Donald Trump won because we wanted someone who was not part of the political establishment to get in there and start representing us over political parties. I don’t think his chosen party really wanted him, but they saw a win for their party in backing him because he would get votes from their party diehards as well as those, like…Continue Reading
Culture
Back to Our Roots
In my daily newsfeed I see all kinds of techie mechanisms and “groundbreaking” technologies; many aimed at removing CO2 from our atmosphere and in some fashion, returning it to the earth. But to what end, to drop a block of carbon on the ground, or stuff the sequestered carbon back deep into the ground by yet one more unnatural and…Continue Reading
Wisdoms of Dr. Seuss
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become. Oh, the things you can find if you don’t stay behind! Sometimes you will never know the value of something, until it becomes a memory. Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get…Continue Reading
Hovander Dog Park
Building a multi-use trail, especially one that requires dogs to be leashed, right through the middle of an off-leash area is an invitation for unwanted situations, yet that is exactly what was done at the boat launch end of Hovander Homestead Park in Ferndale. And yes this was an off-leash area before the County and City of Ferndale pushed the…Continue Reading
Yang Gang
Yes, Yang Gang. There’s a point in each election cycle where the field is wide open and you get to play the game of “what if.” Like what if Carly Fiorina advances through the primaries, or heck even becomes president. I said way back, that given the opportunity, I’d have voted for her in a heart beat. But alas,…Continue Reading
What Moses Said
Ok, so let’s not hang anyone on the cross, so to speak, over this post, because I know it is not a scholarly interpretation of this biblical passage, but I’ve seen worse so I am going to run with it. Let’s talk Dueteronomy 5:32-33, Old Testament, Moses speaking. He had just finished sharing God’s 10 Commandments with his people…Continue Reading