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Today it was reported that Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 (caused by SARS-CoV-2). This is weeks after the President tested positive, and is now testing negative. And the pandemic continues. The number of new cases in the U.S. seem to be decreasing weekly, as do deaths. However, both remain quite high. So, continue toContinue reading “Here, there and everywhere”

Some songs from the late 1960s, and… I think that 1965-1975 was just about the best time for music. They’re all good dogs. When people talk about the various flavors of wine I never know what they mean. For me wine either tastes good, is mediocre or outright bad. And – if it’s good enoughContinue reading “Humor, science, politics, music and a great story about a bird”

Old toys from close to 40 years ago, not part of a group of “memorabilia.” This morning we had breakfast at Angelo’s with Mike and Linda. This was the first restaurant that I ate at in 1977 when I moved to Ann Arbor. Back then it was run by Angelo himself and his wife. TodayContinue reading “Reliving old memories”

It has now been a years since I last took my seizure meds. And it has been over a year and a half since I suffered a seizure, which I had always called my “neurological events.” I’ll say I do not miss either. The meds, which were an important part of my life for sevenContinue reading “An anniversary, of sorts for me and more”

Summer colds are the worst. Arlo and Janis always seems to be spot on. All of the pickled veggies I made before Alexis, Camilla and Oscar arrived are now gone. I guess it’s time to make more. This morning we headed downtown to hear some free live music. Sonic Lunch is a summer tradition inContinue reading “Sonic Lunch, music and lunch”

Timing is everything when trying to see flowers, insects and birds. Sometimes you get lucky and see what you are looking for at prime time. Sometimes you have to settle you get. Other times you miss what you are looking for. Yesterday we were lucky. Bishop’s Bog is a delightful site in Portage, south ofContinue reading “A day in a southern bog”

Sometimes where we are traveling and Susan is driving I have time to ponder life. For instance, why is the price of gas 80¢ cheaper in Gaylord than in Ann Arbor? The state of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (Covid-19) seems to be stabilizing. Perhaps the current wave is subsiding. The same can’t be said for monkeypox.Continue reading “Viruses and bombs”

And the poor snake was doing so well. I always wondered about carbon dating. And the whole Harold Bluetooth thing is just odd. Too many guns in this country. Seems right. GUILTY! Defaming the “Wild Things.” Currently, a sad reality. My opinion as well as that of Bill Day. Oh, if only we could findContinue reading “Meme and cartoon Monday”

Some cartoons to start a lazy day. Not even a cockroach likes Alex Jones. The court, republicans, the Pope and 45 all trying to hide Kansas. Let’s hide them all! Shorebirds are starting to head south already. Yellowlegs are here as are Calidris sandpipers. It’s hard to identify the sandpiper from this view. A NorthernContinue reading “A slow Sunday at Whitefish Point”

I posted this image six years ago meaning that today is the 77th anniversary of the first nuclear war. A few days after Hiroshima, Nagasaki was bombed by the United states. Sad event to prove a point. Here’s an explosion of flowers, an orange-fringed orchid. I’d rather think about this beautiful flower than the sinsContinue reading “A sad anniversary”