Monthly Archives: March 2017

The apricot tree outside my bedroom window is in full bloom. Andy’s daffodils are coming up. And a shoot from Beate’s rosebush is starting to grow. The rest of the bush was eaten last winter, but the shoot was hidden … Continue reading →

It’s easy for us to mock Trump because we believe our news sources rather than him. Not everyone agrees. The NationTracker article defines the Believers as his strongest backers, those who believe in him. The Conditionals are those those who … Continue reading →

Trump has been saying for years that America is a laughing stock because of our weak, incompetent leadership. Aren’t you glad that’s no longer true? March 19, 2017  

In addition to looking into suspected Russian meddling with the election, the House and Senate intelligence committees have been investigating Trump’s charges that Trump Tower was wiretapped during the election campaign. This week the bipartisan leaders of those committees said … Continue reading →

Do you think we will ever look back at these times and think of them as the good old days? March 17, 2017  

March 16, 2017  

Yesterday was Pi Day, 3/14. I was aware of it, but we didn’t plan to honor it until we went to the grocery store. It was celebrating by selling some pies for $3.14. That tickled us, so we bought one, … Continue reading →

We get a lot of wind in March, especially up on the land. But so far it hasn’t sent us flying. This The Guardian article has a video showing why an international bike race in South Africa was canceled because … Continue reading →

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) called Sunday for President Trump to either prove his claim that President Barack Obama tapped the phones in Trump Tower during last year’s election campaign or drop the accusation. “The president has … Continue reading →

The cartoonists, Mastroianni and Hart, don’t think much of Trump’s main source of news. And I agree with them. Andy and I spend a lot of money for investigative journalism, but none for cable TV. Where do you get your … Continue reading →