Shallow Opacities
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Traveler; reader; genealogist
Why, if there’s been no rain, do we have mushrooms? I’m holding it upright. The dark head was sticking out of the ground and the white was underground.
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Why, if there’s been no rain, do we have mushrooms? I’m holding it upright. The dark head was sticking out of the ground and the white was underground.
. . . and a brooch worthy of King Tut (who also has items at the HMNS right now).
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
. . . and a brooch worthy of King Tut (who also has items at the HMNS right now).
Also enjoyed the tea pot.
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Also enjoyed the tea pot.
Terracotta Warriors now at Houston Museum of Natural Science are fascinating.
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Terracotta Warriors now at Houston Museum of Natural Science are fascinating.
My sister sold my mom’s gold jewelry. Seems with gold over $4,000, my sister is no longer sentimental.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My sister sold my mom’s gold jewelry. Seems with gold over $4,000, my sister is no longer sentimental.
My sister sold my mom’s gold jewelry. Seems with gold over $4,000, my sister is no longer sentimental.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My sister sold my mom’s gold jewelry. Seems with gold over $4,000, my sister is no longer sentimental.
Austin, Texas in 93* weather.
October 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Austin, Texas in 93* weather.
Keep political arguments simple and on point. If you want someone to help in the food pantry, you don’t need to convert them to your religion and make sure that their position on the trinity and transubstantiation agrees with yours, just give them a simple reason to help in the food pantry.
September 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Keep political arguments simple and on point. If you want someone to help in the food pantry, you don’t need to convert them to your religion and make sure that their position on the trinity and transubstantiation agrees with yours, just give them a simple reason to help in the food pantry.
They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...
Opinion | They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America
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September 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/o...
Once you retire, there are morning happy hours, too.
August 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Once you retire, there are morning happy hours, too.
Texas Republicans’ already have 3 more seats than they deserve from the current gerrymandered map. 58.43% of Texas congressional votes were Republican, which should be 22 of the 38 seats, but they hold 25. Now they want 5 more. You don’t “deserve” nearly 80% of the seats for 58% of the votes.
August 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Texas Republicans’ already have 3 more seats than they deserve from the current gerrymandered map. 58.43% of Texas congressional votes were Republican, which should be 22 of the 38 seats, but they hold 25. Now they want 5 more. You don’t “deserve” nearly 80% of the seats for 58% of the votes.
A trade deficit, means the US is rich and buy a lot of stuff, not that we’re being a chump.
When a rich person pays a lot of taxes, it means they’re rich and playing a key roll in society, not that they’re being a chump.
Our President Is Economically Illiterate www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
When a rich person pays a lot of taxes, it means they’re rich and playing a key roll in society, not that they’re being a chump.
Our President Is Economically Illiterate www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
Opinion | Our President Is Economically Illiterate
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A trade deficit, means the US is rich and buy a lot of stuff, not that we’re being a chump.
When a rich person pays a lot of taxes, it means they’re rich and playing a key roll in society, not that they’re being a chump.
Our President Is Economically Illiterate www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
When a rich person pays a lot of taxes, it means they’re rich and playing a key roll in society, not that they’re being a chump.
Our President Is Economically Illiterate www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
They go low, we flip high
August 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
They go low, we flip high
We need to hurry and get AI out there in the field picking fruits and vegetables.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
ICE Took Half Their Work Force. What Do They Do Now?
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We need to hurry and get AI out there in the field picking fruits and vegetables.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
The Palestinian exception to free speech.
July 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Palestinian exception to free speech.
Trying to understand what part of the Epstein Hoax is a hoax. Is there really no such person as Jeffrey Epstein? Did he really not die? Did he just happen to be standing beside Trump in all those videos and pictures? Where’s the hoax?
Trump’s habit of referring to any damaging information as a “hoax” has never been more laughable or concerning than it is here. https://trib.al/MFGDzdt
Donald Trump Is Trapped
Why the president’s usual tactics won’t end the Epstein scandal
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July 20, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Trying to understand what part of the Epstein Hoax is a hoax. Is there really no such person as Jeffrey Epstein? Did he really not die? Did he just happen to be standing beside Trump in all those videos and pictures? Where’s the hoax?
The solution is “love thy neighbor.” I heard that somewhere.
July 3, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The solution is “love thy neighbor.” I heard that somewhere.
Remember my 2nd great granddad today, August Sehmann. A Captain in the German-speaking 75th Pennsylvania Infantry, today they suffered 72% casualty rate on the first day of battle at Gettysburg.
July 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Remember my 2nd great granddad today, August Sehmann. A Captain in the German-speaking 75th Pennsylvania Infantry, today they suffered 72% casualty rate on the first day of battle at Gettysburg.
Slavery was not a zero sum game, it diminished whites as well as blacks. Its end should be celebrated by all.
the destruction of chattel slavery is one of the great accomplishments in our nation's history and the reason conservatives hate celebrating it is because doing so legitimizes the black counter-narrative of the united states
June 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Slavery was not a zero sum game, it diminished whites as well as blacks. Its end should be celebrated by all.
Me: I shouldn’t have to do the dishes tonight, it’s Father’s Day.
Wife: I agree, it’s Father’s Day. You can clean the kitchen tomorrow.
Wife: I agree, it’s Father’s Day. You can clean the kitchen tomorrow.
June 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Me: I shouldn’t have to do the dishes tonight, it’s Father’s Day.
Wife: I agree, it’s Father’s Day. You can clean the kitchen tomorrow.
Wife: I agree, it’s Father’s Day. You can clean the kitchen tomorrow.
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we don’t need to abolish ICE, we can just sell it to private equity and let nature take its course
June 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
we don’t need to abolish ICE, we can just sell it to private equity and let nature take its course