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ALL HOPE IS LOST.
GO BACK!
GO BACK!
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We give you... Team Brando/TLB!!!
4th in the queue of bake-off judgery (out of those still left in the contest... see notes below...) are Brando and TLB!!! So far Team Brando/TLB, now to be known as TBTLB, are the only ones to title their entry. Little did you unsuspecting bakers know, but AG and I were going to award a special,...
HELLO!
FROM!
THE!
FUTURE!
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We give you... Team Brando/TLB!!!
4th in the queue of bake-off judgery (out of those still left in the contest... see notes below...) are Brando and TLB!!! So far Team Brando/TLB, now to be known as TBTLB, are the only ones to title their entry. Little did you unsuspecting bakers know, but AG and I were going to award a special,...
"Just say Ni!"
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nihilism: it's back!
@dammitspanky has been tweeting about my ancient line in nihilism (i was the presidential candidate of the nihilist party in 2004; we won). i was thinking some of these were lost forever (even though it was latimes and philly inquirer), but i found the one that will wilkinson liked (latimes 2004...
Very sick, and has been so for a very long time.
US Supplies Saudi Arabia With White Phosphorus, Provided Bombs Used In Strike On MSF Hospital
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I want to say a little something that's long overdue/ The disrespect to women has got to be through
There are things that break your heart, things you don't see coming, and you can't even explain exactly why your gut got punched. This just makes me sad. The latest visual manifestation of Trump's America comes from Adam Yauch Park, a playground named for the late Beastie Boy in the neighborhood...
The Dems just made Chuck Schumer their leader in the Senate.
They don't get it, and they won't have to until people who ought to know better stop licking their goddamned K-Street lobbyist shoe leather.
You know why HRC lost this election. Drop the "she so qualified" horse crap.
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It was a look/ That has driven me/ From the parade/ Left me alone/ Stinking and unafraid
Last night MollyI, who has been taking this shite harder than I have, because (1) she is a nicer person than I am, and (2) because she knows from being a highly competent woman getting shafted from jobs for which she is eminently qualified solely because of yahoo sexism, told me that she's worri...
Dancing skeletons!
Such a Grateful Dead thing. (Where I got my name, btw.)
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IN THE CITY
For OUR WORLD*, SIGNS SIGNS, and GOOD FENCES. Thank you to the hosts. Last week's post was about a country walk . In contrast, here are a couple of recent City strolls. We are fortunate to be able to do both while we're here in Oregon. A city fence surrounds this beautiful...
Hi Sallie, that jay is simply STELLAR!!!
(sorry, I'll show myself out.)
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IN THE COUNTRY
Linking to GOOD FENCES; SKYWATCH FRIDAY; TODAY'S FLOWERS; SCENIC WEEKENDS; SATURDAY CRITTERS; The BIRD DEPOT; and ALL SEASONS; MOSAIC MONDAY; NATURE NOTES; BARN COLLECTIVE and WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY. Thank you to all of the hosts. Some of our 'stuff' is stored in the barn at our daughter ...
Hope you had a great Halloween, the pics are wonderful!
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN
LINKING TO: ALL SEASONS; MOSAIC MONDAY; NATURE NOTES; OUR WORLD on TUESDAY; WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY; and SIGNS SIGNS. Thank you to all the hosts! It's Haunted Season in the neighborhood. ...
Beautiful fall colors, Sallie.
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SIGNS OF THE SEASON
The words on this downtown coffee shop sign really say everything there is to say about our current weather. It's good to have places to duck into during a downfall -- and of course coffee is perfect for this weather. We need the rain, so I am not complaining (at least not much). ...
Hi Sallie, I too love to get out of the city to see the wild birds.
One thing I've done in the last year is start putting out the plate of seeds in the backyard. I get sparrows and cardinals usually, sometimes blue jays and mourning doves.
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CRITTERS TOWN AND COUNTRY
This has been our first full season of urban living and we're spending quite a bit of time just getting used to it. Eventually, we may do more day-trips than we have this year -- but for now we've been enjoying the benefits of full-time living in the City. It's fun to be within walking ...
Nice shots of the flickers.
Maybe they were out on a date?
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PHOTO FEAST
There are always photo opportunities out at our favorite place in the country (our daughter and son-in-law's home). This is my latest attempt to capture their magnificent black walnut tree. It is too big to catch in one photo. I haven't done much birding lately since we live in th...
Amazing pictures, they look like paintings!
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PALOUSE COUNTRY
We drove the Palouse Country Scenic Drive last week on our way to celebrate a family birthday in Idaho. The Palouse region is a major agricultural area in Eastern Washington State -- where both sides of our family are from originally from. We were married there and lived there (excep...
