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Open Thread - 02 Jun 2025 - It's a New Year!

Submitted by Sima on Thu, 01/02/2025 - 5:00am

It's a New Year! Ohh Boy!!

I have to admit, I'm not that excited about a new year, at least, not yet. Maybe the excitement will ramp up after the smell of gunpowder from the fireworks goes away Smile .

But, Spring will soon be on the way and that's exciting to me, things are growing even now. We've had one of the least rainy seasons here in the PacNW since records started. Despite what some people (Hi, Mom!) are saying, it really is not as rainy as normal here. Maybe that means I'll have to mow the fields earlier :). Or that could change, we've got most of the winter to get through still. It's muddy and wet out there now, for sure.


Fireworks at the Seattle Space Needle to ring in 2025. Photo is on the Komo News website and is from Jess White via #SoNorthwest Facebook group.

The skinny

Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 12/31/2024 - 10:02am

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Good morning everyone.
The new year is upon us. I've made a resolution to lose some weight.
It's been creeping up on me for a few years now, since I retired in 2004. I really need to get back out on the road.
So, E2 and I have decided to commit to one last adventure, driving the Alcan Hiway in our little Toyota mini-motorhome.

The Weekly Watch

Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 12/29/2024 - 6:18am

Peace Remains Elusive

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I've been wondering this week if human nature is so tribal that we will never have peace. TPTB are doing everything possible to prevent the Donald from cutting a peace deal with Russia over Ukraine. Syria is spinning out of control and may spell a conflict between Türkiye and Israel. Speaking of Israel, the Houthis and Hamas have been hitting the IDF and Israeli infrastructure, including a weapons manufacturing facility. The Houthis also chased a US carrier out of the Red Sea, sank a Israeli ship in the Arabian Sea, and shot down a US fighter jet (as did Russia) this week. A Russian cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean by some sort of underwater drone or mine. So in the season of peace, there's plenty of conflict to go around.

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