Happy National Utah Day

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If you’re planning to take a hiking trip out west, Trip Advisor recommends these “must-see” parks!

Bryce Canyon National Park

The stargazing is world class, and the views from Inspiration Point are pure magic.

Arches National Park

The Narrows

True to its name, The Narrows is the narrowest section of Zion Canyon. This challenging hike is one of Zion’s most popular trails, taking you through towering walls of Navajo sandstone that rise up to 2,000 feet. Along the 16-mile hike, you’ll be rewarded with nature’s raw beauty, from the stunning zebra stripes adorning the cliffs to the spectacular slot canyon scenery. Be prepared with water shoes, walking sticks, and waterproof bags as the trail will take you through the Virgin River. Check for flash flood warnings before starting and consider a private tour to tackle the trail safely with a professional guide.

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

Zion National Park

SOURCE: TRIPADVISOR.COM

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    2. Good Morning Pat!

      House cooled down a few degrees last night. 50*, sunny, east wind. High pressure firmly in place 👍 More yardwork on NW corner, today.

      Looking around the web, seems like flooding your over-fertilized garden area is a solution?

      Take care, God Bless 🙏

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      1. Good Morning Gina!

        Thanks! that’s an interesting idea! At wolf’s someone suggested removing the ground about 3 inches down and getting new topsoil. hubby and i are weighing choices. there are 2 tomato plants and 2 plants that survived and look okay…so do we want to try and save them or just bag the whole thing this year? we’re still mulling it over…lol

        Flooding would be good except the 48 marigolds (which i planted in the cinder blocks around the outside of the garden –with no fertilizer–)would be ruined as well. sigh…so many things to consider.

        Don’t overdo the yard work!May God Bless you too!

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  4. Filly, do you know and understand what this is about? Two candidates are being sued because they are running in NE elections but have no intention to serve if they win. why run then? I’m missing something, i think.

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    LINCOLN — A former Republican state lawmaker and an unsuccessful GOP candidate for Legislature sent complaints this week to Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers asking him to look into the U.S. Senate candidacies of Democrat Cindy Burbank and Legal Marijuana NOW nominee Mike Marvin over allegations that neither of them intends to serve.

    The complaints, obtained by the Examiner and verified by the people filing them, allege that Marvin and Burbank aren’t “good faith” candidates under a requirement in state law that candidates who run actually seek the office sought, and that the two targeted candidates opposing Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts made “false” statements under “oath or affirmation” when they filed to run. 

    The requests argue separately that the candidates may have broken Nebraska law related to election falsification, perjury or encouraging perjury or making a false sworn statement. The complaint about Marvin comes from Derek Schwartz, a La Vista police officer who ran unsuccessfully this spring for the Nebraska Legislature in District 18. The complaint about Burbank came from Lydia Brasch, a former state senator from West Point, Nebraska, who served from 2011 to 2019.  

    “I believe election integrity in Nebraska, not just this cycle, but in all cycles going forward is a paramount priority, and that manipulation of Nebraska’s election laws through strategic withdrawals and bad-faith candidacies is an unlawful practice that authorities should take steps to stop,” Brasch wrote in her complaint. 

     Marvin and Burbank didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday evening. 

    The complaints largely echo arguments made by Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen when he briefly removed Burbank from the ballot. She sued successfully to get back on, partly because Evnen missed a deadline for raising his objection.

    The requests also echo concerns about Burbank raised to Evnen by the Nebraska Republican Party in March. The NEGOP had argued Burbank was not a “good-faith” candidate. Its complaint argued she had no intention of serving if elected. 

    Brandon J. Johnson, an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law who focuses on election law, said the complaints, in his eyes, seem to lack merit. But he said he can’t predict how a court might rule if a lawsuit comes. 

    “In terms of what the oath requires, right, is a willingness to serve if elected, which doesn’t seem to require running an active campaign … you’d probably run into some significant First Amendment problems if you required a primary candidate to run, no matter what,” Johnson said.  

    Burbank’s attorneys made similar arguments in court this spring. 

