Love Love Is The Best Time Of Day

 

My kitty was pure love. I will speak more about Hendrix soon, but right now, I just can't. His passing came quite suddenly last Monday morning, and I just need to catch my breath. I was incredibly lucky to know him, and be his mother. He always let me know. I was loved.

 

I miss you, Love Love.

 

 

 

 

 

LP.8.1

 

“No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you become. No one can chart that blue and lonely section of hell. There are no maps of the change.

 You just come out the other side.

Or you don't.” 

~Stephen King

  The Stand  

 

 COVID isn't over, but the latest strain seems to be milder than some previous strains. Summer always seems to bring some relief. I can't much information at the CDC, so I am relying on other sources like the World Health Organization, Nebraska Health and John Hopkins. Here is the recent information...

 

Nebraska Medicine

Please, still wear your masks. Please keep yourself safe. If you have Kaiser, you can still get home tests for free, and now they have tests that detect the flu as well as COVID. The vaccine is safe, and apparently effective, so don't believe the conspiracy theory nonsense. The last time I had Captain Trumps, ( COVID-19 XEC ) was in December. It wasn't pleasant, but wasn't like original Omicron either. Since I recovered, however, I am extremely tired. I sleep a full night and a few hours later I am feeling tired and achy. Much more than I was before. Of course some might point out that Donald Trump wasn't the president in December when I was sick, and the aches and pains began in February, so is it the remains of XEC or is it Trump? Who knows? But either way, I am still wearing my mask when I go out in public, washing my hands several times a day, and I practice safe distancing when at all possible.

And I make no apologies for that!

 

Please take care of yourselves.

 

 

 

 

Agent 86

 

Huh, "soda fountain slang". Go figure.

 

"I don’t blame (Dick Cheney) for sticking with his daughter, but his daughter is a very dumb individual, very dumb. She is a radical war hawk. Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let's see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face."

~Donald John Trump

October 31st 2024 Interview with Tucker Carlson

 

Read the Politifact article here. 

 

~James Comey
May 15th, 2025

 

It wasn't very smart of James Comey to post the shells in the sand, especially when we all know we are currently unsafe for posting our truest thoughts, but I don't believe it was a serious threat, or call to violence, for one minute! If anything, it was Comey asserting his false belief that he is immune from Trump's vengeful behavior, just because he was once the head of the FBI. I am quite afraid Comey will end up being made an example of what Trump can do. I have always believed that Trump will begin jailing his political opponents, and none of us are safe. Starting with the most prominent citizens, encourages the silence of the average citizen.

 

The United States Government website regarding Free Speech.

 

Truth Truth Social Post

May 16th 2025

"Then  we'll all see how it goes for him". Is that a veiled threat?

 

 

I Beg To Differ

It's the second worst approval rating in 100 years!

 

NPR

ABC

CNN

FOX 

 

Read all about it at NPR.

 

Once again, Trump gets the quote of the day.
 

1362 Days to go...

 

 

Slip Knots

 

"It didn't matter that the scarves weren't even all that special or great or that I was making far too man to actually keep and had no idea what I was going to do with them. I didn't ever think that far. I thought only about the fact that for the moment I was working on something. I was creating something."

 

~Kathryn Vercillo

Crochet Saved My Life 

I have a new hobby, and I will say, straight up, I HATE SLIP KNOT'S GUTS! It took me forever to learn that simple starting point, but okay, I finally got it. Sheesh! Now I am on my way with my project, and I am using the lovely yarn color, Sunset, a variegated yarn, by Yarnspiritions. It reminds me of autumn. It has all the colors of a warm autumn sunset. I learned the first basic step today, making a chevron chain. Tomorrow I will learn to crochet back in the opposite direction of what I began. So, what am I making? Who the HELL knows. All I know is that I needed a new creative outlet, and I have always wanted to learn how to crochet, so it was a good fit. There is too much happening, and my nerves are absolutely frayed. I hate being on edge all the time. Trump has only been in office 4 months and I swear it seems like 4 years! Not to mention the goings on my real life. No misunderstand me, it's not all that bad. I can always turn off the TV, turn on a playlist, and start dancing, but there is always the threats of things we can't control. Shrug. Maybe the crocheting will give me the clear focus I need. Hope comes in many forms.

 

As of today he has been in office 93 days. 😟

 

NOTE: By the way, the colorful yarn you see above is not the yarn I mentioned in this post. That yarn is called, Hokey Pokey. Isn't cute?

 

 

 

 

“We are currently clean on OPSEC.”

 

 

"In a perfect world, the town drunk

 and the Secretary of Defense would be two different people."

 

~JoJoFromJerz 

 

It's all pretty much self explanatory, right? But you can read all about it in the original story in The Atlantic, or the coverage in the, New York Times Times.

 

These drunks and assholes were discussing WAR PLANS over the Signal app. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? These persons, among others, participated in the this dangerous act... Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. Tulsi Gabbard. Vice President, J.D. Vance. Stephen Miller. CIA Director, John Ratcliff. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. I hope some congressional hearings take place soon. I want to know how this happened!

 

Pete Hegseth declared... "We are currently clean on "OPSEC"... meaning Operation Security. And yet no one had any idea that there was a journalist on the Signal group. Lets set aside the fact that it was ridiculously stupid idea to use a social engagement app to discuss Top Secret plans, but the question on my mind is, did they just brake the Espionage act? 

What ever happened to using a SCIF?

