Morning, Pat! Clear skies here but only 55; heading to Norfolk in a bit – I’m tired of drinking tea – I need some creamer! LOL – supposed to be low 80’s today but heading into the 90’s after that so I’m going while it is still bearable w/o a/c.
OK – I’ll “see” you when you get back or tomorrow, whichever comes first. Had a smooth trip, chatted a bit with the girl at the bank about the coming changeover, picked up a couple of check registers (I still need to at least talk to the bank here), picked up my needed smoking materials, and was in and out of WM in 15 minutes. It’s so less crowded early in the day and less traffic! They had my favorite go-to frozen meal on sale, that I can always eat, Healthy Choice Sweet Sesame Chicken, for only $.87/ea!!! I grabbed all 4 that were left! And creamer for my coffee……ooohhhh….coffee….it tastes soooo good!!! LOL
Santa Surfing
@SantaSurfing
LAND GRAB ALREADY BEGINNING!
Darn investors are beginning to call Lahaina residents that lost their homes!
These investors want Lahaina land so badly!
You decide but IMHO this is a heartless mean evil tactic! Where will a Lahaina resident go with whatever they offer?
A replacement home is minimal 1.4M and there is not enough inventory out there!
Please let the locals Aunties and Uncles know this ππ
Good Morning βοΈ
THAT seems like a likely scenario.
I view that article with a big side eye π. Naive, at best, agenda driven, at worst.
Where does the author think the resource for decades long war has come from?! Opium!!
Perhaps famine is an inescapable reality.
To suggest that the Taliban has suddenly become more concerned with the peopleβs welfare than money is a head scratcher. Women are chattel to them and to suggest that the Taliban has grown in their esteem for their people is a tragic joke. So, yeahβ¦this smells of CCP involvement.
More people need to see this inconvenient truthβ¦
The only way to dispose of Windmill blades is to bury them in the ground! https://t.co/6yMlLq2IYk
β Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) August 13, 2023
Michigan AG CONFIRMS Up To 10,000 Ballots Registrations Turned In Were All Fraudulent @gatewaypundit pic.twitter.com/GpXEwwIxhP
β Grace Chong πΊπΈ (@gc22gc) August 14, 2023
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I am reading reports that failed former Lt. Governor of Georgia, Jeff Duncan, will be testifying before the Fulton County Grand Jury. He shouldnβt. I barely know him but he was, right from the beginning of this Witch Hunt, a nasty disaster for those looking into the Election Fraud that took place in Georgia. He refused having a Special Session to find out what went on, became very unpopular with Republicans (I refused to endorse him!), and fought the TRUTH all the way. A loser, he went to FNCNN!
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ONE OF THE MANY THINGS I HAVE DONE AS PRESIDENT, & THEREAFTER, IS TO EXPOSE THE MASSIVE CORRUPTION & FRAUD THAT TAKES PLACE ON A REGULAR BASIS WITHIN THE USA. LOOK HOW CORRUPT THE DEPARTMENT OF INJUSTICE HAS TURNED OUT TO BEβ¦& THE FBI, WITH FISA, TWITTER FILES, LIES TO CONGRESS (AND EVERYWHERE), THE LAPTOP FROM HELL, FACEBOOK, THE TOP AGENT IN CHARGE OF THE RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX JUST BEING ARRESTED, THE βINSURANCE POLICYβ & 51 INTEL AGENTS SCAMβ¦I EXPOSED IT ALL, & I WILL CLEAN IT UP. MAGA!
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Doesnβt The Washington Post remember when they were forced to do a major retraction of a story concerning a certain telephone call where the information given to them by the Secretary of Stateβs Office was knowingly false? Youβve got to remember lessons from the past!
Republicans control the legislative and executive branches in Georgia. They could stop this abomination instantly if they wished. Just like they could have verified ballot signatures if they wished.
Those Maui βfiresβ bear all the deep state hallmarks
What kind of βwildfiresβ burn in a perfect circle, and JUMP OVER WATER, igniting all the boats?
The government of Hawaii states goal for rebuild is to make the entire island of Maui the first Smart ISLAND. They want the entire island governed by AI as outlined in the Hawaii Digital government summit of 2023 that they have planned to host next month Monday, September 25, 2023 on Maui.
βMaui Wildfires and the Theft of Sacred Hawaiian LandβAside from the federal governmentβs bureaucratic failure, Hawaiians have good reason to be suspicious of the recent fires.β
GREG REESE
AUG 14, 2023
ENTIRE ARTICLE: βSurvivors of the Maui fire say that they received no warning and that the flames appeared so quickly that escape was difficult. Everything was suddenly in flames and many found refuge in the ocean for hours while their homes burned to the ground and into the same powdery ash footprint weβve seen in recent years. So far, it is estimated that nearly a thousand people have died. Locals are worried this includes hundreds of children who were home due to school being canceled that day.
Several people are reporting that the government is not only doing little to help but they are blocking local efforts to do so and not allowing local donations through. And blocking life-saving medicine because it isnβt federally approved. The people of Maui are on their own for now. And aside from the federal governmentβs bureaucratic failure, they have good reason to be suspicious. Just like what we saw five years ago in Paradise California, there was nothing normal about these fires. Within a day of burning, it was like a bomb went off.
Local residents have been reporting bright flashes of light. One was captured by a home security camera that appears to have been the start of the Olinda fire. Many people are saying that it was Directed Energy Weapons. We know that most major governments already have them. And during the California fires, online weather maps recorded what looks like a laser from above striking an area just before it bursts into flames.
In his research, Denis Mills discovered that the incendiary aluminum and barium nanodust from chemtrails is most likely fueling the ferocity of todayβs so-called super wildfires. And on the day before the Maui fires broke out, locals were reporting a heavy overcast from chem-trailing that theyβd never seen before.
Itβs also interesting to note that the Maui police chief was the incident commander for the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017.
Lahaina is considered to be a historic and sacred land. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii before it was taken by the United States. Itβs been occupied by native Hawaiians ever since who are defiantly opposed to the mainland outsiders who have been buying up land with no respect for local culture. Not just BlackRock and Vanguard, but Billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg who owns more land on Kauai than what the government of Kauai owns. And Oprah Winfrey who has bought over a thousand acres of land in Hawaii. Including a new 870 acres in Maui she bought this Spring.
In 2018 the Paradise wildfires broke out exactly where the United Nations have plans to somehow make off-limits to humans. And that same year a report on wildfire prevention was published that was focused on the exact same areas in Maui where the fires just broke out.
Governor Josh Green has been putting the World Economic Forumβs Great Reset agenda ahead of Hawaiian interests. Just weeks before the fire he unveiled an emergency proclamation on housing that eliminates the Land Use Commission. Allowing the government more leeway to build as they see fit. Such as building 15-minute Smart Cities run by Artificial Intelligence. Just like theyβve been planning for years.β
I think those children were taken, not dead. oprah can house those stolen children in her mansion before they can be safely shipped away.
it’s an out-there theory, but something in my gut says it’s too coincidental.
It sucks, because this would have been so easy to prove fraudulent.
