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Fourth generation Montana-born. Retired in Northern California. East of Altamont.
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Breath in the air.

My plan tomorrow is to take the bus (the stop is not far) with my bicycle to the No Kings gathering. And back.

News from the area:

“I served in the U. S Marine Corps. Make no mistake, Marines are not pawns! They’re not meant to be deployed for political games. The president’s actions are pure disrespect to their lifelong pledge of honor, courage and commitment!” www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjGmQS2E/

"This is RFK Jr.'s playbook," said Dr. Sean O'Leary, chair of the Committee on Infectious Diseases for the Amer. Acad. of Pediatrics... "Either cherry-pick from good science or take junk science to support his premise — this has been his playbook for 20 yrs." 🛟 medsky health policy

Some Good news: ⚾

"Papers please!"

Attention Fathers. Reminder to clean and organize your garage for Sunday. Set an example.

Bob Hope walking across highway 50 from Harveys to Harrah's in South Lake Tahoe.

Market reaction to attacks on Iran:

“Gavin Newsom should thank me for violating the Constitution and solving the problem I created.”

#OnThisDay, 11th June 1539, four mariners, looking after a mothballed Mary Rose during a period of peace in Europe, had a night out that people would be talking about for centuries to come… 🧵

You do not have to say “pro vaccine groups.” You can say the vast majority of doctors and scientists and the American Medical Association.

I have a new hero. This owl stole a child's hobby horse and flies around with it!

I took my 13 yo son to see Brian Wilson at the Greek Theater in Berkeley 20 years ago.

Up, not down: "The consumer price index CPI increased 0.1% last month after rising 0.2% in April, the Labor Department said on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI would rise 0.2%. Year on year, the CPI climbed 2.4%, vs a 2.3% rise in the 12 months through April." - REUTERS

I have decided to speak my truth re: The Cool Baseball Catch. defector.com/i-think-this...

Scientists & non-scientists alike can sign on to support the NIH staff who wrote the Bethesda Declaration www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec... They describe the "unprecedented reduction in NIH spending" which "does not reflect efficiency but rather a dramatic reduction in life-saving research."

A pretty good day. Grandson (15 months)visited in the morning, neighbor gave us a bag of apricots from his tree, another neighbor gave us some strawberries and offered to loan me his pressure washer.

Good. Let's hope sanity returns to Trade.

“A nation where investors must pay bribes and possibly risk later being charged with crimes as a routine ‘cost of doing business’ cannot remain the thriving financial center of the world for long.” @davidrlurie.bsky.social on the coming cost of “making crime legal.” open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

Meanwhile ...

Well alright.

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming

⚾ With a day off for the SF Giants and Dodgers v Padres, we will gain a 1/2 game.

California leads the way.

Hey Califonia. Eureka! Is our State motto. Means, we found it.

Boy Scouts taught me what ICE forgot.

Ahoy lawn nerds. First mow of the new sod over our three redwood (RIP) stumps.