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Hullo. I am feeling rather sad about the passing of Dolly Parton. She was such a talent, and at the same time, a genuinely good person. She will be missed. It doesn't help that the air is quite smoky today, with an AQI of 150. And it is warm and humid. The laundry pile is somewhat smaller, but more to go. I hemmed up the jersey sleeves for DiL for her bike ride this week, and I need to mend a duvet cover. We went down to the demo garden to snip thistles. This is an ongoing project of dh's, and with the yuck weather I didn't want him spending too much time doing it, so I went along to help. Tweety, I understood what you meant. Sometimes I tired too and go back to bed.

He reportedly spent more than $16 million on trying to repair the reflecting pool. The cost of the East Wing replacement seems to grow by $200 million each week. Forbes magazine is now saying $1 billion. https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/05/13/trumps-other-vanity-projects-will-cost-1625-million-in-addition-to-14-billion-ballroom-possibly-funded-by-taxpayers/ He spent money on a fair to celebrate the USA 250th birthday that was minimally attended. How about that triumphal arch that nobody wants? And he used military money to refurbish his flying palace that's too unsafe to fly overseas. I would rather feed kids than slop some paint on the Eisenhower office building, but I guess thats just me being econophobic.

This is patently false. The 5th amendment grants due process to all persons. No mention of citizenship or immigration status. Firearm rights (what ever that means) are not a basic human right. The 2nd amendment grants militias the right to bear arms. The only communist I've seen lately is a president who seizes shares in companies, tries to restrict voting and tries to control the press.

Hello. I'm back after a week of camping on the Oregon coast. The weather was decent, although a little cool at times, and not as much sun as I would have liked, but it was still nice. I got in some beach time, which I love, just watching and listening to the big waves, and reading my book. We also visited Seaside, which is what I call an old-fashioned resort town, with lots of little shops, a carousel, arcade, and a big sandy beach. Another day we drove into Astoria, which is near the mouth of the Columbia river. We visited a maritime museum, the old jail that had displays from the Goonies movie, and a historic mansion. We got home so late last night, that I didn't completely unload the travel trailer, so that is on today's to-do list. I will leave the non-perishable food out there, as we are going for the weekend to a bike event to support eldest ds and his wife. But there is a mountain of laundry that is calling. Condolences, Annie, on the loss to your family. Stars, I understand your feelings about the provider. When I had to consult a neurosurgeon about a bulging disc I had to sign a pain contract, even though I wasn't even asking for a pain med. And when I pressed him for a better explanation, he prescribed a muscle relaxant. I didn't want a pill, I wanted answers. I didn't go back. I figured out the issue and took care of it. Dianah, that is rough about your computer. My sis had update problems. Now when she has a video appointment, I come over with my Mac so she can do them. Joe, it sounds like Bleu is fitting it nicely. Hi Tweety!

We are home from our family day. Had a good outing, but I am tired. We leave in the morning.

Impeachment and removal from office are found in Articles I and II of the Constitution. Unfortunately, until there are 60 votes in the Senate willing to remove that man, we are stuck, up and until he dies. Did you see along with removing electromagnetic catapults from carriers, he wants new carriers redesigned to move the tower to a more attractive place. https://wapo.st/4wqjGiV He's so stupid and arrogant. And freely spends money that isn't his. You can't make this bs up.

I've been packing and meal-prepping. Chicken breasts brined for 1 meal, marinated in teriyaki for another. Spaghetti sauce made, cheese grated, most of the food loaded. I put a hold on mail, talked to the neighbor about keeping any eye on the dogs tomorrow. All 3 of our children, plus grandkids and DiL are going to Squamish, BC to ride the gondola. That will be an all day excursion, thus I need to get most packing to leave Sunday for a week of camping near Astoria. I should bathe the dogs, but I am pooped out. Joe, it sounds like the new kitty is settling in nicely. I should have washed the sheets, but dh has had the washer tied up most of the day, although I did get a load of t-shirts washed and dried.

Trump has decided that he knows more than the Navy and has ordered the electromagnetic catapults on aircraft carriers be replaced with steam powered ones. This article is was originally published by AP, but I hope being reprinted by Military.com gives it some imprimatur. https://www.military.com/trump-orders-the-navy-to-return-to-an-older-system-of-launching-jets-off-aircraft-carriers I can't believe the White House staff is letting this go forward.