    The oath that candidates sign when they file to run says, “I hereby swear that I will abide by the laws of the State of Nebraska regarding the results of the primary and general elections, that I am a registered voter and qualified to be elected, and that I will serve if elected.”

    Johnson, the law professor, said the complaints appear to misinterpret some state statutes. No action has yet been taken by the attorney general. The Attorney General’s Office had no immediate comment on the requests Thursday evening.

    Former Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, a Republican who has argued election cases, said by text Thursday that he “suspects our courts are not excited about being brought into political lawsuits, [but] in order to maintain the integrity of our electoral system it is imperative that the alleged facts be heard and decided by our judicial system.” 

    The latest complaints came days after Hilgers confirmed to the Examiner that the Secretary of State’s Office in Lincoln has reached out to him for guidance on whether Evnen, the state’s top election official, can keep Burbank on the November ballot once she asks to be removed, which she could do after the state formally certifies the election on June 8. 

    The requests are the latest in months of back and forth over who should reach the November ballot between backers of Ricketts and nonpartisan U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn, after a primary election rife with flying allegations of candidates “planted” to help each of them, which all involved campaigns have denied. 

    Said Johnson, the professor: “This is all politics … and trying to turn it into a legal issue is one of the things that’s troubling about our current state of politics.”

    https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/05/29/complaints-about-u-s-senate-candidates-who-hinted-at-helping-osborn-sent-to-nebraska-ag/

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    1. I’m not up on current affairs on this or the particular laws but basically, they are only on the ballot to draw votes from Ricketts to Osborn, who is a fake and a liar. Basically, election fraud.

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  7. Just The News: “Despite the renewed popularity of smoking in Hollywood, the percentage of U.S. adults who smoke tobacco hit a new record low in 2025, just 9%, according to “early release” estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2025 National Health Interview Survey.

    It fell from 10% in 2024, while e-cigarette use leveled off at around 7% in 2025 after “inching up among adults” in prior years, the Associated Press said. 

    The survey findings are based on responses from more than 24,000 adults, who were deemed current smokers if they had “at least 100 cigarettes in a lifetime” and currently smoke “every day or some days.”

    Total tobacco use stands at 19%, however, according to a March study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Evidence, based on 2023–2024 National Health Interview Survey data with more than 60,000 adult participants. The researchers included e-cigarettes because the government regulates them as tobacco despite containing no tobacco.”

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  8. Of course he did!!! SMDH

    EXCERPT: “With just days to go until California’s June 2 primary election, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an election protections bill into law that aims to prevent federal law enforcement agencies from interfering with the state’s elections.

    Senate Bill 73 prevents law enforcement agencies and officers from conducting certain activities that the governor’s office described as efforts to undermine or disrupt elections.

    “Just six days out from the election, we thought this was a timely bill,” Newsom said during a press conference held in Sacramento on Thursday. “I just want to express gratitude to our two senators and assemblywoman for their outstanding work to address the anxiety that has been expressed almost universally about what’s going on with fair and free elections.”

    Senate Bill 73, which was authored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, and Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, provides guidance to county elections officials and election site managers about how to handle requests from law enforcement agencies to access election areas and ballots. It also prevents law enforcement officers from interfering with the work of election workers, prevents election observers from challenging a signature on a vote-by-mail ballot and keeps law enforcement from taking or modifying ballots and voting technology, according to a legislative analysis.

    “Right now, California is standing with courage, standing with urgency, to protect voters’ rights to cast a ballot free from intimidation or interference,” Cervantes said during the Thursday press conference. “We’ve seen an incident in my own home county of Riverside where ballots were seized and the chain of custody was broken. That is against the law.”

    According to the bill analysis, a group in Southern California’s Riverside County raised alarm earlier this year over a discrepancy in the number of ballots cast in the November 2025 special election. A difference of nearly 46,000 ballots was disputed between numbers reported by the Riverside County Registrar of Voters from the actual number cast. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office obtained a warrant from the Riverside Superior Court to seize 1,000 boxes of ballots and ballot materials. In April, the California Supreme Court ordered the sheriff’s office to halt its investigation…..”

    https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/election-protections-bill-signed-law-days-primary

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  13. Cactus

    May 31, 2026 10:31 am

    JMO.

