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    Sorry About The Mess: Trump Wrecking World Economy

    April 9, 2025 - By ginny

    Post: He’s nuts if he thinks manufacturers will move to the US; they like paying rock bottom non-union wages and they’ll pass the higher costs to American consumers. Lose-lose! What can possibly go wrong? Since he lives in his own bubble universe, I’m wondering how long his big donors, the few relatively sane conservatives in Congress, and his “IKEA cabinet” will hold out until the murmurs behind the scenes become screaming fights in the Oval Office. Spine of steel? Nope. Skull of rock. Global economy rocked again as rates on imports to the US from dozens of trading partners rose…

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    Geek Out! - The Never-Ending Bloga

    ProtoArc XK03 Ergonomic Foldable Keyboard User Manual

    April 7, 2025 - By ginny

    Post: About a year ago, I picked up this useful little folding ergonomic Bluetooth keyboard, the Seenda KTU-403. But it’s apparently been discontinued, and some of the multifunction keys are starting to spit out weird characters. Fortunately, I’ve stumbled on to some weird key combos so that I can keep using them – they aeem to have different emulator settings or something. Meanwhile, can’t find the manual, scuffled into a drawer or online. Fortunately, after searching for the model number, the manual for a very similar product popped up, probably made by the same manufacture under another marque. So hokay,…

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  • Sewing And Quilting

    Review: Janome “Cat Fancy” Sewing Machine Looks Like A Toy, Sews Like A Boss

    April 7, 2025 - By ginny

    Yes, it’s cute. But is it a good enough lightweight sewing machine for going to sewing/quilting retreats? But it has cute CATS!

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  • Photos and Shutterblogs - Politics, Schmolitics

    BREAKING: NEH Grants Terminated – Archaeology Southwest

    April 3, 2025 - By ginny

    Post: Dammit, #HANDSOFF the National Endowment for the Humanities! One of my non-political interests is archaeology – but now that’s political, too. “Preservation Archaeology Today for 4/3/25: NEH grants terminated; IMLS disbanded; Smithsonian, Interior told to whitewash history; the importance of Indigenous curators; Chaco roads; SunZia case update; podcast, jobs, internships, events, & more.” Link: BREAKING: NEH Grants Terminated – Archaeology Southwest

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  • Cycling

    On Trump’s Hit List: Biden-Era Infrastructure Funds For Biking, Walking

    April 3, 2025 - By ginny

    “Transportation officials are reviewing local infrastructure funding as the administration leans into fossil fuels.”

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  • Dear Mom - Only in Utah... - Politics, Schmolitics

    Why Can’t Bircherism Die Already?

    April 2, 2025 - By ginny

    Why can’t we have nice reality? Why do conspiracy theories never die? And why is “the liberal media” not very liberal, and mostly corporate?

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  • Politics, Schmolitics

    Musk not only billionaire pumping cash into the most expensive court race in U.S. history

    March 31, 2025 - By ginny

      Post: Do political ads really influence elections? Don’t most voters tune them out? Or do yard signs and radio/tv ads actually have impact? In Wisconsin, political parties can steer unlimited amounts to candidates. State Sen. Jeff Smith, a Democrat and a minority leader, called the spending frenzy “obscene.” “There’s no reason why campaigns should cost as much as they do,” he said.   Link: Musk not only billionaire pumping cash into the most expensive court race in U.S. history

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    Elon Unable To Grok That He Is Gollum

    March 30, 2025 - By ginny

    from Imgflip Meme Generator Blogula Rasa: Plus, that $200 check for protesting Musk and Tesla yesterday isn’t coming. Link: ‘People don’t like you’: LinkedIn founder strikes back at Elon Musk after major accusation

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    Sewing And Quilting

    Quilting: Trying Rebecca Grace’s Method To Join Batting

    March 30, 2025 - By ginny

    The table runner that’s been a UFO (unfinished quilting object) for more than a year is nearing completion.  Now it’s time to put it on a long strip of batting, backed with a long strip of backing fabric, in a “quilt sandwich.” But oh noes, the fabric I plan to use isn’t long enough…

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  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    FDA’s top vaccine scientist, Dr. Peter Marks, is out

    March 28, 2025 - By ginny

    “In his resignation letter, Marks wrote that health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wanted ‘subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.’”

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  • Insurance season is almost over, thank Dog

    Avoid health sharing plans, they're not that great a deal. A friend had one while getting some pretty serious treatment, and he struggled to get the care he needed.

    Elisabeth Yoder and her son Darragh recently experienced a huge gap in their health care "coverage." They stand in  front of the family home, and they belong to a Christian "health sharing" plan that didn't reimburse for a recent ambulance ride.

     

     

    Link: Not serious enough to turn on the siren, toddler’s 39-mile ambulance ride still cost over $9,000

  • Charm Patch Quilt: On Point

    From Sew Can She - this looks like a great way to use up charm squares and scraps that can be at least 4 1/2-5 inches square. The contrast fabric and on-point arrangement add good visual interest without being too busy.

    Link: Charm Patch Quilt Pattern: Free Throw quilt Pattern for Pre-Cut Charm Squares!

  • Tea Towel Hems

    Bought some tea towels for gifts, looking for tutorials for adding colorful hanging cuffs after hemming.

    I lean toward Method 1, mitred corners. Will decide once the towels arrive in case the selvage edges are good quality.

    https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2023/03/26/tutorial-how-to-make-a-tea-towel-three-ways/

  • Sorry About The Mess: Trump Wrecking World Economy

    Post: He’s nuts if he thinks manufacturers will move to the US; they like paying rock bottom non-union wages and they’ll pass the higher costs to American consumers. Lose-lose! What can possibly go wrong?

    Since he lives in his own bubble universe, I’m wondering how long his big donors, the few relatively sane conservatives in Congress, and his “IKEA cabinet” will hold out until the murmurs behind the scenes become screaming fights in the Oval Office.

    Spine of steel? Nope. Skull of rock.

    Maury Povich lie detector meme: It says here… Trump is as dumb as a box of rocks.

    Global economy rocked again as rates on imports to the US from dozens of trading partners rose further, with China hit by 104% tariffs

    Link: Donald Trump unleashes new wave of tariffs against dozens of countries

  • Now Listening: Joni Mitchell | Black Crow

    Joni Mitchell album cover Black Crow. A woman is superimposed over an empty road that leads into her silhouette.

    Text:

     

    ”Black Crow - There's a crow flying Black and ragged Tree to tree He's black as the highway that's leading me Now he's diving down To pick up on something shiny I feel like that black crow Flying In a blue sky I took the ferry to the highway Then I drove to a pontoon plane I took a plane to a taxi And a taxi to a train I've been traveling so long How'm I ever gonna know my home When I see it again I'm like a black crow flying In a blue blue sky In search of love and music My whole life has been Illumination Corruption And diving diving diving diving Diving down to pick up on every shiny thing Just like that black crow flying In a blue sky I looked at the morning After being up all night I looked at my haggard face in the bathroom light I looked out the window And I I saw that ragged soul take flight I saw a back crow flying In a blue sky Oh I'm like a black crow flying In a blue sky”

     

    Link: Check out this song I heard on Radio Paradise

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