Mark Finch

US soldiers say commanders are telling them they're fighting for 'Armageddon' People are growing increasingly uneasy as President Donald Trump's attacks on Iran are looking more and more like they could be part of a right-wing religious fanatic's fantasy for the apocalyptic.

This should be one of the scariest things you see today.

We know Hegseth is a religious nutjob so this doesn't seem at all surprising.
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A dark grey Weimaraner and a light grey Weimaraner being uncharacteristically tolerant of one another.

These are Argos (left) and Zündapp, six and seven years old respectively. We got them both from Louisville Weimaraner Rescue.

An old barn with a faded American flag painted on the front with a giant hole in the roof, the whole building in the process of collapsing

Metaphor

Also to be known as the Boondoggle Ballroom

Yes, but what it often comes down to is the side with the deepest pockets wins.

Monument to Caedmon, the father of English sacred song, in St. Mary’s churchyard in Whitby, England. Caedmon “fell asleep hard” in 680.

Caedmon’s monument overlooking Whitby, England.

This 1951 Studebaker was used in The Muppet Movie (1979).

Kermit and Fozzie in Fozzie’s car.

The car was controlled by a cameraman in the trunk who navigated by looking at a TV monitor

Studebaker National Museum, South Bend, Indiana

The ruined abbey in Whitby, England is mentioned in Bram Stoker’s book, Dracula. In this photo it is reflected in a pond.

Whitby Abbey

A dense, mossy forest in Lochgilphead, Scotland

A dense, mossy forest in Lochgilphead, Scotland with red-capped mushrooms

A dense, mossy forest in Lochgilphead, Scotland

I’m ready to move to Lochgilphead

No regrets about canceling my NYT subscription. I kind of miss my recipes, but there’s a whole internet full of those and I don’t have to support the Sulzbergers to get them

Storefront of a patisserie in Whitby, England called Marie Antoinette’s. Cakes are visible in the ground floor windows.

Great name for a place that sells cake

Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.

Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:

A 25-foot-tall monolith towers over gravestones in the All Saints Church in Rudston, England

The Rudston Monolith, the tallest standing stone in the UK, in the churchyard of All Saints Church in the tiny village of Rudston in East Yorkshire. It is believed to have come from Whitby, which is 35 miles north.

Oh yeah! About 3:30 or so?

A dense wood with lots of soft moss

Achnabreck Forest in Lochgilphead, Scotland

Evening shot of standing stones on the Isle of Lewis in northwest Scotland.

Isle of Lewis, Scotland

You’ll love it. I’m so glad I added one to my fleet.

A ruined abbey reflected in a pond

Whitby Abbey

A ruined abbey illuminated by moonlight seen from the vantage point of a nearby churchyard. This abbey and churchyard are mentioned in the book Dracula by Bram Stoker.

Whitby Abbey from St. Mary’s churchyard

I have an Opinel that I carry from time to time, but there’s usually nothing in my pockets except Kleenex, which I don’t always remember to remove before putting my pants in the washing machine

I was driving on an interstate in Cincinnati a few days ago and on several overpasses people were holding anti-Trump banners, to which I responded with approving toots

Scenery and clouds near Dalkeith, Scotland

Nice day for a bike ride!

The lobby of the Melville Castle Hotel

Horses grazing in a pasture behind Melville Castle in Scotland

An incredibly refreshing and soothing Martini made with Hendricks Lunar gin

A view from the roof window of our room at the Melville Castle Hotel near Dalkeith, Scotland.

Getting away from home was chaotic – we picked our car up from the mechanic, drove five hours to board our dogs then another two hours the next morning to catch a plane. Flew to D.C., then to Dublin, where we caught yet another plane to Edinburgh. Our stay at Melville Castle has been restorative.

YouTube video by NRBQ - Topic RC Cola and a Moon Pie

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NRBQ wrote a song about this pairing

After one attains a certain milestone in life, the best gifts are food, drink, and time.

Just went on an organized tree tour of a cemetery yesterday led by the on-staff arborist. There was a movement in the U.S. in the 1820s toward planning cemetery landscapes and tree selection was a major part of that.

Two shots of actress Virginia Mayo with the Borg-Warner trophy at the 1956 Indianapolis 500.

My brother posted the top photo on Facebook, which our grandfather took of Virginia Mayo at the 1956 Indianapolis 500. One of his friends saw it and said “hey, the guy with the camera is my grandfather, and here’s the photo he took.” It shows our grandfather center left, wearing a pith helmet.

Interior of a red room with a bar, a typewriter, a sofa, and a sleeping dog.

In the moment