Mo*Con has been sold out for weeks! May it be a wondrous event!

A page from the post office saying "We Care" with the magazine torn to absolute shreds and a big mechanical bite taken out of it!

The delivery state of this magazine to my house by the US post office perfectly represents how all of government works under Republican leadership.

Saw Pere Ubu in the '80s in Detroit. Caught Dave again 10 years ago, and while he was in a chair the entire concert he still had that signature attitude and energy.

The real meaning of this headline is that the AP has been taken over and is now producing deceptive click-bait instead of news. Very disappointing. Not long ago you could depend on the AP to not do crap like this.

Coral carried her monkey everywhere. So cute when they cling to little stuffed beasts.

Software application development! I did that in my 20s and really enjoyed creating software, but hated how coders are treated, burned out, quit, and have zero interest in ever doing it again...

Comically, the condition got worse during physical therapy. One week after stopping physical therapy it resolved on its own...

In the past I gave this same Michigan made machine a lube and replaced the motor brushes. It's all easy to do. Saved $400 multiple times over now.

My mother's 1960s KitchenAid still runs as well. Well made tools can outlast you.

KitchenAid mixer.

My 1980s kitchen mixer was tossing flour all over the counter! Pondered buying a new one, but after a few minutes of research I adjusted the speed instead. Had to fully tighten and loosen the adjustment screws to restore functionality. Now we have a nice slow stir speed again!

John Fetterman's positions changed after his stroke. Why is this never mentioned? After her stroke my Grandmother said to me, "Blanche is gone." She knew she was no longer the same person. Not every stroke results in this, but some do. Fetterman is gone. He's not the person that was elected.

No Kings - Ferndale, MI - October 2025

Made the mistake of ordering a few items from Amazon. First time in months. It's taking over two weeks for them to deliver anything and there's a massive warehouse only two miles from my house! I'm totally done with Amazon.

Luckily I avoided Spotify because they host and fund Joe Rogan, so I quit before joining...

Opened the window and sat down for a nice quiet morning to get some writing in... and instantly giant smoking lawn mowers and leaf blowers arrive so loud I can't think... so I crank the music up. If I can't have a nice quiet morning it's going to be a WAR OF SOUND!

Bride in white and her husband wearing black and white cowboy gear.

Attending a wedding this past weekend when I realized nobody was taking photos! What? No way! I ran to the car and grabbed the camera. This cannot stand! Photographer friends and family: always prepared for emergency photo sessions!

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Our Governor removed the new restrictions, so there were zero issues for us here in Michigan.

Of course, I live near Detroit, and can't speak to the attitudes in more rural areas of the state...

Yeah, Klein is on my avoid list. If he's talking I'm not listening. He's gives boring misleading lectures that avoid the topic instead of having conversations.

Thanks for mentioning the sound! :-)

Busy little Downy Woodpecker in our back yard. Always fun to watch them walk up and down trees like little spiderbirds.
#Birds

If Bluesky had the laughter icon you'd get one here...

Very cool shot!

Reminds me of going to the McMath Observatory in Lake Angelus, Michigan. Very cool place. Solar observatory built back in 1929. Of course, there's now a huge outlet mall down the road that never turns it's lights off, so the sky is not as star filled as it once was...

Plus it's a university campus, so security cameras everywhere.

Remember to yell "I got blisters on my fingers!" when you are
done...

But they'll split the profits 50/50 and all you need to do is write it!

Bright yellow goldfinch sitting on some fading cone flowers.

Looked out the front window on this dark and gloomy morning only to have this cheerful little goldfinch brighten the moment.
#Birds

A butterfly sitting on a coneflower in a wild field.

Just spent some time writing in a cabin. Walking outside into nature is so much better for focus and relaxation than taking social media breaks... so today I bring you some of that nature during my social media break.
#nature #wildflowers #photography

A bee gathering pollen off some bright yellow flowers.

Got out into nature this week. Always good to be without cell reception or WiFi for a few days.
#bees #nature #photography

Because the post is talking about taxation.

Capitalism requires taxation as part of the system. The idea that capitalism can exist without taxation is propaganda spread by those that do not believe in capitalism.