Never forget β President Trump was leading Biden by 160,000+ votes on election night
Then a βwater pipe burstβ forcing GOP poll watchers out of the Atlanta counting center while Democrat criminals pulled out suitcases of ballots & ran them through the machines for hoursβ¦ pic.twitter.com/f3PUuEiU1f
On or about the 11th day of December 2020, DAVID JAMES SHAFER reserved Room 16 at the George State Capitol in Fulton County, Georgia, for the December 14, 2020, meeting of Trump presidential nominees in Fulton County, Georgia. This was an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.
It is now illegal to *reserve rooms* in America pic.twitter.com/znLTYOTpsl
β Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) August 15, 2023
On or about the 3rd day of December 2020, DONALD JOHN TRUMP caused to be tweeted from the Twitter account @RealDonaldTrump, βGeorgia hearings no on @OANN. Amazing!β This was an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.
This is an actual line from the Georgia indictment.
This is not a criminal case. It is a bid to nullify the United States Constitution. pic.twitter.com/D7ZGSC4KMH
.@realDonaldTrump said he needed only one more indictment to win the presidency. Georgia just sealed the deal. We The People see right though these phony charges & we wonβt let a corrupt injustice system choose our nominee for us. We have your back, Mr President.
Hmm…wonder if my bro still works for them or if he has retired….I need to call Mom and see how her trip to WI went….sigh…not something to look forward to, tbh.
“Sen. Johnson Issues Warning: Covid Was βPreplanned By Elite Groupβ To βTake Total Control Of Our Livesβ”
Posted on August 13, 2023 by Constitutional Nobody
ENTIRE ARTICLE: “Republican Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has issued an explosive statement on national television by warning the American people that Covid was βpreplanned by an elite group of people.β During an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Johnson said that βa very powerful group of peopleβ intentionally engineered the pandemic to βtake total control of our lives.β
Based Ron Johnson!π₯
On Covid: βThis was all pre-planned by an elite group of peopleβ¦ Event 201β¦ This is very concerning in terms ofβ¦ what continues to be planned for our loss of freedomβ¦ Weβre up against a very powerful group of people.β
Johnson associated this alleged plot with Event 201, which took place on October 18, 2019. The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, in partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, hosted this high-level pandemic exercise in New York City. The event, held mere weeks before the initial Covid-19 cases surfaced in Communist China, outlined cooperative measures between governments, private entities, and globalist organizations in response to a major pandemic. Its declared aim was to mitigate extensive economic and societal impacts during and post-pandemic.
βThis was all pre-planned by an elite group of people,β the senator said. βEvent 201 β it occurred in late 2019, prior to the rest of us knowing about this pandemic. This is very concerning in terms of what has happened, what is happening, what continues to be planned for our loss of freedom,β he continued. βIt needs to be exposed but unfortunately, there are very few people, even in Congress, that are willing to take a look at this.β
βThey all pushed the vaccine,β he added. βThey donβt want to be made aware of the fact the vaccines may have caused injuries, may have caused death. So many people simply donβt want to admit they were wrong and theyβre going to do everything they can to make sure theyβre not proven wrong. Weβre up against a very powerful group of people here, Maria.β
Johnson commended the independent journalists for their bravery in reporting truths that challenge mainstream media narratives. βThatβs the only way this is going to be solved is we need the truth to be exposed, we need more Americans to listen to the truth, to be exposed to the truth, to pull their heads out of the hands, open their eyes and understand whatβs happening to this country,β he said.”
One other ironic point β PDJT , prior to July 2015 , never had a hint of impropriety or illegality β Since then , in 8 short years , he has committed (allegedly ) more offenses than Biden /Obama/ Clintons collectively have during their many years in βpublic service β and has even risen to the level of being βa threat to democracy β ( obvious distributed Dem . Talking point )
But the one interesting fact is that NONE of the βaccusationsβ involve or claim a personal financial motive or incentive -So very odd . You would be hard pressed to find any DC crime involving a DC denizen that DID NOT involve a financial motive one way or the other β¦Anyway β¦
wth???? how does this NOT require a warrant???????????
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August 15, 2023 8:57 am
βThe U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear Moore v. United States, leaving in place a patchwork of lower court decisions on an important and recurring question about privacy rights in the face of advancing surveillance technologyβ¦
In this case, police secretly attached a small camera to a utility pole, using it to surveil a Massachusetts home 24/7 for eight months β all without a warrant. Law enforcement could watch the cameraβs feed in real time, and remotely pan, tilt, and zoom close enough to read license plates and see faces. They could also review a searchable, digitized record of this footage at their convenience. The camera captured every coming and going of the homeβs residents and their guests over eight months. As a result, the government targeted the home of a community pillar β a lawyer, respected judicial clerk, devoted church member, and a grandmother raising her grandkids β to cherry-pick images from months of unceasing surveillance in an effort to support unwarranted criminal charges against an innocent person.
Federal courts of appeals and state supreme courts have divided on the question of whether such sweeping surveillance is a Fourth Amendment search requiring a warrant. The highest courts of Massachusetts, Colorado, and South Dakota have held that long-term pole camera surveillance of someoneβs home requires a warrant. In Moore v. United States, the members of the full en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit split evenly on the question, with three judges explaining that a warrant is required, and three judges expressing the belief that the Fourth Amendment imposes no limit on this invasive surveillance.β
I think part of it might be due to all the traffic & security cams that are up all over this country! This could possibly affect that program, perhaps? It is legal to videotape people in public across the country, IIRC.
Willis claims that telling people about a hearing, a hearing in a courthouse, is furthering a conspiracy. This is painfully stupid. Willis needs to be disbarred.
@realDonaldTrump
A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey. Based on the results of this CONCLUSIVE Report, all charges should be dropped against me & others β There will be a complete EXONERATION! They never went after those that Rigged the Election. They only went after those that fought to find the RIGGERS!
We had a family gathering Sunday, some we havenβt seen since Christmas.
My dad, 84 now, was wearing a T-Shirt that said
Dad
Grandpa
Great-Grandpa
I Just Keep Getting Better
AND as the gathering was breaking up my oldest son Nathaniel & his wife announced they are expecting their 2nd child, due in March!
I have been praying for the wombs in my family & for Godβs timing & grace in continuing to form the next generationβ¦God is so good! I wonder if this one will be our first grandsonβ¦weβll see!
Years ago, when we still had 3 boys & were living in Northern Michigan my husband thought we were done (we both were losing our minds w/ special needs stuff) but I prayed βDear Lord, I know I have no business asking for this because I canβt handle the kids we have, but could you send us another child, & could it be a girl & could she be healthy & could she be sweet?β That prayer was Definitely answered with All Yesβs (which is a rarity in my world). Now my hubby cannot imagine life without a daughter (& loves bragging that I βprayed her into existence) & since they moved into the neighborhood we see more of her & her daughter than even our son & his daughter who live even closer.
