I needed to check the mountains in the background to assure myself that was the same location. How are the trees and bushes still standing?

I’ll say. I made the mistake of looking and the rotten bloodsuckers are drawn to *all* orifices, not just noses.

I know some of you thought Tom Edsall mishandled the "we're so polarized" discourse in columns back then. But he's in gear now and describing "the logic of truth denial among MAGA supporters of Trump." nytimes.com/2024/09/25/o... Recommended.

nice. I have the similar zigzag goldenrod. So many lovely varieties, and so much Canada Goldenrod looming over them!

intrigued, I found a copy on gutenburg.org. After learning that they are bankrupt, four (previously rich) orphan girls face the prospect of earning their daily bread.

Watched the LBJ special on PBS last night. The history I lived through as a teen, fearful for my older brother. So many young people, and so much opportunity lost for a generation.

Perinton off leash dog park. Asters, ripe bunches of wild grape on yellowing vines. Suck out the sweetness and spit the seeds. Mia played frisbee till she stepped on something. Limped back to the car and forgot her foot was sore after a dip in the stream.

That really looks like a dog front half and a human back half.

There are journalists STILL ON TWITTER who won’t join bluesky because it has a political slant? Do these same jounalists have Truth Social accounts?

If there’s a possibility of a bird flu epidemic, shouldn’t some vaccine have H5N1 in it? Protecting against an epidemic vs currently circulating variants seems like a tradeoff we should be considering.