He's certainly not very dynamic. I'm not quite sure why he was chosen to lead House Dems.
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He's certainly not very dynamic. I'm not quite sure why he was chosen to lead House Dems.
I am similarly fortunate. I have wooded city owned land behind my house. I also enjoy visits from deer, foxes, raccoons, etc. Lately we have a doe and her 2 spotted fawns hanging around. Love it!
Can and will state and local police enforce this law against federal troops?
And nowadays we talk to computers. And the computers don't want us to talk to a human. They will give us an endless loop of frustration in an effort to keep us from talking to a human. Does that scare anybody besides me?
Twin spotted fawns greeted us at the end of our driveway today as we came home after breakfast. #nature
Yesterday we had a relaxing family day at the game, even though the Brewers lost to the Phillies. A big THANK YOU to everyone who had to work on Labor Day. I propose a law mandating quadruple or quintuple pay for anyone required to work on Labor Day. Encourage employers to close for the day.
I'm from Wisconsin, but I love the Porkies, one of the few true outdoor gems in the Midwest. So much of our environment has been used and abused. We should be saving the few remaining places just for their peace and beauty. We need that at least as much as copper.
When I bought my Chevy Bolt in 2018 you rarely saw an EV here in Wisconsin. Even Teslas were not common. Now EV's are everywhere. The U.S. lags much of the world in the transition, but the change to electric is inevitable.
That's exactly the point. They want a case to put before SCOTUS, and SCOTUS will kill any remaining vestiges of the VRA. We need Supreme Court reform.
I could do that. I do it on my hikes. But in a movie theater? How would I get my popcorn? I can't go to a movie without popcorn.
Bluesky says I have reached 500 followers, with no starter packs or memes, just posting things that interest me. But my son says the internet is dead, just bots following bots. So now I'm asking, how many of you are a bot? Will all bots please raise your hand? Oh, I forgot...bots don't have hands.
Last week I hiked the La Budde Creek section of the Ice Age Trail. Just 5 miles each way, with overnight at a dispersed camping area. I don't like going to bed all sticky, so I used my Sawyer Squeeze water filter and CNOC bag to take a shower. Then I slept almost 12 hours! #hiking #backpacking
Be careful out there. People keep asking me about danger from bears. The main danger is falling, with heat exhaustion probably 2nd, and hypothermia 3rd. Get well soon.
I've seen Avatar. Other than that, I'm right there with you.
He's learning from Putin.
Well, I guess when you put it that way...
Today I hiked from the beach at Pike Lake to the top of Powder Hill and back, 3 times. About 9 miles, and 1,100 feet of elevation gain. Getting in shape for a backpacking trip. Meanwhile, everybody else was soaking up the sun. I know, I'm just not that smart. 😅 #hiking
All too real.
Sounds like a Rodney Dangerfield joke.
He's also the worst president ever on corruption, the worst president ever on lying, the worst president ever on bragging about grabbing women by the p#ssy, the worst president ever on respecting veterans...see a pattern here yet?
But Hillary's emails!!!!!.......
After she's drummed out of office she can become Donald Trump's teacher. She can teach him, until he learns his lesson.
Yeah, Stephen Miller actually thinks he is somebody. But some day, when Trump is dead, he'll discover he's nothing but a splotch of bird shit on the sidewalk.
Yes. Exactly.
We definitely need Supreme Court reform!
Took a break from hiking today, and got some beach time in on Lake Michigan. This is Terry Andrae State Park here in Wisconsin. Besides miles of beautiful beach, it has extensive sand dunes, hiking trails, and camping.
Is there an unrestrained 2nd Amendment right to guns? Debatable. Even some conservative Supreme Court Justices thought guns could be regulated. Recall the phrase, 'a well regulated militia'. In any case, there is certainly no right to 50 round quick change ammo clips. Outlaw them. 5 is enough.
It is really sad to think that he is the son of his father.
I have a black kitty with a white patch on her chest. Looks a lot like the kitty in your pic.
The view from the top of Powder Hill, a glacial kame in the Pike Lake unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. I come here because it's tied with Holy Hill as the highest point in southeast Wisconsin. No mountains around here. From the beach up to the top is 350 feet elevation gain. #hiking
Wonder what that's doing for morale?
I was greeted by a friendly doe on the trail today. She politely stepped aside so I could use the boardwalk. 🙂 #hiking
Wow, this takes me back. My Dad had a tractor just like that. Only difference is, by the time I was as big as that kid in the picture, I was driving it myself.
I saw that. Disgusting.
God, you know your rule about 'thou shalt not steal'? Does that apply to elections? Because our very Christian President says elections have been stolen, so he's issuing an Executuve Order which will end my ability to vote. I am kind of confused.
Just saw Naked Gun. Yes it's over the top satire of cop movies, but also evil billionaires. There's the comically disastrous effort of the bad guy to build self-driving cars. But he's also developed a device which controls people's emotions thru their digital devices. Elon Musk? Tesla? Twitter?