We are so thankful. I keep praying for God to preserve my parentsβ life & strength. They finally travelled to OK to meet their only great-grandson (so far) & are anticipating my brotherβs daughterβs second daughter coming in November & now my sonβs second child too! PTL!!! ο»Ώ β€
I am jealous!!! (but so happy for you!!)
we have one grandchild and she’s 14. my daughter wants no more children. my son and his wife have no children, but a cat and a dog and they are happy without children.
Grandpa and I compensate by spoiling our only grandchild rotten…LOL
Yikes. Well we do have 4 kids w/ 3 married. Though it’s probably unlikely that Josiah & his wife will have kids (they both have “plumbing” issues). Our daughter Says she wants like 6 kids but we’ll see. Our DIL that’s pregnant again has 2 siblings & I think hopes to have more than 2 kids but I don’t know. This pregnancy is being pretty rough on her, like Lilah’s was. Would definitely appreciate prayers for Tara β€
My unmarried son has a very serious girlfriend who he's likely to marry eventually. She's very focused on getting into law school & he is focused on his EMT & then Fire Fighting training in the city of Detroit, so engagement is probably at least a year away. Brandon doesn't have the family bug, though enjoys his nieces. His GF gets closer to the baby bug the more she sees the babies around here so who knows what's down the pike π
Your GD is blessed to have such doting grandparents that can shower her with love & attention!!!
Our GD's were born 6/22, 4/23, & the anticipated baby is due 3/24….& it wouldn't surprise me if my daughter gets pregnant again before '24 closes out, but it's all in God's hands β€ β€ β€
btw my husband & I still don't know very much about being grandparents LOL I've never changed either of our GD's diapers (but having 3 in diapers for 4+ years was Way More diapering than I ever wanted to see in my lifetime). Basically we're still just ourselves with extra love overflowing when we see the kiddos π
I will definitely keep you and your whole family in my prayers Valerie!!!
I have never really been a “baby” person. but once they start crawling and making sounds…Grandma would be on the floor playing and having a grand time!
This Grandma doesn’t really do sitting on the floor any more, unless there is something sturdy I can use to get up, bad knees & all.
My SIL, youngest brother’s wife, is a decade younger than me & became a GM half a year before me. She was up & down multiple times on a picnic blanket while I watched from my armed (to push up off of) chair perch at our gathering.
I did watch Lilah the other day for a couple hours & read her a ton of books, chased her around, played fridge magnets, & provided multiple snacks she wanted. It was fun but also exhausting a bit β€
I am almost scared to hold babies…lol…
but toddlers? oh my…can’t get enough. i can pay and chase all day! my granddaughter and i bonded over learning to draw ad paint (she’s excellent now!), and baking! she comes to my house to bake and create with cakes.
we all have our talents to share!!
My mom is scared to hold babies unless she’s sitting down as her strength isn’t what it once was. She’s taught the grandkids to make her famous pie crust & chocolate peanut butter rice krispies treats, which are an Absolute Cottage staple β€ β€ β€
I’ll have to get back to you on that one…Have to ask my mom. I know it involves karo syrup, pb, & rice krispies at least & chocolate chips sprinkled on top put into an oven long enough to melt the choc to spread over the top β€
It came thru well enough for me, Val. I didn’t find the one about the words but I did find an article @ the first link about 2 – 14 year old boys from Stanton Cty, NE who are being charged with felonies for shooting up a house. They both fought the cops when they were found – frigging FOURTEEN!!! I lived in Stanton back in 1989-90 and my GS lives just outside Stanton now. That county sheriff is a dick – he and my GS went head-to-head years ago since GS’s wife’s family lived in Stanton and they are known meth heads – but the area where it occurred, Woodland Park, is notoriously bad. A lot of shootings and such there.
Wow Filly that’s all Insane. Hope your GS & GDIL will be protected from retribution for the “sins of the fathers” by power-hungry lawmen…outrageous! I’m glad that MSN link got you to that hometown story though π
Pat tried to fix the signing in issue but got nowhere. And I know even less than she does about the mechanics of this place! Sorry I can’t help on this one.
when i post my first comment in the morning, I have to sign in, but then I am recognized and don’t have to. have you cleared your cookies and cache lately?
No I haven’t. I also have a Brave browser here so I may have “shields up” on your site, though I haven’t dropped shields for Marica’s or Sylvia’s & there’s no issue those places or other blogs I’ve been to recently in WP….
Well on the laptop I’m usually signed into the Q-Tree & I sign in w/ WP so on other blogs, like Marica’s, I’m also usually still signed in. I don’t know why Pat’s acts differently…I usually just stay signed in since it’s My laptop π
I have mine set to sign-off automatically when I close my browser. Since my laptop is continually connected to the internet, even tho I haven’t personally told it to connect and there is a PW on it, it is still possible for someone to hack into it. Not that there is much chance of that happening here but I’ve gotten into that habit thru the years. It’s just safer all the way around.
I never save my PW’s on devices so they live in my head & rarely on paper, usually in code, in case I might forget something…I probably don’t have the best security approaches…
The only time I am on-line is here on my laptop but I have a typed list I keep pinned to my wall on my right. It’s 2 pages long! Big print, yes, but it’s still pretty lengthy. I can’t possibly remember them all, especially when some sites occasionally make you change them. Rare but it happens so I just keep my list up-to-date. Plus, if something happens to me, it will be up to my sis or GS to close out all my accounts so they will need it.
It’s a good thing to have for anyone, IMO. But, again, it depends on how many PWs someone has….I remember all of the sites I got to on a regular basis, like Imgur, WP, GMAIL, my bank, etc. but once in a while, I draw a blank. As you say, forgetfulness comes with age.
OK, weird WP – see? I unbinned it and it posted twice…which is not a problem and wonky WP being wonky, I expect! Don’t worry about it, Val! Just sorry you have to go thru the drill of signing in every time!
Whoa!!! I did NOT know about the FD leaving the fire unattended earlier in the dayβ¦.this is from the 12th:
EXCERPT: ββ¦..The government is worried about how we will react when we learn that the fire department left the fire earlier in the day and claimed it was 100% contained knowing that the winds were expected to be 70mph by the afternoon.
This is against all fire control protocols,β the source added. βThe fire department should not have left the original fire unattended. They are scared that the public calls for accountability will be more than they can control and protests and riots will occur. They plan to lock down Lahaina for several months. It will take months to clean up the hazardous and environmental contamination. They wonβt have enough housing for All the displaced. There were 2,000 unaccounted for this morning. They have a list where they are trying to keep track. They found 700 today. But there are still 1300 missing. They are very worried that the community is going to freak out when they find out how not a single fire truck responded to the fires,β the source claimed.
βThe emergency sirens were not activated (hurricane sirens) and loss of life could have been kept down by better emergency management which utterly failed. Iβm not trying to make waves or stir up problems but I was so angry and sad when I found out how many children are dead that I knew I had to post this and let everyone know what I have learned. Itβs time for our officials to stand up, tell the truth, and face the music. They failed LΔhainΔ guys.