True, anti-vaxxers have been around for a long time. Benjamin Franklin was anti-vax up until his 4 year old son died of smallpox. https://time.com/6112455/benjamin-franklin-children-vaccines-history/ I used to work in local public health and reviewed vax records for newly immigrated kids. Most of them were up to date, although many had had measles alone as the first dose, followed by MMR, and most had live polio vaccine with only 2 strains, so needed a booster with 3. I remember a little fellow from Australia who had had meningicoccal vax at a young age, unlike the US when it is given in adolescence. An most kids outside of the US and Western Europe have had BCG. The president wants to split up MMR into 3 vaccines, which isn't available in the US. This means extra visits for separate shots, which can be a challenge for working parents to take that much time for visits. The second dose is given just prior to kindergarten, leaving those kids traumatized by multiple shots. That was my least favorite age to inoculate, because they were so resistant and tearful. I agree, listen to your pediatrician and get your Shingrex shot.

I get flagged if I use too many punctuation marks. Perhaps spammers like to string together exclamation points or dashes with a "greater than" sign. Did a big shop today for the trip, and dropped off some old garden chemicals and gas cans at the toxic waste site. Then home to clean the kitchen, off to a meeting, now home to watch the news. dh will be back in an hour or so and we'll make the fajita kit I picked up at Costco. I gave up my check register along time ago. I used to balance it to the penny, but once debit cards came into use, the other person on my account neglected to write them in or tell me about them. This was a huge area of conflict. Our incomes finally reached the point that I could keep a comfy balance and not have to worry about bouncing checks every month, so I let it go. That is probably naive of me, but the stress wasn't worth it. Youngest ds has been having an issue with insurance. He got his CPAP while he was with Kaiser and had to go to a certain respiratory company. His heating element went out, but the company won't fix it because he's not covered by Kaiser anymore. But they won't transfer his prescription to another company without info from Kaiser. And guess who doesn't want to give up info on someone no longer covered? He is going to have to have visit with the provider to get a new prescription for a new CPAP. How stupid is that?

Hi. Routine Wednesday--> volunteered at demo garden, then lunch at the grocery store. I buy a premade salad, dh get a wrap and chips. I regretted my salad choice. It was labeled citrus garden salad and consisted of mixed greens, a few blueberries, sliced almonds feta cheese and an orange juice based dressing. It was disappointing. I came home and fell asleep so the day was mostly shot. I need to make a shopping list for our camp trip. I plan to make some food ahead as there is limited room to prepare food and a tiny sink to wash up. I am going to make spaghetti sauce and brine and precook some chicken breasts for teriyaki chicken and alfredo. We'll like eat out a few times because we'll be near the coast and dh likes fresh seafood. Maybe because we are in a rural area, most providers take most insurance, so neither dh had to consider switching providers. Pharmacies are challenging. We try to avoid the big chains and go to local pharms, but sometimes they just can't get the meds. My dad didn't want a funeral, but we had a big get-together, which he would have loved. He and mom had plots already, so that part was simple.

Good morning folks. I haven't been doing anything exciting, so I haven't had much to post about. The weather has been pleasant. It was windy yesterday which blew the smoke away. I can see it building over the mountains east of us though. We had Zoom meeting with a gardening education committee last night and I was so irritated that I nearly signed off. There was a new member and we were introducing ourselves to her. The one member who uses these meetings as an opportunity to air her grievances started complaining how we never help her. And then she threw another gardener (who wasn't present) under the bus about an uncompleted project. Nice intro. Anyway, the new person has a background in graphic arts and I'm hoping she can help with informational signage in the demo garden. I have been slowly reading a book called Finding the Mother Tree. It's good, but dense with info about how fungi help trees grow. Condolences for your mother, Tweety. Dianah, my aunt always said buying a car was like digging a whole and tossing money in. But it is nice to be able to just pack up a place to sleep and go where you like. We will be leaving again on Sunday for a week in Oregon.

Hmm, I am seeing mostly items about the disappointing jobs report, the primaries, and Fauci.

Whatever. I don't follow basketball or football, so I will have to take your word for it. I have long said, I don't think government has a role involving gender issues in sport. I don't understand why you would bring this up in a political forum, especially one entitled "47".

Or maybe they don't draft him or offer him a contract? Isn't that what happened to Colin Kapernick? Well, he could ask for congressional approval, as the ruling says. He still has a majority in both houses.