Day: 01/30/2020

I can see clearly now – SHINBONE STAR – Reblog

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Irony and satire, but beneath that is too much truth for my taste. If you take Dershowitz’s argument at face value, we do not have a Democracy and any crazed leader who thinks he or she is our best leader can do ANYTHING to win election or re-election. That sound pretty much like fascism to me.

THE SHINBONE STAR

It’s all so simple when it’s explained by a Harvard Law School professor.

I want to state at the outset that I’m not a former Harvard Law professor, nor am I an expert on constitutional law.

Maybe that’s why I’m unable to formulate a response to Alan Dershowitz, who stood before the U.S. Senate yesterday and claimed that if President Donald J. Trump believes his re-election is in the nation’s best interest, he can do anything he wants to make that happen, and whatever tactic he chooses would not be an impeachable offense.

In case you missed it, let me paraphrase the argument, though I sure can’t type it with the same eloquence that Dershowitz said it: Asking Ukraine to dig dirt on political opponent Joe Biden was justifiable because Trump felt it would help him win re-election, and since Trump believes that Trump is the best thing for the…

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LET’S PRETEND IT’S SPRING AND LOOK AT DAFFODILS – Marilyn Armstrong

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FOTD – January 29, 2020 – Daffodils It's winter and not even a really good winter. It's a very warm winter. Not the warmest January ever, but the third warmest in 100 years, which is warm. We've had a bit of snow, a few days of cold, a fair bit of rain. It has been gray … Continue reading LET’S PRETEND IT’S SPRING AND LOOK AT DAFFODILS – Marilyn Armstrong

OUT THE WINDOW TO THE LIGHT – Marilyn Armstrong

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INTO THE LIGHT THOUGH THE DAY WAS GRAY I don't have any space pictures. I wish I did. But I do have some pictures from today and this gray day as my orchid is getting ready to bloom. I need to admit that I'd have more pictures if I hadn't accidentally pressed a button somewhere … Continue reading OUT THE WINDOW TO THE LIGHT – Marilyn Armstrong

PROVOCATIVE QUESTION 2 REDUX: WISDOM V. INTELLIGENCE – Marilyn Armstrong

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Fandango’s Provocative Question #2 Is there a difference between these two things? Isn't wisdom an elderly version of intelligence, fired by time and hard knocks? I read a bunch of definitions of the difference between intelligence and wisdom and basically, it boiled down to intelligence is using wisdom intelligently or alternatively, wisdom is a wise use of … Continue reading PROVOCATIVE QUESTION 2 REDUX: WISDOM V. INTELLIGENCE – Marilyn Armstrong

BYE BYE GAME OF THRONES. THE PARTY’S OVER – Marilyn Armstrong

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Again, I tried reading "A Dance With Dragons" by George R.R. Martin. It is book five of an interminable series called "A Game of Thrones," the most violent, grim, and repetitive -- and long -- series ever written. It makes "Lord of the Rings" look like a short story. Originally, I gave it three stars, … Continue reading BYE BYE GAME OF THRONES. THE PARTY’S OVER – Marilyn Armstrong

WHY I LOVED LUCY – GARRY ARMSTRONG

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I've got the mid-winter blues. It's only January, so it's not nearly the end of it yet. I need to perk up. Melancholy. Melancholy Serenade. Serenade of the Bells. The Bells of St. Mary. A silly word link game I play to lighten things. Suddenly, it reminds me of another time, an assignment more than … Continue reading WHY I LOVED LUCY – GARRY ARMSTRONG