Our government is full of incompetent nepotism. The fire chief is the son of the former fire chief. We need to hold officials accountable for the mistakes they made. Please donβt hate the messenger. Iβm just relaying what I learned today,β the source concluded. βGod bless Maui and Lahaina! Pray for all the victims.β
From Bougie Dorms To Video Game Lounges, State Universities Burn Through Taxpayersβ Dollars
BY: CHRISTOPHER JACOBS
AUGUST 14, 2023
4 MIN READ
(University of Oklahoma, Image Credit: Michael Barera/Wikimedia/CC BY_SA 4.0)
EXCERPT: “A Wall Street Journal investigation of public universities found massive increases in spending over the past two decades. Hereβs a dirty little secret President Biden doesnβt mention when talking about his myriad student βloanβ giveaways: Your tax dollars are being used to fund things like multimillion-dollar Italian monasteries and lounges for students to play video games.
Those are just some of the takeaways from a Wall Street Journal investigation into the finances of each stateβs flagship public universities. The reporting shows a trend that, while not surprising, should still shock hard-working taxpayers. Institutions have raised tuition astronomically, in many cases frittering away funds on expenses unrelated to their core educational mission. And students donβt just end up paying more for an education of questionable quality β federal loan bailouts mean all taxpayers do too.
Spending Growth Exceeds Enrollment Growth — The investigation, conducted via a series of public records requests at the 50 state flagship universities, found massive increases in spending over the past two decades. Over that time frame, spending at the median university rose by 38 percent, while enrollment grew by only 21 percent.
Some might argue that the sizable growth in tuition over that time came because of cutbacks in state aid. Indeed, many states did reduce taxpayer spending on higher education in the years following the Great Recession. But the Journal analysis found that βfor every $1 lost in state support β¦ the median school increased tuition and fee revenue by $2.40.β In other words, those tuition increases werenβt about backfilling cuts in state subsidies β they were about gouging students to fund wasteful projects.
Extravagant Spending — The former chancellor at the University of North Carolina told the Journal that βthese places are just devouring money.β And indeed, the investigation showed that much of the spending went toward expensive vanity projects rather than educating students. At the University of Florida, the number of communications directors totaled 50 in 2022, roughly double that just five years previously, while the number of deans grew from about 130 in 2017 to 160 last year.
The University of Oklahoma βspent $14.3 million to buy and renovate a monastery in Arezzo, Italy, to house a new study-abroad program. The monastery has a landscaped garden, faculty apartment, and classrooms featuring painted frescoes.β
Despite having the highest in-state tuition among the 50 flagship universities, Penn State University was projected to run a $140 million deficit in the academic year just concluded, and faces structural shortfalls such that it could blow through its financial reserves absent reforms….”
Got busy with my camera again – 2 nice sized melons and a whole bunch of tiny ones starting. The coming heat should boost that as well as ripen the peaches.
My Trumpet Vines are blooming – there is a clump of blossoms on the back-side, too!
Michael Oher ‘demanded $15MILLION from Tuohy family’ before petitioning court to end conservatorship that he claims allowed his ‘adoptive’ parents to profit off The Blind Side, says lawyer
slap em high!
i was reading about the transition of chuck from clueless person who the intersect “happened to” to bumbling spy to handsome man to super spy. his hair payed along…
initially it made (according to Ellie) funny animal shapes. then it it got more controlled but still curly (and sexy for a while). then it got shorter and very controlled and then it was perfect.
lol
I really like Chuck…LOL
Sew Colorful 
Morning All!
cloudy and gloomy yet again…where are the magnificent sunrises these days???
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Morning, Pat! Clear skies here but only 55; heading to Norfolk in a bit – I’m tired of drinking tea – I need some creamer! LOL – supposed to be low 80’s today but heading into the 90’s after that so I’m going while it is still bearable w/o a/c.
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Morning filly!
we’re heading out around 11 or so and we’re combining the doc appt with a big banana run so who knows when we’ll be back.
be safe!
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OK – I’ll “see” you when you get back or tomorrow, whichever comes first. Had a smooth trip, chatted a bit with the girl at the bank about the coming changeover, picked up a couple of check registers (I still need to at least talk to the bank here), picked up my needed smoking materials, and was in and out of WM in 15 minutes. It’s so less crowded early in the day and less traffic! They had my favorite go-to frozen meal on sale, that I can always eat, Healthy Choice Sweet Sesame Chicken, for only $.87/ea!!! I grabbed all 4 that were left! And creamer for my coffee……ooohhhh….coffee….it tastes soooo good!!! LOL
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Funny how none of the politicians who bragged about going to Ukraine are going to Hawaii.
β Catturd β’ (@catturd2) August 14, 2023
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Santa Surfing
@SantaSurfing
LAND GRAB ALREADY BEGINNING!
Darn investors are beginning to call Lahaina residents that lost their homes!
These investors want Lahaina land so badly!
You decide but IMHO this is a heartless mean evil tactic! Where will a Lahaina resident go with whatever they offer?
A replacement home is minimal 1.4M and there is not enough inventory out there!
Please let the locals Aunties and Uncles know this ππ
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I caught the tail-end of an interview on Fox with a Lahaina native – they are determined to rebuild and not sell their land. I sure hope they succeed!
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ME TOO!!!
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probably with chynese help–get rid of heroin so fentanyl can be king
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/08/buried_news_taliban_destroys_afghanistans_entire_heroin_poppy_crop_in_months__putting_the_us_to_shame_yet_again.html
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Good Morning βοΈ
THAT seems like a likely scenario.
I view that article with a big side eye π. Naive, at best, agenda driven, at worst.
Where does the author think the resource for decades long war has come from?! Opium!!
Perhaps famine is an inescapable reality.
To suggest that the Taliban has suddenly become more concerned with the peopleβs welfare than money is a head scratcher. Women are chattel to them and to suggest that the Taliban has grown in their esteem for their people is a tragic joke. So, yeahβ¦this smells of CCP involvement.
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Morning Bill!
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Not to mention the huge volume of military hardware that βweβ left behindβ¦but they have this as well:
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/biden-admin-has-given-2-35-billion-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan/
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70 members of the Pfizer investment board are members of the Chinese Communist Party.
Know you know why. pic.twitter.com/TZprOynwny
β intheMatrixxx (@intheMatrixxx) August 12, 2023
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More people need to see this inconvenient truthβ¦
The only way to dispose of Windmill blades is to bury them in the ground! https://t.co/6yMlLq2IYk
β Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) August 13, 2023
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Ukraine Is A Crime Scene πΊπ¦
2 months after receiving a $500k investment from Hunter Bidens Rosemont Seneca in 2014, Ukrainian biolab Metabiota receives $23.9M contract from DOD
Metabiota only received ~$340k from DHS prior yr
Zelensky then ordered all Metabiota files destroyed pic.twitter.com/IhPrIxmM5X
β Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) August 13, 2023
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Michigan AG CONFIRMS Up To 10,000 Ballots Registrations Turned In Were All Fraudulent @gatewaypundit pic.twitter.com/GpXEwwIxhP
β Grace Chong πΊπΈ (@gc22gc) August 14, 2023
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We’ve spent billions of dollars to set up solar farms, now they’re talking about spending billions of dollars to block out the sun
That’s a special kind of stupid
β illuminatibot (@iluminatibot) August 14, 2023
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DePat memes
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Citizen 817
Citizen 817
August 15, 2023 12:25 am
@realDonaldTrump
15h
I am reading reports that failed former Lt. Governor of Georgia, Jeff Duncan, will be testifying before the Fulton County Grand Jury. He shouldnβt. I barely know him but he was, right from the beginning of this Witch Hunt, a nasty disaster for those looking into the Election Fraud that took place in Georgia. He refused having a Special Session to find out what went on, became very unpopular with Republicans (I refused to endorse him!), and fought the TRUTH all the way. A loser, he went to FNCNN!