Still my favorite bird.
Check your deductibles. My van was a total loss, and its all covered because I have 0 $ deductible on my comprehensive insurance. Unfortunately, my family member who had her SVU crushed by trees on my driveway, has a $500 deductible. Comprehensive insurance is cheap. Get 0 $ deductible on it.
Its amazing how bald eagles have come back in the past 50 years.
It doesn't even take a hurricane. Last weekend we had a 100 year rain here in Wisconsin. Or even a 1,000 year rain by some reports. It was devastating. Dropped multiple trees on 3 vehicles on my driveway. Flooding in Milwaukee. What if such events start happening once a month? Once a week?
Same here. Keeping it simple makes for less stress. My backpacking hobby has reinforced this. You have to choose your gear carefully, because you have to carry it all on your back for miles. Bring only what you really need. This means food, water, shelter, safety gear, and a good night's sleep.
I hope I can get out to that part of the country someday, and do some hiking. Just beautiful!
My van was crushed under trees last weekend. I could fit a kayak in the back, plus bikes, even a 9 foot dinghy. Then I'd hook up to my camper trailer and head out. I could go biking, kayaking, fishing on small lakes, and use it as base camp for day hikes. I had it for 10 years. Gonna miss that van!
I've been dealing with insurance adjusters and tree clearing crews for a week now, after storm dropped multiple trees on multiple cars on our driveway. What a mess. But I have to keep my hiking legs fit. I have an exciting backpacking trip coming up. So I did 6 miles today. #hiking #backpacking
Great info from this post. I will definitely look at heat pumps to replace our furnace.
I've been considering replacing our furnace with a heat pump, but my wife is afraid it won't keep us warm in winter. It can get to 15 below 0 F where we live.
God, you are sounding a little annoyed today. Maybe even cranky. Should we all take cover down here?
Stalin made a deal with Hitler. Why shouldn't Putin make a deal with Trump?
Or our main dude could arrest Putin for war crimes and turn him over to The Hague for prosecution. But buddies don't do that to buddies.
I haven't bought anything from Amazon since February. People should try it. It feels good.
The first time he rear-ends somebody at a stop light, he will definitely be exiting the vehicle in a hurry.
I don't see any ICE designation on the car, no uniforms or ICE markings on the clothing. How do bystanders know this isn't just a straight out kidnapping? Wouldn't LA police want to respond to this as a possible kidnapping?
Why not? It's Florida.
100 year rainfall last weekend brought this jumble of trees, including this gigantic oak, down on 3 cars at our house as we watched the Packer game. Fortunately, nobody hurt. But, I'm told we've had multiple 100 year rainfalls in the past few years! Strange. I wonder why?
20 years ago we took our kids to that very spot. We had to prompt them to get out of the car and look at it. One quick glance and they got back in the car. I was so mad at them I got in the car, said vacation is over, and drove nonstop back to Wisconsin. Burned out the transmission in the process. 😅
Agree. And next year he will make some bs claims which will 'require' him to take over voting stations in Democratic cities. We are in big trouble.
Good point!
Of course he was lying. There were words coming out of his mouth.
Reading a biography about President Harding recently made me think about what was considered scandalous 100 years ago, versus now. I truly realized how far backwards we have gone as a nation since then. Its very sad. I recommend 'Warren G. Harding by John W. Dean'. #history
John Dean grew up near Warren Harding's home. His interest resulted in this biography of a president many consider corrupt. But Harding never enriched himself, and based on circumstantial evidence only, fired the 1st Director of the VA, who was crooked. Trump makes them look like amateurs. #history
We've had 7 inches of rain at our house in past 22 hours, and still raining. We have storm damage. But I had my hammock set up in the trees behind my house, testing my new windsock. The quilt I had in there is still dry. Amazing. Hammock and tarp setup will keep you dry and comfortable!
Just heard our Wisconsin Congressmen, Tom Tiffany, tell a reporter that if Manitoba or Alberta want to be our 51st state, we should consider that. He also demands they do something about their wildfire smoke drifting south across the border. Nothing about the stench of his bull poop drifting north.
Not sure I want to do that. How far does it go like that?
God, I want to express how I truly feel about Kristi Noem. Is that rule about taking your name in vain still a thing?
My hiking app somehow got paused for a part of my hike today, but I did about 1,200 feet of elevation gain in about 10 miles. Working on my uphill and downhill muscles.
I think there are many improvements to our society which could be made without using much tax $. But it requires people to be creative, intelligent, and kind. That all seems to be a sticking point these days.
Well, sort of. My understanding is that prominent Republican Senators went to him and told him he would be impeached and removed. That's when Senators were actually Senators, not spineless lackeys.
Also, she is a woman. Can't have that.
Yes, I did that! Back in the day, if we wanted a computer program or game, we had to work for it.
I was there just a couple of weeks ago. It is a truly amazing place. When you get close, you can literally feel the power of the water.
