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What if the House speaker was chosen this way.  1. Each party chooses 10 names from the other party for Speaker of the House. 2. Of the 10 they chose they hold a second vote, retaining the three that received the most votes and discarding the others.  3. Of those 3, a last round of vote to choose 1. 4. Put the qualifying 2 candidates names in a hat and draw. The winner becomes the Speaker of...

Previous blog posts: 2023 – Another Year, Another Garden 2023 Garden Update 1 2023 Garden Update 2 October 19, 2023 The updates were cut short this year because I pretty much gave up on the garden in late July. Many things just didn't want to grow, and the bugs were worse than I've ever seen them. When my zucchini and butternuts died (squash bugs), and several attempts at...

The veil between here & the other realms is starting to thin and will be at it's thinnest on Samhain.  It is a time for visiting with family, friends and pets that have moved across the veil.  So gather the pictures of your loved ones, light a candle or two, light some incense, and speak to those you love that have gone across....who knows, maybe they will speak back....

First, I know I misquoted the quote. It's actually "Necessity is the mother of invention" but given the subject matter I'm going to discuss, I altered it. Second, by "Microsoft moment" I mean are we at a moment people actually realize how much an emerging thing is going to change everything? Third, the credit for this post goes to Kavika, as it was something he said that inspired this. "As I...

The American Dream, according to some, is under attack. Depending on who one listens to, it is under assault from the left, the right, Marxists, Communists, the Republicans, the Democrats, Anti-fascists, Fascists ...the list goes on.  When I think about "what is the American Dream" I have to think it is somewhat individualized depending on who one is: how one was raised, what conditions one has...

Thought this picture was gorgeous.

Both-sideism," whether presented as an explicit argument or, more commonly, concealed within an implicit reluctance to criticize one's own "team," has gained significant popularity in recent times. Although intended as an insult, it ironically holds a certain merit. In reality, both-sideism often serves as the rhetoric of a fanatic, as evidenced by historical precedent and plain common sense. A...