J A Newton

Scientifically, a Raven has 17 primary wing feathers, the big ones at the end of the wing. They are called Pinion feathers. A crow has 16. So, the difference between a Crow and a Raven is only a matter of a Pinion.

IYKYK

“All that is required for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.”

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.

“Every dollar Elon Musk claims to have discovered being stolen’ by locking himself in government agencies with his team of hackers is actually detailed and available tone viewed by the public on usaspending.gov which was created in a bill created by Senators Tom Coburn (R), John McCain (R), Tom Carper (D), and Barak Obama (D) and signed into law by G.W. Bush in 2006. There is NOTHING DOGE is uncovering that wasn’t available for public scrutiny for nearly two decades.”

A fanciful dragon-cat says: “Today I will embrace the existential dread.”

Picture of a smiling Jimmy Buffet on the beach with a parrot and the caption: “I just want to live happily ever after, every now and then. —Jimmy Buffet born 12/25/1946

Beeker from the Muppet Show dressed as Death against a background of roses and dead trees, with the caption “Don’t Fear the Meeper”

Thank you for the gift of the article.

Me: Please help; I’m in trouble with the law Friend: Which one? Me, whose life is now 100% chaos and entropy: Thermodynamics.

I have read an estimated $7 million a week

Thank you for the article!

A cat musical combo name Enter Housecat singing: “Hush little human, don’t say a word. And never mind the noise you heard. I just threw up under your bed; I’m in your closet, I’m on your head.”

First panel: Zathras sorry but Zathras bring son to work today. Second panel: Animal no want to work on Great Machine! Animal want to be drummer! Last panel: Where Zathras go wrong raising son? Son no want job, but job must be done.

Kids. What can you do?

I asked a barista why they were wearing a surgical mask. They answered: it’s not a surgical mask, it’s a coughy filter.

(In your best Ronald Reagan voice) “So my fellow Americans, are you better off than you were 14 days ago?”

When I was teaching, California required TB skin tests every 4 years for virtually everyone that stepped foot on a school campus, including volunteers.

The Parable of the Sower and The Parable of the Talents were meant as a warning, not as an instruction manual.

I recall reading yesterday the US doesn’t recommend routine TB vaxxing due to its relatively low incidence among people who don’t travel outside the US.

Having said that, I never skipped my TB tests while I was teaching, as there were always a few cases popping up in nearby counties.

I person with measles infects an average of 9 other people. Measles in an unvaxxed population is a public health worker’s nightmare.

The Trouble Bubble!