April 14, 2023

Morons. They are the " I just wanna be a badass" members in a motorcycle gang Killers.

So This is from April 4th
[link:https://www.kbtx.com/2022/04/04/motorcycle-gang-members-arrested-after-shooting-across-interstate-45-rival-gang/|

And now todays story still in progress….

] https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/motorcyclist-shot-interstate-45-17898049.php


And I 45 is CLOSED and has been for 4 hours! My friend is in her car stuck in traffic at The Sam Houston Statue in Huntsville.

April 8, 2023

My son who is 29 just celebrated his 10 years of sobriety this week.

He was pretty bad shape back then and I haven’t ever stopped worrying.

Miracles can happen.

March 25, 2023

A not funny cartoon - about Culture Wars

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March 23, 2023

Norway watches warily as Russian subs and aircraft step up Arctic patrols

Source: NBC news

ABOARD THE KV SORTLAND — NATO ally Norway has announced that it is boosting the number of naval patrols near vital undersea gas pipelines off its coast, and released a trove of videos exclusively to NBC News illustrating what it sees as a growing Russian threat in the Arctic.

The videos provided by the Royal Norwegian Air Force capture the high-stakes cat-and-mouse game between the two militaries, with Russian attack submarines patrolling near a maze of undersea pipelines carrying vast amounts of natural gas to Europe and telecommunication cables linking Europe and America.
According to the head of the Royal Norwegian Navy, the videos indicate that Russian attack submarines and planes have expanded their presence in the High North, operating near Norway’s natural gas pipelines that represent a vital energy lifeline for Europe.

“We’ve seen increased military activity around Norway in the High North, in the North Atlantic. We have seen Russian submarines operating differently than they did 10 years ago,” Rear Adm. Rune Andersen said last week from the bridge of the Norwegian refueling ship Maud at the Haakonsvern Naval Base in the city of Bergen.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/norway-russian-submarines-planes-military-ukraine-arctic-rcna76368

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Or How to get NATO’s attention and bring other NATO countries into the war.

February 24, 2023

Over 1,000 Companies Have Curtailed Operations in Russia--But Some Remain

Reuters says [link:https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/top-brands-pull-out-russia-their-goods-remain-easy-find-2023-02-22/|

MOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Trucks carrying Coca Cola roll across the border into Russia, tourists return from abroad laden with Zara's latest designs, and local online marketplaces snap up IKEA's furniture stocks. Western brands may have left the country, but their goods haven't.
Despite European, North American and Japanese companies exiting Russia over its actions in Ukraine, the impact on Russian consumers is minimal, although delivery times can be longer and some goods more expensive.


So now Yale has done extensive research to find out who is still doing business with Russia.
The latest update done this month is pretty interesting.

[link:https://www.yalerussianbusinessretreat.com|
The link here is the YALE follow up.



This article from the NYT was written by the Yale researchers LAST spring.
[link:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/07/opinion/companies-ukraine-boycott.html|

February 21, 2023

Well I waited a week too long to plant my Sugar snap peas here in zone 8a

The weather has been so erratic here in Ft Worth!
3 solid days of around 19* (below freezing) and today it is at least 82*today. We have had wind gusts up to 50 miles an hr at least once a week this spring, too. We did have 2” of some much needed rain last week, so that’s something.

Went ahead and started what I can; it’s going to be another hot dry summer here. Not sure our Zone is still 8a anymore. More like 7b now.

February 21, 2023

Well I waited a week too long to plant my Sugar snap peas here in zone 8a or b

The weather has been so erratic here in Ft Worth!
3 solid days of 19* and today it is at least 82*today. We did have 2” of some much needed rain last week, so that’s something.

Went ahead and started what I can; it’s going to be another hot dry summer here.

February 17, 2023

For all my cat lovers out there.. I love their expressions on their furry faces.

[link:https://mymodernmet.com/siberian-cats-alla-lebedeva/|

January 28, 2023

If you have an HEB grocery store in your area you need to see this!

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/viral-tiktok-reveals-h-e-b-seafood-hack-did-you-know-this/

They will steam your seafood for you while you shop!
3 choices of seasoning; Old Bay, lemon pepper, Cajun

January 24, 2023

Across the Pacific Northwest, firs are dying in record numbers as beetles, fire, and extreme heat

test the trees’ endurance.

Fir trees in the Pacific Northwest have died off in record numbers in 2022 after three years of severe drought and heat waves, according to U.S. Forest Service researchers.

In some parts of Oregon, more than half of the fir trees have died, clearly visible as the evergreen conifer turns brick red. These mortality events are not unheard of, but this is twice as bad as any that has been recorded since the agency started tracking forest health in 1947.



[link:https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-fir-trees-drought-heat-waves/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links|