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Citizen 817
August 15, 2023 12:26 am
@realDonaldTrump
15h
ONE OF THE MANY THINGS I HAVE DONE AS PRESIDENT, & THEREAFTER, IS TO EXPOSE THE MASSIVE CORRUPTION & FRAUD THAT TAKES PLACE ON A REGULAR BASIS WITHIN THE USA. LOOK HOW CORRUPT THE DEPARTMENT OF INJUSTICE HAS TURNED OUT TO BEβ¦& THE FBI, WITH FISA, TWITTER FILES, LIES TO CONGRESS (AND EVERYWHERE), THE LAPTOP FROM HELL, FACEBOOK, THE TOP AGENT IN CHARGE OF THE RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX JUST BEING ARRESTED, THE βINSURANCE POLICYβ & 51 INTEL AGENTS SCAMβ¦I EXPOSED IT ALL, & I WILL CLEAN IT UP. MAGA!
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Citizen 817
Citizen 817
August 15, 2023 12:27 am
@realDonaldTrump
12h
Doesnβt The Washington Post remember when they were forced to do a major retraction of a story concerning a certain telephone call where the information given to them by the Secretary of Stateβs Office was knowingly false? Youβve got to remember lessons from the past!
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Mel
Mel
August 15, 2023 12:28 am
Republicans control the legislative and executive branches in Georgia. They could stop this abomination instantly if they wished. Just like they could have verified ballot signatures if they wished.
β Stephen Miller (@StephenM) August 15, 2023
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cn
August 15, 2023 12:30 am
Those Maui βfiresβ bear all the deep state hallmarks
What kind of βwildfiresβ burn in a perfect circle, and JUMP OVER WATER, igniting all the boats?
The government of Hawaii states goal for rebuild is to make the entire island of Maui the first Smart ISLAND. They want the entire island governed by AI as outlined in the Hawaii Digital government summit of 2023 that they have planned to host next month Monday, September 25, 2023 on Maui.
https://www.europereloaded.com/those-maui-fires-bear-all-the-deep-state-hallmarks/
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I posted this yesterday at M’s:
βMaui Wildfires and the Theft of Sacred Hawaiian LandβAside from the federal governmentβs bureaucratic failure, Hawaiians have good reason to be suspicious of the recent fires.β
GREG REESE
AUG 14, 2023
ENTIRE ARTICLE: βSurvivors of the Maui fire say that they received no warning and that the flames appeared so quickly that escape was difficult. Everything was suddenly in flames and many found refuge in the ocean for hours while their homes burned to the ground and into the same powdery ash footprint weβve seen in recent years. So far, it is estimated that nearly a thousand people have died. Locals are worried this includes hundreds of children who were home due to school being canceled that day.
Several people are reporting that the government is not only doing little to help but they are blocking local efforts to do so and not allowing local donations through. And blocking life-saving medicine because it isnβt federally approved. The people of Maui are on their own for now. And aside from the federal governmentβs bureaucratic failure, they have good reason to be suspicious. Just like what we saw five years ago in Paradise California, there was nothing normal about these fires. Within a day of burning, it was like a bomb went off.
Local residents have been reporting bright flashes of light. One was captured by a home security camera that appears to have been the start of the Olinda fire. Many people are saying that it was Directed Energy Weapons. We know that most major governments already have them. And during the California fires, online weather maps recorded what looks like a laser from above striking an area just before it bursts into flames.
In his research, Denis Mills discovered that the incendiary aluminum and barium nanodust from chemtrails is most likely fueling the ferocity of todayβs so-called super wildfires. And on the day before the Maui fires broke out, locals were reporting a heavy overcast from chem-trailing that theyβd never seen before.
Itβs also interesting to note that the Maui police chief was the incident commander for the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017.
Lahaina is considered to be a historic and sacred land. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii before it was taken by the United States. Itβs been occupied by native Hawaiians ever since who are defiantly opposed to the mainland outsiders who have been buying up land with no respect for local culture. Not just BlackRock and Vanguard, but Billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg who owns more land on Kauai than what the government of Kauai owns. And Oprah Winfrey who has bought over a thousand acres of land in Hawaii. Including a new 870 acres in Maui she bought this Spring.
In 2018 the Paradise wildfires broke out exactly where the United Nations have plans to somehow make off-limits to humans. And that same year a report on wildfire prevention was published that was focused on the exact same areas in Maui where the fires just broke out.
Governor Josh Green has been putting the World Economic Forumβs Great Reset agenda ahead of Hawaiian interests. Just weeks before the fire he unveiled an emergency proclamation on housing that eliminates the Land Use Commission. Allowing the government more leeway to build as they see fit. Such as building 15-minute Smart Cities run by Artificial Intelligence. Just like theyβve been planning for years.β
Video: https://gregreese.substack.com/p/maui-wildfires-and-the-theft-of-sacred
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I think those children were taken, not dead. oprah can house those stolen children in her mansion before they can be safely shipped away.
it’s an out-there theory, but something in my gut says it’s too coincidental.
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I have no doubt at least some were…as to Oprah’s involvement – who knows?
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starfcker
starfcker
August 15, 2023 1:55 am
It sucks, because this would have been so easy to prove fraudulent.
Never forget β President Trump was leading Biden by 160,000+ votes on election night
Then a βwater pipe burstβ forcing GOP poll watchers out of the Atlanta counting center while Democrat criminals pulled out suitcases of ballots & ran them through the machines for hoursβ¦ pic.twitter.com/f3PUuEiU1f
β DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) August 15, 2023
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Filly…for you!!!!
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Ooooh! Gorgeous!!! Beautiful color!
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what kind of horse is it?
it is magnificent!
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It’s an Arabian – you can tell primarily because of the head, altho I’m thinking maybe a cross. Not “classic” Arab.
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Forget? I think not!
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On or about the 11th day of December 2020, DAVID JAMES SHAFER reserved Room 16 at the George State Capitol in Fulton County, Georgia, for the December 14, 2020, meeting of Trump presidential nominees in Fulton County, Georgia. This was an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.
It is now illegal to *reserve rooms* in America pic.twitter.com/znLTYOTpsl
β Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) August 15, 2023
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On or about the 3rd day of December 2020, DONALD JOHN TRUMP caused to be tweeted from the Twitter account @RealDonaldTrump, βGeorgia hearings no on @OANN. Amazing!β This was an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.
This is an actual line from the Georgia indictment.