    Hey, not-so-supreme-court Justice Roberts ……….. can you hear us now? How about getting rid of these lower treasonous jurist for conflict of interests, pronto, and reversing their fraudulent decisions……. they are your responsibility as head of the Judicial Branch.

    “Trump Demands Criminal Charges Against Obama Judge Who Blocked Kennedy Center Renovations — Exposes Radical Wife’s Ties to Eric Holder, Russia Hoax, Jan. 6 Committee, Biden, and E. Jean Carroll Firm; For failing to disclose his severe conflict of interest! 

    Trump went on to explain that Cooper’s wife, Amy Jeffress, is a Democrat activist who has been deeply embroiled in efforts to take the president down.
    “Cooper’s wife, Amy Jeffress, who doesn’t use the ‘Cooper’ name because they, as a couple, don’t want people to know that she has a Conflict of Interest with an important Judge, is a Radical Left Democrat, who worked as a Federal Prosecutor and Counselor to Obama Attorney General, Eric Holder, worked behind the scenes for the January 6th Unselect Committee of Political Hacks and Thugs, Dirty Cop FBI attorney Lisa Page in the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal, RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA Hoax, and her Millions of Dollars Settlement, even though she was ‘guilty as hell,’ and is currently representing Sleepy Joe Biden on the release of his audio tapes, and more,” Trump wrote. Trump continued,

    “She also works for the same Legal Firm that represented E. Jean Carroll who received a decision against me, now under appeal, that was shocking to the entire World. Amy is totally wired into the Left System, from her husband down, and it is impossible for me to be treated fairly.”

    MAGA / America First isn’t just our motto, it is our duty!

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  14. Watch OUT! The climate-con time of year is upon us again!

    “Tens of billions of dollars in World Bank climate finance cannot be independently traced to specific climate-related expenditures.” -CHAT-GPT

    Hint – that means the money was spent on “something other” than the intended purpose…

    But not exactly missing

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  21. Grrrrr…that fucking squirrel is getting into the jelly again! My air pistol is supposed to arrive on Thursday! Surprise, surprise, asshole!!!!

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  22. Oh, no…..this is just sick, pure and simple! No fucking reason to do something like this!!!!!

    FB: “I don’t think there are words strong enough to describe the sadness, shock, and absolute fury so many of us in the horse industry are feeling today.

    To wake up and learn that horses were stabbed in their stalls during the NBHA (National Barrel Horse Association) Las Vegas Show is beyond heartbreaking. One horse reportedly suffered catastrophic injuries, while others were also injured in what appears to have been an intentional act of violence. Stabbing several horses and slitting one’s throat.

    These horses are not equipment. They are not entries. They are not numbers on a draw sheet. They are athletes, partners, family members, and for many of us, they represent years of work, sacrifice, dedication, and love.

    To think that horses standing quietly in their stalls could become victims of an intentional act of violence is something that is difficult to comprehend. Every horse owner knows the feeling of walking into a barn and expecting to see your horse safe and waiting for you. No one should ever have to fear finding anything different.

    My heart breaks for the owners, trainers, grooms, family members, and everyone directly affected by this tragedy. I cannot imagine the fear, devastation, and helplessness they experienced.

    I also want to recognize the quick response from South Point Security, law enforcement, veterinarians, event staff, and everyone involved. South Point has always been one of the facilities where I’ve felt safe showing and walking through the barns. The barns are typically well secured and not easily accessible to the general public. The fact that authorities were able to respond quickly and make an arrest speaks volumes about how seriously this situation was handled.

    Unfortunately, every industry and every walk of life has its bad apples. Most horse people are some of the most caring, hardworking, animal-loving individuals you’ll ever meet. That’s what makes something like this so difficult to understand.

