Best friend Cooper, ten-year-old golden retriever, standing with with me at top of Memaloose trail, with view of Mt. Hood in the distance.

Same.

Good luck. She’s lovely.

Wisconsin’s State Symbol of Peace. And yet it became legal to hunt them in Wisconsin in 2001. Sigh. 🙄

Exactly what we all suspect!

Aspirational

I believe our all being a bit more Jeremy Irons is long overdue.

Ha-I was there today, also…”talking whales” (although only one was spotted on my shift). Nice photo.

100% approve this message; would do same.

Feline friend Teddy, sleeping belly up in sisal rug.

Yes, yes she is.

Marshall, a ragdoll cat, and Quinn, a domestic shorthair cat, caught in the act of toilet paper mischief.

Marshall and Quinn, mid-mayhem.

He’s very handsome.

I dislike intensely when I think Rand Paul suddenly makes sense, but he’s not wrong in this exchange.

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Pretty succinct summary of the life we are are currently experiencing.

Which may, in fact, be the case, if they were required by their employer to attend.

New York to the rescue again, perhaps?

A good day for puppies everywhere. RIP Cricket.

Does anyone know if Barron even complied with the requirement to register for the Selective Service, or was he (allegedly) too tall to comply that patriotic legality, also?

Indubitably! 🧐

I bet if you just did a simple survey, not one American in 10K would be able to accurately tell you the current level of immigration to the US, whether that level is up or down from the previous decade, what countries are most represented among immigrants, or what current US immigration policy is.

Mt. St. Helens at sunset, last night. Felt like I had it all to myself. Well…me and the coyote chorus.

Well, I was appalled at such desecration, obviously, but unless they’ve just recently changed it back, I don’t believe it’s correct: still notable women service members listed (e.g. LCDR Barbara Allen Rainey) and black service members. Can’t speak specifically to Powell’s inclusion.

You should follow the amazing @anntelnaes.bsky.social.

Thank goodness we still have representatives like Sean Casten in Congress, working on our behalf.

Did you have any classes taught by my former father-in-law, David Wehr (terrifying in either role, I can attest). Student teach at Model, perhaps?

We were worse! You were the Colonels? Until my senior year of high school, we were the Rebels. Pretty horrific, no? And you can imagine how the marching band banner looked.

Get out! I went to Model.

There’s an adjective one doesn’t hear too often, outside of, say, “The Philadelphia Story.” Or maybe a yacht club?

Very sweet.