Lovely shots, Sallie.
Good to hear about them cutting down on pesticides, too.
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WE ALL NEED A LITTLE FLOWER
It's high time for some simple colorful summer beauty, because who couldn't use a little of that these days? These are all morning shots from last week -- on the street where we live here in Eugene. "Just living is not enough .... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little...
I read all about it at the time.
Those militants lived in their own little world, and couldn't imagine that taking over a site beloved by birdwatchers would not be a popular move.
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MALHEUR OCCUPATION
It is hard to believe that beautiful and peaceful-looking Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was the site of an armed occupation only a few months ago. And this is a hard post for me to write because I'd rather concentrate on the beauty of our natural world. (Usually this blog is my 'happy spac...
To reiterate,
I don't need a Ph.D. to just say no.
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vote 3rd party in the actual world
one pretty fundamental - yet extremely problematic - form of moral reasoning that people will use to corner you into the hillary/donnie dichotomy. alright you're going to vote for stein (johnson). what if everyone thought like that? then trump (clinton) will win! in other words, you're not only ...
That's what the cynical right-wing warmongers are counting on, Charlie.
I don't need a Ph.D. to just say no.
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vote 3rd party in the actual world
one pretty fundamental - yet extremely problematic - form of moral reasoning that people will use to corner you into the hillary/donnie dichotomy. alright you're going to vote for stein (johnson). what if everyone thought like that? then trump (clinton) will win! in other words, you're not only ...
What an awesome barn, Sallie!
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REMOTE HISTORY -- ROUND BARN AND MEADOWS WITH A 'NAUGHTY' NAME
(In real life, we are happily at home in Eugene Oregon and pretty much settled in for the summer/fall season. It is only on the blog that we are still traveling.) When we stopped in Southeastern Oregon on our way from Colorado, we stayed in the village of Frenchglen. The town as well ...
Lovely animals.
I don't think the BLM should be culling them.
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KIGER MUSTANGS -- WILD HORSES OF THE STEENS
Steens Mountain is home to a unique type of wild horse, the Kiger Mustang. We came across several of them on the other side of our loop drive from French Glen to the summit of the Mountain (previous post here). Kiger wild horses possess many characteristics of the original Spanish M...
Amazing shots, congratulations on your great fortune!
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ROCKY MOUNTAINS and BIGHORN SHEEP
Geoff was every bit good as his father is in his willingness to stop at every possible overlook on our daytrip to Rocky Mountain National Park. It was nice for Bill too since he could look at everything instead of having to negotiate the mountain roads (and the frequent requests to s...
Why Rachel Maddow sux.
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whyyyyyyy
i really don't have any twitter skills. i'd like to launch #whytheysuck, though. and in any forum, i'd like to hear your candidates: people who are more or less universally adored and horribly overrated, or who face untreated sucking issues. it's like an intervention; we're doing it because we c...
By all accounts, Hillary was the lead warmonger on that call.
And in sharp contrast to the Libyans, it hasn't cost her anything.
Haim Saban and AIPAC love her more than ever, as do all those big war, err defense corporations.
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the unoccupied pantsuit that is hillary clinton
up on splice today, challenging any hillary supporters there may be to name a single position she has taken in her whole career contrary to polling.
Oh, you can find some.
They're positions she's taken that are unpopular with the public, but VERY popular with the few that have most of the money.
For example, our Libyan "intervention."
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the unoccupied pantsuit that is hillary clinton
up on splice today, challenging any hillary supporters there may be to name a single position she has taken in her whole career contrary to polling.
Lovely blossoms!
I have yet to snap a butterfly or dragonfly yet this year.
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SUNDAY MORNING AT MANATEE PARK
Now that the weather is nice and warm (make that HOT hot hot), manatees no longer congregate where the waters are warmed by the nearby power plant. This time of year, they can spread out and enjoy warm water in the river and the gulf. They'll be back to their 'hot tub spa' next winter. ...
My condolences to you and Maureen, Jennifer.
Here's a pic to cheer you up.
There are BIG MICE on the deck!
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It feels like you should have known...
I had one of those days a number of months back... one of those days where you know you should probably just stay under the covers. I had a new painting class starting. Most of the usual suspects were going to be missing this session due to travel or health issues. Actually, we were all supposed...
Here's the link now:
http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/the-science-of-political-communicationhttp://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/the-science-of-political-communication
It works with just one:
http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/the-science-of-political-communication
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mugger mugs again
my schtick on politics and entertainment is up this morning on splice.
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