Dear Sam's Club service member, if i tell you that I DON'T want to upgrade plus membership, stop with the sales pitch! If the line hadn't been so long behind me, I would had to use my accounting skills to show you may save $12 now but it still a loss over long term

I am so proud of myself because I didn't purchase any books at my library's used book sale. Sigh, the real reason is I kept thinking of the bookshelf filled with unread purchases from earlier sales :-) bsky.app/hashtag/book...

Who else won't be wasting their time watching Melania?

I just don't have the heart to celebrate the country's 250 birthday.

Hey NRA, are you good with this?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

One of these two people was a "good guy with a gun"

Spoiler alert: It wasn't Kyle Rittenhouse

Video of Alex Pretti reading final honors for a veteran he cared for at the VA.

Rest in Power 🇺🇸

And never forget Han shot first ;-).

To: European leaders

From: Robert Reich

It is impossible to appease a tyrant.

Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain

He was my first doctor, which I watched with my mom.

I emailed my Republican congressman and told him as a cold war veteran that i couldn't support an invasion of Greenland which would cause dissolution of NATO. I requested a reply how he would stop a military invasion, but no reply has been received.

I'm seeing a serious uptick in people being shamed for taking a step back from this dystopian reality for a recharge or distraction. Whether it's a film, watching sports, playing a game, or just walking the dogs, self-care is essential.
Denying yourself a break is a recipe for burnout.

War Dogs by Rebecca Frankel and Quantum Tempest by Mike Maden

European Leaders Vow To Defend Greenland As Stephen Miller Threatens U.S. Takeover "Greenland belongs to its people," several European leaders said in a statement Tuesday.

"Greenland belongs to its people," several European leaders said in a statement Tuesday.

Pete Buttigieg: “It’s an old & obvious pattern. An unpopular president — failing on the economy & losing his grip on power at home — decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.

The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one”

I still need finish my 2025 books Niagra Squadron by Chris Durbin, Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, and The Hard Way by Lee Child before visiting my bookshelf for 2026 reads

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Sigh, Trump may not drink, but I have a sudden desire to grab a drink when reading his posts 😀. I still can't believe my fellow citizens gave him access to the nuclear launch codes.

Death by Lightning - Wikipedia

I enjoyed binge watched this yesterday en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_b...

I remember her visiting Pearl Harbor when I was stationed aboard an attack submarine in the eighties. I was amazed at her size. My submarine's executive officer walked by and said, " Moran, one torpedo would sink her.' I felt we would more than one torpedo would be required.

Yeah, two weeks of no alarm clock!

Good decision. Sigh, I did, and it is a wasted 15 minutes.

Sorry Bluesky. My contacts are private. How about an option to never ask me again?

People say AI is a magic shortcut to creativity & success. I’ll tell you the real secret and it’s voraciously reading, being interested in everything, being diligent in the pursuit of learning, paying attention to the interior lives of others & keeping a heart open to the world.

Dropped food off at our local food bank. Have never seen longer lines. People are going hungry in America. Help if you can. #food

Inspired Enterprise by Greg Swanson

Why didn’t Trump order flags to be flown at half staff for National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom like he did for Charlie Kirk? 🤔

I am just waiting for daylight to shovel snow that has fallen in southwest MI.

Rocks & Shoals by Chris Durbin