    Today isn’t about competition, prize money, or who won. It’s about innocent horses and the people who love them.

    Hug your horses a little tighter tonight. 💔🐴“

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      1. Who can say…..someone who was injured by a horse? someone who wasn’t good enough to make it into the competition and is jealous? Ya’ never know what people will do these days!!

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  25. FFS! I went out with more squirrel repellant to put by the dish of jelly and a 2nd one near the seed block – that fucker had the custard cup pulled almost out of the holder, sitting sideways. Had I not gotten out there when I did, it would have all spilled onto the ground!!! SMDH

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  26. O.M.G……I can’t believe it was a 17 year old girl!!!!!

    “The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) has processed the suspect following the early morning response at the South Point Arena:

    Suspect Identity: 17 Year Old Emily Grace (competing as an event participant) is formally in custody.

    Charges Filed: She is currently booked under multiple counts of felony animal cruelty and malicious treatment of livestock.

    Bail Status: She remains held at the Clark County Detention Center awaiting an initial arraignment hearing scheduled for early next week. No bail has been granted at this time due to the severity of the incident.

    Health Status of Targeted Horses: On-site veterinarian teams and community updates have provided a clearer picture of the three affected animals:

    Saaul Good (“Sully”): Hailey Krahenbuhl’s champion gelding is out of immediate danger. The veterinary staff successfully cleaned and sutured deep blade lacerations on his flank and shoulder. He is stable, responsive, and receiving intensive antibiotic therapy to prevent infection.

    Second Affected Horse: A mare belonging to a regional circuit rider underwent emergency surgery this morning to repair muscle tissue damage. Veterinarians report that her vitals are stable, and she is resting comfortably in a secured quarantine stall on-site.

    Third Affected Horse: The final victim sustained minor superficial cuts. This horse was treated on the scene without requiring major surgery and has already been cleared to return home with its owners.”

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        1. Absolutely! And she should be banned from future competitions until she has been thru some SERIOUS mental treatment.

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        1. My a-Mom used to make 6 Layer Dinner with pot roast leftovers: meat, potatoes, onions, carrots, and rice, topped with a can of chopped tomatoes, salt & pepper. Bake in the oven long enough to heat thru – longer if you have to use some raw ingredients. It’s really good!

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  30. TheLastRefuge
    @TheLastRefuge2
    I’m going to say this again, real simple. And I will keep saying it until enough people realize what it means.

    Why Doesn’t the FBI and DHS stop this violent, organized, national activity?

    Don’t make it complicated. Just look at things as they are, as they present themselves to be, and ask the most obvious questions.

    “Domestic Tranquility?” Why are violence and chaos permitted?

    How can a group within America openly threaten police, use violence against police, throw Molotov cocktails, bricks and explosive fireworks at police. Use batons, shields, bats and physical violence against police and federal law enforcement; destroy vehicles, set cars on fire, destroy property, trash and block the streets and create chaos, completely without consequence?

    It doesn’t matter where it is happening, that’s irrelevant. Think plainly and simply.

    How does any individual or group get to do this without being arrested?

    It doesn’t make sense, unless….
    …. Unless…. The group conducting the violence cannot be arrested.

    Day after day; night after night, in most major metropolitan areas around the nation, the group known as “Antifa” operate with impunity. They are organized; they are funded; they communicate locally, regionally and nationally. They mobilize in designated and coordinated areas of operation, and they are exceptionally violent and dangerous.

    So how is it they can operate?

    They build encampments outside federal facilities and openly fight with federal officials and law enforcement. Yet, nothing is done. Why not?

    If the FBI did not support Antifa, quite simply Antifa would not exist. They are right there, highly visible, doing illegal things on camera, repeatedly, all over the country, and the FBI doesn’t lift a finger to stop them. Why?

    The only thing that makes sense is that the FBI wants this activity to take place.

    If they did not want it to take place, they would stop it and arrest the lawbreakers who are attacking federal buildings and officers. 

    The visuals of trashed streets, barricades, smoke bombs, riots, semi-frequent baton clashes in the streets, etc. etc. must serve some purpose for the FBI and DHS or they would stop it.