This is not a criminal case. It is a bid to nullify the United States Constitution. pic.twitter.com/D7ZGSC4KMH
β Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 15, 2023
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Then, thereβs a reminder from Kari Lake:
.@realDonaldTrump said he needed only one more indictment to win the presidency. Georgia just sealed the deal. We The People see right though these phony charges & we wonβt let a corrupt injustice system choose our nominee for us. We have your back, Mr President.
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what a tool!!!!!!!!!!! ukraine gets billions. Maui citizens get a one time $700.
https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-offers-maui-fire-survivors-one-time-pittance-day-200-million-announced-ukraine/
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YAY
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/judge-upholds-nebraska-law-banning-abortion-at-12-weeks-transgender-mutilation-of-children/
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Outstanding!
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burnetto44 pic
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Texas midget
August 15, 2023 7:29 am
Chinese owned Smithfield closing three pig operations in Missouri.
Drive up the cost so fake meat is competitive in the marketplace.
You will eat Gates fake meat or the bugs.
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Hmm…wonder if my bro still works for them or if he has retired….I need to call Mom and see how her trip to WI went….sigh…not something to look forward to, tbh.
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“Sen. Johnson Issues Warning: Covid Was βPreplanned By Elite Groupβ To βTake Total Control Of Our Livesβ”
Posted on August 13, 2023 by Constitutional Nobody
ENTIRE ARTICLE: “Republican Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has issued an explosive statement on national television by warning the American people that Covid was βpreplanned by an elite group of people.β During an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Johnson said that βa very powerful group of peopleβ intentionally engineered the pandemic to βtake total control of our lives.β
Johnson associated this alleged plot with Event 201, which took place on October 18, 2019. The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, in partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, hosted this high-level pandemic exercise in New York City. The event, held mere weeks before the initial Covid-19 cases surfaced in Communist China, outlined cooperative measures between governments, private entities, and globalist organizations in response to a major pandemic. Its declared aim was to mitigate extensive economic and societal impacts during and post-pandemic.
βThis was all pre-planned by an elite group of people,β the senator said. βEvent 201 β it occurred in late 2019, prior to the rest of us knowing about this pandemic. This is very concerning in terms of what has happened, what is happening, what continues to be planned for our loss of freedom,β he continued. βIt needs to be exposed but unfortunately, there are very few people, even in Congress, that are willing to take a look at this.β
βThey all pushed the vaccine,β he added. βThey donβt want to be made aware of the fact the vaccines may have caused injuries, may have caused death. So many people simply donβt want to admit they were wrong and theyβre going to do everything they can to make sure theyβre not proven wrong. Weβre up against a very powerful group of people here, Maria.β
Johnson commended the independent journalists for their bravery in reporting truths that challenge mainstream media narratives. βThatβs the only way this is going to be solved is we need the truth to be exposed, we need more Americans to listen to the truth, to be exposed to the truth, to pull their heads out of the hands, open their eyes and understand whatβs happening to this country,β he said.”
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it shouldn’t be “solved” imo. it should be PROSECUTED as crimes against humanity
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I think that’s what he means by “solved.” That includes stopping it once and for all.
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HOPE SO!!!!
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Nycjoe
Nycjoe
August 15, 2023 8:26 am
One other ironic point β PDJT , prior to July 2015 , never had a hint of impropriety or illegality β Since then , in 8 short years , he has committed (allegedly ) more offenses than Biden /Obama/ Clintons collectively have during their many years in βpublic service β and has even risen to the level of being βa threat to democracy β ( obvious distributed Dem . Talking point )
But the one interesting fact is that NONE of the βaccusationsβ involve or claim a personal financial motive or incentive -So very odd . You would be hard pressed to find any DC crime involving a DC denizen that DID NOT involve a financial motive one way or the other β¦Anyway β¦
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i don’t like them anyway…but this crap is repulsive
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I’ve never even tried them and I certainly wouldn’t now!! OK, time for me to head for the shower. BBL….
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be safe!
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wth???? how does this NOT require a warrant???????????
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π²π²
August 15, 2023 8:57 am
βThe U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear Moore v. United States, leaving in place a patchwork of lower court decisions on an important and recurring question about privacy rights in the face of advancing surveillance technologyβ¦
In this case, police secretly attached a small camera to a utility pole, using it to surveil a Massachusetts home 24/7 for eight months β all without a warrant. Law enforcement could watch the cameraβs feed in real time, and remotely pan, tilt, and zoom close enough to read license plates and see faces. They could also review a searchable, digitized record of this footage at their convenience. The camera captured every coming and going of the homeβs residents and their guests over eight months. As a result, the government targeted the home of a community pillar β a lawyer, respected judicial clerk, devoted church member, and a grandmother raising her grandkids β to cherry-pick images from months of unceasing surveillance in an effort to support unwarranted criminal charges against an innocent person.
Federal courts of appeals and state supreme courts have divided on the question of whether such sweeping surveillance is a Fourth Amendment search requiring a warrant. The highest courts of Massachusetts, Colorado, and South Dakota have held that long-term pole camera surveillance of someoneβs home requires a warrant. In Moore v. United States, the members of the full en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit split evenly on the question, with three judges explaining that a warrant is required, and three judges expressing the belief that the Fourth Amendment imposes no limit on this invasive surveillance.β
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/u-s-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-challenge-to-warrantless-pole-camera-surveillance
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I think part of it might be due to all the traffic & security cams that are up all over this country! This could possibly affect that program, perhaps? It is legal to videotape people in public across the country, IIRC.
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NO argument here
j x
August 15, 2023 8:56 am
Willis claims that telling people about a hearing, a hearing in a courthouse, is furthering a conspiracy. This is painfully stupid. Willis needs to be disbarred.
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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
A Large, Complex, Detailed but Irrefutable REPORT on the Presidential Election Fraud which took place in Georgia is almost complete & will be presented by me at a major News Conference at 11:00 A.M. on Monday of next week in Bedminster, New Jersey. Based on the results of this CONCLUSIVE Report, all charges should be dropped against me & others β There will be a complete EXONERATION! They never went after those that Rigged the Election. They only went after those that fought to find the RIGGERS!
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j x
j x
August 15, 2023 9:21 am
Georgia grand jury forewoman in Trump case allegedly wore a cape to work one day and began to cry when told to take it off.
Definitely normal. Everything is fine! pic.twitter.com/zbAmFlYzdD
β Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 23, 2023
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We had a family gathering Sunday, some we havenβt seen since Christmas.
My dad, 84 now, was wearing a T-Shirt that said
Dad
Grandpa
Great-Grandpa
I Just Keep Getting Better
AND as the gathering was breaking up my oldest son Nathaniel & his wife announced they are expecting their 2nd child, due in March!
I have been praying for the wombs in my family & for Godβs timing & grace in continuing to form the next generationβ¦God is so good! I wonder if this one will be our first grandsonβ¦weβll see!
