Odd Prompts – one off.

I fed the prompt (The penguin stared longingly at the plate of pasta before darting in to slurp a noodle.) into an AI art generator and, with a little tweaking, got this. I wonder if it is shrimp sauce.

9/11 – remember and honor

In every generation there is *that day*. A day which will remain in our memories until we die. For my grand parents it was Sunday Dec. 7th. 1941. The day American was shaken out of her complacency and dragged into WWII when the Empire of Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. America changed that day. We recovered …

Tribute: Helena of Troy-Hoyt

A few days ago a woman I have a degree of respect for unexpectantly lost her kitten. I was one of those who read her blog that watched as this kitten and her brother joined her household.  I was one of the many who were praying when she said the kitten was at the Vet …

Snippet: Topper

A short, single scene, slice of life piece from the Kimpel's a few years after people retired from active duty. Kris came into the study, dropped gracelessly onto the settee and stared at the ceiling.  “Shoot me, please.” Jaya carefully laid her pen down and studied her sister-in-law.  “Sorry, no.”  She shook her head.  “First …

Short story – Old Friends.

For various and sundry reasons, writing has been pushed to the back burner. But that doesn't stop the voices, especially when I see or hear something that wakes up one of the unnumbered cast of characters that live in my head. This was started by the announcement of the passing of an actor, and me …

I Heard the Bells

Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt.  Here, have some Eggnog, if that’s not to your liking there’s Hot Buttered Rum in the thermos, Atholl brose in the big jug to the left, Tom and Jerry in the jug to the right, and fresh hot nonalcoholic apple cider in the big jug on the end.  If none …

Dec. 7, 1941

It is worth remembering. Somewhere in your family history I am sure is someone who was impacted by this date. Perhaps, like my great-uncle, they were already enlisted and ended up some place they never heard of. Maybe they enlisted short afterwards. Maybe they tried but were declared in-eligible. Maybe one of the women in …

3d U.S. Infantry Regiment – Rambler

I saw a post from the 3rd U.S. Infantry (AKA the Old Guard) cross my feed the other day announcing the loss of an 11 year veteran of the Caisson Platoon. Rambler - photo from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) facebook post From the post: Our military working horses serve a key …

A Jewish Perspective on Arlington’s Confederate Memorial — Bacon’s Rebellion

Photo credit: Cliff at flickr The Advisory Committee on Arlington National Cemetery has recommended the removal of the 32-foot-tall memorial to Confederate veterans buried there on the grounds that it is “riddled with racist iconography” and perpetuates the Lost Cause narrative. The following letter was sent today to the Committee. — JAB On March 19, …

Google CAUGHT Burying GOP Campaign Sites — Dixie Drudge – Southern Nation News

Support Free Southern Media: Like, Share, Re-Tweet, Re-Post, Subscribe. Google CAUGHT Manipulating Search, Buries GOP Campaign Sites in 83% of Top Senate Races (NOQ Report) Anti-Democracy Google is manipulating search results to bury Senate Republican candidates’ campaign websites before the 2022 midterm elections. This comes on the heels of a North Carolina State University study …