My immediate reaction to this photo was, 'wow, that is ugly!' For $64,000, please guess if I was thinking of the decor, or the decorator.
Actually, Todd Blanche said Maxwell said she never saw Donny Cankles do anything bad with Jeffrey. Please don't smite me, God, for making that slight correction of your godly statement.
I believe these are oyster mushrooms, found along the trail yesterday. Edible I think. Anybody out there an expert on mushrooms?
Where?
Around half a million people died unnecessary deaths in the first Trump term because they wouldn't get vaccinated, or wear masks. The next pandemic may be worse because of this Trump/RFK Jr malpractice. This alone makes Trump the worst president in history.
And, I bet he's using government funds to pay for those hair transplants.
Kingfisher...one of my favorite birds.
I don't know why reporters even ask him questions anymore. Literally every answer he gives is a lie!
But I like biscuits and gravy!
The Holy Hill, Wisconsin, property includes a side trail up a separate kame, with this 24 ton glacial erratic boulder right at the very top. Is it coincidence that it's at the very top? Or was the kame bigger, but eroded away until the boulder was exposed, which then stopped the erosion? Any ideas?
I don't always look for elevation gain when I hike, but when I do, I go to Holy Hill. This church property includes a cluster of glacial kames which are some of the highest points in southeast WI, and 2.5 miles of the IAT. Today I got 900 feet of elevation gain in 7 miles there.
Wow, Gavin Newsom only 1 point better than Pete Hegseth! That's certainly not a good look!
That can work, but it has to be done right, or else the majority party in the state will get all of the seats in the state.
I grew up on a dairy farm. I know where raw milk comes from. Don't drink it.
Yes, I recently visited Calvin Coolidge's childhood home, and visited Herbert Hoovers childhood home some years ago. I have become interested in how the Republican Party transitioned from 'The Party of Lincoln' to the party of the ultra wealthy. It really solidified this change 100 years ago.
Companies will charge as much as they can, moderated only by competition. If prices of competing foreign goods go up due to tariffs, American companies will raise their prices. It's capitalism. Conservatives love it, so you'd think they might understand how it works.
I'm sure it does. But I gotta say, sleeping in my hammock until 8:00 AM also feels kind of awesome. 😅
The GOP may have had a cold bath of reality during the Great Depression, but Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover were all against such social programs.
I'm reading a book about Calvin Coolidge. It seems he was basically the same as today's GOP. He opposed new spending, social programs, relief for victims of a disastrous Mississippi River flood, even opposed bonus payments to WW1 vets. But he cut tax rates for wealthy people.
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Stowe, VT, built at the urging of Maria von Trapp, honors Brother Joseph Dutton. He served in leper colony in Moloka'i for most of his life. This is depicted in haunting paintings throughout. Some Von Trap family members also became missionaries, in New Guinea.
The 2 older sons, 1 a doctor, the other a trained cellist, joined the U.S. Army and fought the Nazis. (The 3rd son was too young.) Upon return to Vermont, one son built this stone chapel as a memorial to his fallen fellow soldiers. Today, you find it along the trail, peaceful, among the trees.
Today, the lodge implies wealth, but these refugees were penniless, survived only by forming their singing group. They built their first home and lodge with their own hands; 3 boys, 7 girls, parents. I found remains of an old spring house on hill above the lodge, likely a source of their water then.
A correction here: there were 3 boys and 7 girls. The youngest son was too young to serve in WW2. He is the last surviving of the children of Georg Von Trapp.
Captain Georg Von Trapp lost his father at 4, joined Austro-Hungarian Navy at 14, decorated for service in Boxer Rebellion in China, most successful Austrian submarine commander in WW1. When Nazis annexed Austria, Hitler demanded he join Nazi navy. He refused, fled to USA, left everything behind.
Sound of Music was on TV last night. We just got back from Vermont, where we spent 2 days at the Von Trapp Family Lodge. Here's what it looks like now. But the story behind it is that they came here almost penniless, refugees from the Nazi takeover of Austria. This is an amazing family story.
After Trump appoints Karoline Leavitt Commissioner of Statistics, they'll report high job creation, low unemployment, huge growth in GDP. If the Federal Reserve accepts the numbers, they'll keep interest rates high. Then Trump will throw another temper tantrum.
I second that motion. (I'm also from Wisconsin.) And let's not forget his brilliant presidential campaign. He started out in the pole position and went down faster than Aaron Rodgers in New York.
He'll go down in the history books as one of the worst Chief Justices ever.
That's pretty brutal, but like all GOP Congress people these days, he has a constituent of one. That constituent does not live in Wisconsin, he lives in the White House. Well, at least when he's not golfing at one of his clubs, and billing taxpayers for his entourage to stay there.
When I was a kid on the farm one of our neighbors was a guy who was one of the early or founding members of the EAA. He owned a red Petenpol ( home built open cockpit high wing monoplane) with a Model A engine in it. He used to waggle his wings at us kids when he flew over.