 (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) 

 

 

 

 

Cathy And Kate

 

Sometimes, there is no quote that will fit the horrors

 of the moment we find ourselves living in.

 

But...

 

"We're all gonna to die!" 

~Kate Dibiasky

Don't Look Up

 

 

 

 

 

I stand with Ukraine, Greenland, Gaza, Canada

 and any other country Trump has threatened.

 

 I'm going to take a nap now.

 

 

Fuck You, J.D. Vance

 

The Day America Left The Free World

 

 "All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."

 

~Edgar Allen Poe 

 

Because of Donald Trump, we are no longer part of the free world. His treatment of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House today, Trump proved, yet again, he has no intention of saying out loud that Putin is a dictator. Not just that, but Trump and Vance ambushed Zelensky in true bullying fashion. See the video below. The world, western Europe in particular, offered their unwavering support for Ukraine, as they should, while Donald Trump basked in the glory of the reality show drama, which he does so well, and serves up to his MAGA base. Red meat. Juicy lies. Delicious backstabbing of your friends. The reality show they all crave. Life is about to get real, but reality has become subjective, so will it even matter as the missiles fly? As for myself, I am taking it for granted I don't have long to live free. After that, only God knows. Is it, Punch A Nazi Day, yet?

 Read the full article in Politico

 

Cognitive Problems

 

 

As part of proceedings for his divorce in 2012, claimed he had suffered "cognitive problems" after a worm consumed part of his brain. According to a recording of his deposition, he sought medical advice after fearing he was suffering form a brain tumor, only to be told a dark spot on scans was ...

 

"... caused by a worm that got into my brain 

and ate a portion of it and then died”.

 

Which explains a lot.

 

Robert F. Kennedy jr., a man with no medical license or medical training in any way, was confirmed this morning as Secretary of Health and Human Services. A man who gets his medical opinions from fringe-right conspiracy theories, Influencers and citizen journalist opinions. Science can fuck off as far as he is concerned. He has said he wants a four year pause on the development of vaccines, even as we are seeing H5N1 spread to humans. He wants to eliminate Fluoride in tap water because, whatever. He thinks wifi causes cancer, and he has mentioned nothing about the fact that Measles has presented itself in several states, where unvaccinated children is at it's highest. What's the plan to fight it? Shame on the GOP congress!

 

 

 

 

 

 Its a dangerous time we are living in.

 

Pray. And protest when you can.

 

 

Snowballs In Hell

Justin Trudeau is fucking dreamy! 

 

No Really, I'm A Nuthatch!

 

“Katy stayed in the treetops, no one ever found her. Except for the squirrels and the birds all around her. At last she was free, just as free as the breeze, And how Katy did love it up there in the trees.”

 

~Bill Peet

The Caboose That Got Loose

 

I spend as much time as I can in tree tops. Not literally, obviously, but what I mean is, I am a birder, therefore my eyes are constantly gazing upwards. It's good for me, because often my moods and body condition leave me weighed down. The other day I was sitting on a bench, at the Cosumnes River Preserve Wetlands walk, when I heard a rustle in the tree above me. I was excited, perhaps this was my chance to finally capture a beautiful photo of a White-breasted Nuthatch! Ummm... nope. It was this gorgeous squirrel making all the ruckus! I was delighted! It was pretty and funny and it entertained me long enough to leave a smile on my face for the rest of the day! Nature is a great healer! Just look at these photos and argue my point!

 

 Go ahead, I dare you!

 

 

 

 

I Swear To GOD I've Tried...

  

 

Link to MaddowBlog

 

"Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud.

 His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University."

 

~Mitt Romney

 

I swear to god that I have tried to tune out all the noise, including Donald Trump, who is mostly wind, but today he hit a new low in politicizing the plane crash that occurred in Washington D.C. and I just can't sit quiet! He's such a jackass. He took the oath of office a little over 10 days ago, and in the time he has done a lot of damage across government, but to imply that the crash happened because of DEI and democrats, with NO PROOF, is not just stupid, it is beyond cruel to the victims, families of the victims, and their friends. It sometimes take years to fully investigate the cause of the crash. YEARS! So truly, save me your conspiracy theories! I am trying so hard to not sit here with deep anger, and deep sadness, but I find myself failing magnificently. I should be posting a photo of a glorious bird, but instead Ellipsis is filing another example of yet another deep low Donald Trump has reached and how it affects a little fish like me. I am already tired.

Tomorrow I will post something of beauty.

I promise.

 

UPDATE...

 

 

By the way, this happened in the week before the crash.

 

 

 

 

I Went On A Winter Walk In My Wheelchair

 

Cosumnes River Wetlands Walk

Galt, California

January 15th, 2025

 

 

“At this season of the year, darkness

 is a more insistent thing than cold.

 The days are short as any dream.” 

 
~E.B. White

 

  Essays of E.B. White

 

I am slowly finding the beauty of winter. I will never be a winter person, my arthritis and scoliosis won't allow it, but I forgot how interesting shadows can be. I can see more birds because the leaves have all fallen from the trees, although I will post tomorrow about a truly beautiful leaf I found on the Consumes River Wetlands Walk. Winter brings new sounds from the sky. I am up to 69 birds in the file for 2025. That's roughly half of what I go all last year, and I will probably add more tomorrow, when I go to Monterey! I am looking forward to real life for a while. I will be back to posting about politics at some point, but for now, there is winter in the real world.