    This is not misdemeanor behavior.

    Arrest the participants and put them into federal prisons. This is not complicated.

    The FBI and DHS support Antifa. If they did not support them, the FBI and DHS would stop them.

    Remember this.

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  31. Climbing rose on the west end of the patio – the Blue Spruce is on the other side of the fence in the yard:

    White Clematis next to the climbing rose:

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      1. Bear in mind, I’ve been working on these things since 2013. I planted the rosebush that year – the Clematis came later but anyone can plant Clematis and it will flourish. Pretty hard to kill.

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  32. Just The News: “President Trump’s announced a “DronePort” at the upcoming White House ballroom.

    “The DronePort at the White House Ballroom will be, perhaps, the most sophisticated anywhere in the World! It will safeguard our Nation’s Capital, Washington, D.C., long into the future. Judge Richard Leon should stop playing games with America’s Security!” he wrote.

    “If anything happens, he will be held responsible for the Death and Destruction caused to our Country. He has already created enough problems by allowing “Top Secret” information to be released and exposed based on a ridiculous lawsuit started by a highly litigious woman (serial plaintiff!) whose “strolling,” in her opinion, will be disturbed by the new, desperately needed structure – In any event, a woman who has absolutely no STANDING! With the advent of highly sophisticated, and powerful, modern day weaponry, we can no longer defend Washington, D.C., with rifles and pistols, alone. This ridiculous lawsuit must be dismissed, IMMEDIATELY!” he wrote.”

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  39. In 1740, Gabrielle‑Suzanne de Villeneuve wrote ‘La Belle et la Bêtz’ in a France where arranged marriages were routine and girls as young as thirteen were paired with much older men. Her story wasn’t a romance, it was a social critique wrapped in fantasy, exposing how young brides were expected to accept fear, uncertainty, and power imbalance as part of their “duty.” The Beast symbolized the adult husband: frightening, unknown, and chosen for her, not by her.

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  40. “He told his kids he could chin and bear it. A ‘daredevil’ (latin for ‘bonehead’) dad balanced a running chainsaw on his chin to break a world record. David Rush of Idaho set the record for the longest duration balancing a running chainsaw on the chin at 4 minutes 0.99 seconds.

    The technology project manager, who is his son’s assistant soccer coach, accomplished the frightening feat at the team’s last practice of the season. “As I explained what I was about to do, the parents’ faces told the story: disbelief and genuine concern,” Rush, who has competed on “America’s Got Talent,” explained on his website.

    Rush, who holds the most concurrent Guinness World Records titles, with over 350, actually set the record last May, but the record book just confirmed it this year. He explained that to qualify for the record, “the chainsaw has to cut wood before the attempt begins, and the blade must remain engaged and spinning for the entire duration.”

    “I had a safety crew stationed nearby with one job: unplug the saw the moment it fell,” he added. Although he is not interested in attempting the perilous record again, Rush said he’s pleased with his unusual accomplishment. 

    I’m sorry I have to admit this, but whenever I see people doing stupid shit like this, I get a weird, vicarious thrill out of it. I worry more for myself than I do guys like this. Juss’ sayin’…”

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  41. The Orioles are going thru so much jelly that I had to order another case this morning. I’ve got 5 – 32 oz. jars left out of the first 12-jar case – I’m going thru almost a jar a day!!! That includes all the finches, too, of course and no, I’m NOT counting the squirrel! Grrrrr……

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          1. Not that I’m aware of….but I suppose it could be that I’m just not recognizing them. I could be mistaking this one for an Oriole:

            Black-Headed Grosbeak

            Or the Evening Grosbeak….

            This one looks like some of the birds I’ve been seeing and, again, thinking they’re Orioles: Pine Grosbeak

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        2. in fact there is one larger female grosbeak–she is the QUEEN of the jelly. if she comes to the feeder–everyone gets out of here way. and if any of the males come after her, she lashes out with her beak. everyone runs!

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