In the park,

the tall trees are waving

in the morning breeze.

I wave back

only to realize they are waving

at the person behind me.

– Brian Bilston

From my journal, 6 years ago today-

It’s another one of those days in my timeline where it takes me a moment to guess if the “ML” in a post refers to Marxist-Leninism or machine learning.

July 18, 2019 2:06 PM

I try to find 60 minutes a day to read books, but even a few minutes can be very gratifying. It’s nice to have a book to read over just scrolling on the phone.

S is for Scott, buried alive.

Minutes of air? He’s got about five.

It’s interesting when people say higher ed is liberal indoctrination. When I went to college, I wasn’t taught details or ideologies, I was taught how to properly research things and practice critical thinking skills. We lean left because we tend to be better informed.

Oddgust

July 15th is St. Swithin’s Day. It takes place every year on this date, and according to traditional folklore, whatever the weather is like on St. Swithin’s Day-whether rain or sunshine-it will continue for the next 40 days and 40 nights.

Last week, Grok called for the extermination of the Jewish people and called himself MechaHitler.

This week, the Department of Defense announced it was using Grok as an Al partner.

In response, not a single Democratic member of Congress or progressive organization has left X.

I just discovered the best name for a local site – https://wjcp.areafish.com/

The Weasel Junction Catfish Pond

Day 20,616

More pictures from around Salem Virginia

Scenes at and around Salem, Virginia

Happy what would have been 99th birthday to Fred Gwynn

This morning’s wakeup music – supertramp – the logical song

I said, now, watch what you say, they’ll be calling you a radical

A liberal, oh, fanatical, criminal

Oh, won’t you sign up your name?

We’d like to feel you’re acceptable

Respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable

Pearl says good morning, too.

Also, on or about this day in 1982, I went to see Tron with James Dawsey  ( @shadowchasers.bsky.social )

I would like for wealthy people excited for tax cuts to sign a piece of paper acknowledging that every dollar they get in tax breaks is going to be paid for by someone else…either someone not getting healthcare or SNAP or some future person paying higher taxes to pay the interest on our new debt.