blood pressure medication. Since I am otherwise healthy, it seemed a sensible … Continue reading →

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The Madness at the Center of the World

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

March 30, 2013 The snow and cold at the beginning of the week turned to rain and, with only partial sunshine, gradual warmth over the rest of the week. Perhaps that explains why, over the last two warm and sunny … Continue reading →

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Surprise!

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

March 23, 2013 After I bought manure for the garden, potting soil for the May transplants and a little bag of sand for the wildflowers, Mother Nature stepped out and whispered, “Surprise!”with a week of winter temperatures and five inches … Continue reading →

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