Yesterday was AIDS Day. It has been celebrated annually by the U.S. government until this year. What a shame. But that’s the nature of the current administration, ignore what’s important and emphasize what can hurt the people. For me, on the other hand I just finished a book on emerging diseases and just started oneContinue reading “World AIDS Day”
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A heavy late fall snow
It started snowing before 4 pm yesterday and there is still light scattered snow now at 9 am. I went out and started shoveling the drive, a bit before 8 am. Ifigure there was about 3-4″. and since it was 33F it was extremely and not easy to move quickly. This is what the driveContinue reading “A heavy late fall snow”
A special birthday
Today is Susan’s final birthday in her 60s. We started the day getting breakfast at Village Kitchen. A wonderful breakfast, as usual. We saw Rosy, Helen, Victor and John. Then walked home. Helen gave Susan a large piece of carrot cake to celebrate the day. This mural was done in 2002. We’ve been going thereContinue reading “A special birthday”
The day after Thanksgiving
I guess that Woodstock and his friends survived Thanksgiving. But why? Ah, so Woodstock, and presumably his friends don’t go well with cranberries. Had a quiet dinner yesterday late afternoon after the Lions football game. It was fairly traditional. We had turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, acorn squash, cornbread-chestnut stuffing and peas with rolls.Continue reading “The day after Thanksgiving”
Thanksgiving – 2025
Here we are at another Thanksgiving. I can remember as a child having a house filled with family and friends. How many times did Uncle Ralph and Aunty Carmela bring us a large turkey – too many to count. There would be a lot of laughing, a Lions football game then dinner followed by numerousContinue reading “Thanksgiving – 2025”
Drawings of some birds from the south
I love the whistling-ducks, both Fulvous and Black-bellied. I always look forward to seeing them when we are traveling in the south during the winter. Ibises are interesting waders. When we’re in the south we seen both Glossy Ibis (left) and White Ibis (right). Recently when I was in Brazil I saw four species ofContinue reading “Drawings of some birds from the south”
Woody Guthrie
The other day we were listening to music. It was a country-folk mix – Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Woody Guthrie. The music was great, and it made me think of the Woody Guthrie song Deportee. This is a song that has such relevance today. We are, as was the case with WoodyContinue reading “Woody Guthrie”
Monarch migration
Sometimes strange, but interesting things show up in my feeds that I follow on the Internet. Recently one appeared that covered new technologies and monarch migration from the US to both Mexico and Florida. Project Monarch has fitted a lot of monarchs with transmitters, which in itself is an amazing feat. The map above showsContinue reading “Monarch migration”
MAGA Center for Disease
Well, changes come with each new administration. Most are OK, some are better. But the change with the CDC is idiotic and is brought to you by worm-man. This ignorant idiot brought about changes to “what causes autism?” First it was Tylenol, but since autism diagnoses predate that, it was changed. Now his real agendaContinue reading “MAGA Center for Disease”
Book reviews and more
Right now I have a lot of books in the queue so to speak. It’s funny how my reading waxes and wanes as the seasons do. I find that I read a lot more once the weather has turned colder and wetter. So what is being read now and in the near future? Right nowContinue reading “Book reviews and more”
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