Years ago, when we still had 3 boys & were living in Northern Michigan my husband thought we were done (we both were losing our minds w/ special needs stuff) but I prayed βDear Lord, I know I have no business asking for this because I canβt handle the kids we have, but could you send us another child, & could it be a girl & could she be healthy & could she be sweet?β That prayer was Definitely answered with All Yesβs (which is a rarity in my world). Now my hubby cannot imagine life without a daughter (& loves bragging that I βprayed her into existence) & since they moved into the neighborhood we see more of her & her daughter than even our son & his daughter who live even closer.
We are so thankful. I keep praying for God to preserve my parentsβ life & strength. They finally travelled to OK to meet their only great-grandson (so far) & are anticipating my brotherβs daughterβs second daughter coming in November & now my sonβs second child too! PTL!!! ο»Ώ β€
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CONGRATS GRANDMA!!!!!!!!
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Thanks Pat! β€ π β€
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I am jealous!!! (but so happy for you!!)
we have one grandchild and she’s 14. my daughter wants no more children. my son and his wife have no children, but a cat and a dog and they are happy without children.
Grandpa and I compensate by spoiling our only grandchild rotten…LOL
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Yikes. Well we do have 4 kids w/ 3 married. Though it’s probably unlikely that Josiah & his wife will have kids (they both have “plumbing” issues). Our daughter Says she wants like 6 kids but we’ll see. Our DIL that’s pregnant again has 2 siblings & I think hopes to have more than 2 kids but I don’t know. This pregnancy is being pretty rough on her, like Lilah’s was. Would definitely appreciate prayers for Tara β€
My unmarried son has a very serious girlfriend who he's likely to marry eventually. She's very focused on getting into law school & he is focused on his EMT & then Fire Fighting training in the city of Detroit, so engagement is probably at least a year away. Brandon doesn't have the family bug, though enjoys his nieces. His GF gets closer to the baby bug the more she sees the babies around here so who knows what's down the pike π
Your GD is blessed to have such doting grandparents that can shower her with love & attention!!!
Our GD's were born 6/22, 4/23, & the anticipated baby is due 3/24….& it wouldn't surprise me if my daughter gets pregnant again before '24 closes out, but it's all in God's hands β€ β€ β€
btw my husband & I still don't know very much about being grandparents LOL I've never changed either of our GD's diapers (but having 3 in diapers for 4+ years was Way More diapering than I ever wanted to see in my lifetime). Basically we're still just ourselves with extra love overflowing when we see the kiddos π
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I will definitely keep you and your whole family in my prayers Valerie!!!
I have never really been a “baby” person. but once they start crawling and making sounds…Grandma would be on the floor playing and having a grand time!
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This Grandma doesn’t really do sitting on the floor any more, unless there is something sturdy I can use to get up, bad knees & all.
My SIL, youngest brother’s wife, is a decade younger than me & became a GM half a year before me. She was up & down multiple times on a picnic blanket while I watched from my armed (to push up off of) chair perch at our gathering.
I did watch Lilah the other day for a couple hours & read her a ton of books, chased her around, played fridge magnets, & provided multiple snacks she wanted. It was fun but also exhausting a bit β€
Thank you so much for your prayers!!! β€ β€ β€
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I am almost scared to hold babies…lol…
but toddlers? oh my…can’t get enough. i can pay and chase all day! my granddaughter and i bonded over learning to draw ad paint (she’s excellent now!), and baking! she comes to my house to bake and create with cakes.
we all have our talents to share!!
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That is So Beautiful!!!
My mom is scared to hold babies unless she’s sitting down as her strength isn’t what it once was. She’s taught the grandkids to make her famous pie crust & chocolate peanut butter rice krispies treats, which are an Absolute Cottage staple β€ β€ β€
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ohhhh…can you share the recipe???
i love rice krispie treats, but never had chocolate peanut butter ones!
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I’ll have to get back to you on that one…Have to ask my mom. I know it involves karo syrup, pb, & rice krispies at least & chocolate chips sprinkled on top put into an oven long enough to melt the choc to spread over the top β€
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This is a fun bit of trivia
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/old-words-we-use-today-but-with-completely-new-meanings/
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This is a fun bit of trivia
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/old-words-we-use-today-but-with-completely-new-meanings/
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Maybe this link will work better
Old Words We Use Today But With Completely New Meanings (msn.com)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/old-words-we-use-today-but-with-completely-new-meanings/ar-AA1fbT3t?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=a9acd1d67d694873bdcc321e132691c7&ei=28
I’d cut off the extra stuff before, thinking it wasn’t important…oops…
I’m not sure if the associated comment went through or not…your blog keeps making me sign in Every Time I want to comment…hmmm
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It came thru well enough for me, Val. I didn’t find the one about the words but I did find an article @ the first link about 2 – 14 year old boys from Stanton Cty, NE who are being charged with felonies for shooting up a house. They both fought the cops when they were found – frigging FOURTEEN!!! I lived in Stanton back in 1989-90 and my GS lives just outside Stanton now. That county sheriff is a dick – he and my GS went head-to-head years ago since GS’s wife’s family lived in Stanton and they are known meth heads – but the area where it occurred, Woodland Park, is notoriously bad. A lot of shootings and such there.
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Wow Filly that’s all Insane. Hope your GS & GDIL will be protected from retribution for the “sins of the fathers” by power-hungry lawmen…outrageous! I’m glad that MSN link got you to that hometown story though π
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Well, the GDIL is long gone – he has a new partner now….complicated story….
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Ah…you’ve been blessed to live in very interesting times with very interesting relations!
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Well, IDK that I would use those particular words but it certainly has been interesting! LOL
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β€ π π β€
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Pat tried to fix the signing in issue but got nowhere. And I know even less than she does about the mechanics of this place! Sorry I can’t help on this one.
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No problem. It wasn’t doing it to me last week when I was accessing Pat’s blog from the library. Maybe it’s my laptop that’s the issue, shrug π
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when i post my first comment in the morning, I have to sign in, but then I am recognized and don’t have to. have you cleared your cookies and cache lately?
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No I haven’t. I also have a Brave browser here so I may have “shields up” on your site, though I haven’t dropped shields for Marica’s or Sylvia’s & there’s no issue those places or other blogs I’ve been to recently in WP….
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Do you sign into WordPress? I do every morning and I’ve only found myself binned once or twice.
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Well on the laptop I’m usually signed into the Q-Tree & I sign in w/ WP so on other blogs, like Marica’s, I’m also usually still signed in. I don’t know why Pat’s acts differently…I usually just stay signed in since it’s My laptop π
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I have mine set to sign-off automatically when I close my browser. Since my laptop is continually connected to the internet, even tho I haven’t personally told it to connect and there is a PW on it, it is still possible for someone to hack into it. Not that there is much chance of that happening here but I’ve gotten into that habit thru the years. It’s just safer all the way around.
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I never save my PW’s on devices so they live in my head & rarely on paper, usually in code, in case I might forget something…I probably don’t have the best security approaches…
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The only time I am on-line is here on my laptop but I have a typed list I keep pinned to my wall on my right. It’s 2 pages long! Big print, yes, but it’s still pretty lengthy. I can’t possibly remember them all, especially when some sites occasionally make you change them. Rare but it happens so I just keep my list up-to-date. Plus, if something happens to me, it will be up to my sis or GS to close out all my accounts so they will need it.
