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Lazy Saturday Reads: Weather, Spring Fever, Boston Bombing, Ukraine, and True...
It’s Saturday!! Another snowstorm is coming, but it’s not yet clear how bad it will be or how much snow will fall in which areas. From the Weather Channel: Ice Storm Possible for Mississippi Valley,...
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Tuesday Reads: Russia and Ukraine, Obama the Weak Dictator, and Fat Tuesday
How Europeans picture an American breakfast Good Morning!! I saw this photo on Twitter yesterday, and I couldn’t resist sharing it. The comments were pretty funny too. Several people noted that the gun...
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Tuesday Reads: Russia, Crimea, MH 370, and a Couple of Flim Flam Men
Good Morning!! Yesterday President Obama announced sanctions against Russia in response to Russian President Putin’s military incursion into Ukraine and annexation of the Crimean region. ABC News...
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Lazy Saturday Afternoon Reads
Spring is on the way! Good Afternoon!! I woke up this morning with my eyes so scratchy and watery that I couldn’t read anything on-line until I took a long hot shower. It’s either a cold, a sinus...
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Tuesday Reads
Good Morning!! Today is the 40th anniversary of an amazing athletic accomplishment. On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run and broke Babe Ruth’s “unbreakable” record of 714. Sadly, on...
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Couch on the Porch at Cos Cob by Childe Hassam, 1914 Good Morning!! Secretary of State John Kerry is under fire for making a frank statement in a closed-door meeting that he believed to be private....
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Lazy Saturday Reads
Good Morning!! Yesterday, Slate published a piece by Ruth Graham that started a minor controversy on Twitter and various blogs. Graham argued that adults should be ashamed to be caught reading books...
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Thursday Reads: They Shall Be Released
Good Morning!! President Obama is meeting with other NATO leaders in Newport, Wales today, and the focus of meetings will be Russia’s encroachment into Ukraine and how to deal with it. The Christian...
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Lazy Saturday Reads
Dans la Prairie, Claude Monet Good Morning!! I’m going to begin with some light-hearted stories from the NATO Summit. I really liked this one from BBC News, When the Nato summit came to south Wales....
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Tuesday Reads
Good Morning!! The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is topping the headlines today. The Obama administration announced this morning that it will send military troops to deal with the situation. Reuters...
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Thursday Reads
Good Morning!! The top story in the news today is the supposed peace deal on Ukraine reached overnight. From The LA Times, Ukraine cease-fire deal reached after marathon talks. After two days of hard...
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Lazy Caturday Reads
Good Afternoon!! I hope you’ll forgive a little childhood nostalgia from me this morning. Yesterday I came down with a cold and sought a little comfort by recalling the Beatrix Potter stories my...
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Tuesday Reads: Rats are Abandoning Trump’s Sinking Ship and Leaking Like Crazy
Good Morning!! Yesterday was quite a day. In the afternoon, it became abundantly clear that the rats are jumping off Trump’s sinking ship, competing to see who can be the first to leak dirt on the...
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Tuesday Reads
Good Morning!! Trump’s EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland was scheduled to testify to the House Intelligence Committee this morning, but Trump and Pompeo ordered him not to do it. The New York Times:...
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Fractured Fairy Tale Friday Reads: Russians Hiding under the White House Beds
Two riders before the red, 1911, woodblock, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. (Wassily Kandinsky) Good Morning Sky Dancers! We’re beginning to see just how wrapped up Republicans are with Russians. I ran across...
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Tuesday Reads: Democratic Debate and Trump’s Troubles
David Hockney, Woldgate Woods, 2008 Good Morning!! The latest Democratic debate airs on CNN tonight at 8PM. You can read about what to expect in this piece at Vox. Sorry to be a wet blanket, but I have...
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Monday Mash Up: WTF were They Thinking Edition
Portrait of Dr Gachet. Vincent Van Gogh,1890 Good Morning Sky Dancers! Ever have one of those days where you’re so lost in your head that even the most menial daily tasks wind up all wrong? Well,...
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Thursday Reads: The Walls Are Closing In
Edvard Munch, Cabbage Field, 1915 Good Afternoon!! Another psychiatrist’s tweets on Trump’s ailing brain caught the attention of Newsweek’s Shane Croucher: Trump’s “Mental Impairment Means He Cannot...
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Tuesday Reads: Climate Change Action and Impeachment Inquiry News
Good Morning!! Action on Climate Change Before I get started on the latest news, I want to share some information about a climate action that is taking place today in several U.S. cities, including...
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Veteran’s Day Reads and a National Security Threat in the Oval Office
1967 PRESS PHOTO VETERANS DAY PARADE IN ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA We’ve made it to another Monday, Sky Dancers! It seems odd that we have to listen to someone who has attacked and disrespected more...
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