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Book review: Tortilla Flat, by John Steinbeck – Like a Cohort of Lemurs!
Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck My rating: 5 of 5 stars Like a good glass of wine, the flavors of this book need to be enjoyed smoothly and slowly. It’s an intriguing set of tales which illustrate the foibles of humanity as Danny and… Continue Reading “Book review: Tortilla Flat, by John Steinbeck – Like a Cohort of Lemurs!”
Billions of Africans – Ready to Take over the Planet!
Wow! What a story! If you’ve never seen African driver ants coming through the forest, or stepped on their warpath inadvertently in your open sandals, then you’ve got something coming! … Source: Billions of Africans – Ready to Take over the Planet!
Book Review! “Kill Process” by William Hertling. A New Era of ‘IT’ Sci-Fi! I wish I Could Still Climb Aboard!
Kill Process by William Hertling My rating: 5 of 5 stars Open your eyes world! The new age of IT science fiction is upon us in a form that will educate you, entertain you and probably scare you a bit if you haven’t yet… Continue Reading “Book Review! “Kill Process” by William Hertling. A New Era of ‘IT’ Sci-Fi! I wish I Could Still Climb Aboard!”
Come into Gretchen Lowell’s Parlor!
Heartsick by Chelsea Cain My rating: 5 of 5 stars Heartsick is one of those books you won’t want to put down as long as you don’t get put off by several of the flashbacks in which Detective Archie suffers through the psychotic tortures… Continue Reading “Come into Gretchen Lowell’s Parlor!”
Immigration – Telling it like it has been historically for U.S. – E pluribus Unum!
Here’s a Great comment by a long time international friend of mine who has seen it all as far as the immigration situation in the U.S.! We will be voting on this and many other important issues, but this is a key one! I couldn’t state… Continue Reading “Immigration – Telling it like it has been historically for U.S. – E pluribus Unum!”
The “Duh” Level of Congressional Understanding of English goes to the Supreme Court
Are we back to the “Duh?” level of Congresses understanding of the English language? Certainly it would appear so with the Republican Party again trying to use the legal system and court challenges when it comes to poking a hole to deflate the Affordable Care Act (AKA – Obamacare)? See p. 4… Continue Reading “The “Duh” Level of Congressional Understanding of English goes to the Supreme Court”
Hypocrites! On the Infallibility of Politicians within the U. S. Empire
Essay on the Infallibility of Politicians views through the Protestant Principle We just recently passed the very important Protestant Church Date of Reformation Sunday (commemorating the approximate date of 31 October, 1517, when Martin Luther supposedly posted his 95 theses on the door of… Continue Reading “Hypocrites! On the Infallibility of Politicians within the U. S. Empire”
Book Review: “The Wailing Wind” by Tony Hillerman
Promise me not to read the last chapter in this mystery until you finish the rest of the book. It’s a good one. I love Hillerman’s trio of retired Officer Leaphorn, Lt. Jim Chee and beautiful Officer Berni Maunuelito who wend their way through… Continue Reading “Book Review: “The Wailing Wind” by Tony Hillerman”
Three Striped Hourglass Beefly – Another Cool Pollinator
Here’s a super close-up photo of another great non-bee pollinator that we need to protect in case Honey Bee Colony Collapse Syndrome wrecks our bee industry.
Hourglass Bee-fly – An Alternate Pollinator – Your Friend!
Here is a great picture of one of those flies you don’t want to kill in your house or garden. After all the honeybees have gone back to their hives or been killed off by the Colony Collapse Syndrome, this will be one of… Continue Reading “Hourglass Bee-fly – An Alternate Pollinator – Your Friend!”
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