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My mom has a composition notebook w/ all their PWs so we can Usually access what’s needed. She’s getting somewhat more forgetful as she ages…
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It’s a good thing to have for anyone, IMO. But, again, it depends on how many PWs someone has….I remember all of the sites I got to on a regular basis, like Imgur, WP, GMAIL, my bank, etc. but once in a while, I draw a blank. As you say, forgetfulness comes with age.
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Yep. I remember the main ones too but the rare ones I kind of need a mental block backup.
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OK, weird WP – see? I unbinned it and it posted twice…which is not a problem and wonky WP being wonky, I expect! Don’t worry about it, Val! Just sorry you have to go thru the drill of signing in every time!
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Hey, It’s no big deal & not impacting replying to you in the notifier that I can tell π
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Whoa!!! I did NOT know about the FD leaving the fire unattended earlier in the dayβ¦.this is from the 12th:
EXCERPT: ββ¦..The government is worried about how we will react when we learn that the fire department left the fire earlier in the day and claimed it was 100% contained knowing that the winds were expected to be 70mph by the afternoon.
This is against all fire control protocols,β the source added. βThe fire department should not have left the original fire unattended. They are scared that the public calls for accountability will be more than they can control and protests and riots will occur. They plan to lock down Lahaina for several months. It will take months to clean up the hazardous and environmental contamination. They wonβt have enough housing for All the displaced. There were 2,000 unaccounted for this morning. They have a list where they are trying to keep track. They found 700 today. But there are still 1300 missing. They are very worried that the community is going to freak out when they find out how not a single fire truck responded to the fires,β the source claimed.
βThe emergency sirens were not activated (hurricane sirens) and loss of life could have been kept down by better emergency management which utterly failed. Iβm not trying to make waves or stir up problems but I was so angry and sad when I found out how many children are dead that I knew I had to post this and let everyone know what I have learned. Itβs time for our officials to stand up, tell the truth, and face the music. They failed LΔhainΔ guys.
Our government is full of incompetent nepotism. The fire chief is the son of the former fire chief. We need to hold officials accountable for the mistakes they made. Please donβt hate the messenger. Iβm just relaying what I learned today,β the source concluded. βGod bless Maui and Lahaina! Pray for all the victims.β
https://beckernews.com/this-was-not-a-natural-disaster-whistleblowers-raise-disturbing-questions-about-deadly-maui-wildfire-51517/
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From Bougie Dorms To Video Game Lounges, State Universities Burn Through Taxpayersβ Dollars
BY: CHRISTOPHER JACOBS
AUGUST 14, 2023
4 MIN READ
(University of Oklahoma, Image Credit: Michael Barera/Wikimedia/CC BY_SA 4.0)
EXCERPT: “A Wall Street Journal investigation of public universities found massive increases in spending over the past two decades. Hereβs a dirty little secret President Biden doesnβt mention when talking about his myriad student βloanβ giveaways: Your tax dollars are being used to fund things like multimillion-dollar Italian monasteries and lounges for students to play video games.
Those are just some of the takeaways from a Wall Street Journal investigation into the finances of each stateβs flagship public universities. The reporting shows a trend that, while not surprising, should still shock hard-working taxpayers. Institutions have raised tuition astronomically, in many cases frittering away funds on expenses unrelated to their core educational mission. And students donβt just end up paying more for an education of questionable quality β federal loan bailouts mean all taxpayers do too.
Spending Growth Exceeds Enrollment Growth — The investigation, conducted via a series of public records requests at the 50 state flagship universities, found massive increases in spending over the past two decades. Over that time frame, spending at the median university rose by 38 percent, while enrollment grew by only 21 percent.
Some might argue that the sizable growth in tuition over that time came because of cutbacks in state aid. Indeed, many states did reduce taxpayer spending on higher education in the years following the Great Recession. But the Journal analysis found that βfor every $1 lost in state support β¦ the median school increased tuition and fee revenue by $2.40.β In other words, those tuition increases werenβt about backfilling cuts in state subsidies β they were about gouging students to fund wasteful projects.
Extravagant Spending — The former chancellor at the University of North Carolina told the Journal that βthese places are just devouring money.β And indeed, the investigation showed that much of the spending went toward expensive vanity projects rather than educating students. At the University of Florida, the number of communications directors totaled 50 in 2022, roughly double that just five years previously, while the number of deans grew from about 130 in 2017 to 160 last year.
The University of Oklahoma βspent $14.3 million to buy and renovate a monastery in Arezzo, Italy, to house a new study-abroad program. The monastery has a landscaped garden, faculty apartment, and classrooms featuring painted frescoes.β
Despite having the highest in-state tuition among the 50 flagship universities, Penn State University was projected to run a $140 million deficit in the academic year just concluded, and faces structural shortfalls such that it could blow through its financial reserves absent reforms….”
https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/14/from-bougie-dorms-to-video-game-lounges-state-universities-burn-through-taxpayers-dollars/
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Got busy with my camera again – 2 nice sized melons and a whole bunch of tiny ones starting. The coming heat should boost that as well as ripen the peaches.
My Trumpet Vines are blooming – there is a clump of blossoms on the back-side, too!
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OMG, Pat!!! You have got to watch this in the morning!!!
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I will!
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damn…i went to watch it this morning and now it says “this video is private”…
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Are you serious? What BS is that?!?! It was sooo cool – the whale just hanging there upside down in the water.
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wow!
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Michael Oher ‘demanded $15MILLION from Tuohy family’ before petitioning court to end conservatorship that he claims allowed his ‘adoptive’ parents to profit off The Blind Side, says lawyer
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-12410317/Michael-Oher-demanded-15MILLION-Tuohy-family-petitioning-court-end-conservatorship-claims-allowed-adopted-parents-profit-Blind-says-lawyer.html
Soooo he needs money
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I loved him in chuck
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I LOVE CHUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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YES
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we have the dvds and watch the bloopers–he and morgan were hysterical…add in adam baldwin? kept us laughing!!!
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LOVE ZACK
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Hi five
Great show
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slap em high!
i was reading about the transition of chuck from clueless person who the intersect “happened to” to bumbling spy to handsome man to super spy. his hair payed along…
initially it made (according to Ellie) funny animal shapes. then it it got more controlled but still curly (and sexy for a while). then it got shorter and very controlled and then it was perfect.
lol
I really like Chuck…LOL
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I need to rewatch it again
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oh yeah–watch his hair from season to season…lol
Sara’s changes when she gets married i think….who looks at her? (maybe i’ll ask hubby)
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Yup. And chuck and Sarahβs mom comes back. Casey was great. Morgan dates the guys daughter.
Oh wasnβt the doc guy called handsome?
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Awesome…Captain Awesome in the beginning…LOL
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π€£ππ€£π. Thatβs it π€£π. But he was cute so
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he was! and those abs!!!!!
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Ohhh yeah
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Really have to rewatch it
I have the dads
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I love when their father comes back…I think HE was handsome–more my age than Chuck…lol
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I have a Jeffster shirt…LOL
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Coooooool π
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