About nothing but the truth???
Ya know, he’s NOT wrong…
Funny how this video has been out since MAY and the left is just now melting down over it…
Reality is slapping some of those ‘sanctuary cities’ upside the head…
It’s the most underreported story of the decade. And that’s just the way the Biden administration wants it.
The border crisis has moved north into Democratic-run big cities like New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Philadelphia. The illegal aliens are filling up homeless shelters and are being stuffed into makeshift shelters like schools and empty buildings as Democratic mayors scramble to prevent a humanitarian crisis in their cities.
The much-touted “Sanctuary Cities” are anything but, as New York City Mayor Eric Adams is proving with his latest effort to stem the flow of illegals into his town.
Full article, HERE from PJ Media.
Apparently it’s fine if the Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Florida cities get overrun, but NIMBY is in effect for those blue cities…
Hypocrisy much???
The @#%#% LIGHTS!!!
Had the next step in my cataract surgery yesterday, with the measurement of my eyeball for the new lens.
I ‘know’ they need to get good pictures and other things for the measurements, but dayum…
Four different stations, two different medications (one was a dilator), and BRIGHT lights not once, not twice, but 3, 4, or 5 times in each eye. Thankfully, JimJim was good enough to ride along to OKC and drive me back.
I was still seeing ‘images’ of the light bars five hours later, and one helluva headache, so this post is a bit short, BUT it was progress! Now it’s just waiting for the next step, which should be the actual lens replacement and being able to see clearly again!
Oh, and sections of I-44 now have a speed limit of 80 mph!
The proof for Rimworld- Diversions came back looking good, so it is now available in paperback! I’ve ordered author copies, but who knows how long those are going to take… sigh
Click the cover for the Amazon link!
And Alma T.C. Boykin has a new story out The Wolves and the Ice Lion
The blurb-
The Vosges Mountains hold their secrets well. So do the hearts of men.
Arnauld d’Loup commands the Wolf’s Paws, a most unusual company of warriors. Comtessa Leoni d’Vosges commands magic and needs men. Powers ancient and dark move through her lands, and wise men tread warily. Especially a man who carries a curse in his blood, a curse that resonates with those powers.
When Comtessa Leoni makes a terrible choice to protect her lands, Arnauld d’Loup must make a choice of his own, one that may cost him his very soul.
Lastly, Larry made an interesting post talking about characters and readers perceptions of stories and the characters the readers remember…
Maybe I’m doing something right, as folks do seem to remember my characters by name and comment on them. 🙂
And thanks to those who bought Rimworld- Diversions and left honest reviews! They are really appreciated!
Back safe, no hits, no runs, no errors, and NO TICKETS 1943 miles later!
Saw a ‘few’ weird things on the trips to and from Louisville…
This is actually a golf cart, redone with a Bronco body!
Pretty cute and expensive as hell, I’m sure!
The other oddity was an older Honda Civic in St. Louis with a ‘funky’ antenna sticking out the back door’s window. Got up next to it and realized it was an over the air TV antenna (normally seen in the home), attached to the top of the window. Got up next to the passenger’s side window and they’d ‘molded’ a little color TV into the middle of the dash, and were watching TV as they went down the road!
Needless to say, I got WELL clear of them as soon as I could!
And I hit some weather Sunday evening south of St. Louis going through the hills. I was tired and saw a semi going up the hill ahead of me ‘wiggle’… then disappear…
Me- “Huh, that’s…odd. I wonder… OH CHIT! RAIN!!! And WIND!!!
Managed to hit the brakes about the time the wind slapped me over a lane and the road ‘disappeared’! I could see maybe 100′, was doing about 40MPH and trying to figure out where I wanted to be, what was in front of me, and what was crawling up my butt that I couldn’t see.
Finally decided to stay where I was, stayed at about 40MPH and watched all three mirrors, the road, and the white stripe to stay in my lane all at the same time… After about 3 miles (guessing), it moderated to the point I could see a good bit, eased over in the right lane and stayed there until the rains stopped. Only saw one accident in that stretch, and I’m betting the semi hit the ditch to keep from hitting a car.
Oh yeah, and the books I wanted to take with me to Imaginarium got delivered on Saturday… sigh
But the proofs for Rimworld- Diversions showed up yesterday!
I’ll be sending copies to the editor and the artist for their approvals.
‘Which’ population she wants to reduce…
Look, you can call it a mistake if you want — I have no doubt the fact-checkers are working overtime to make it clear it was a “gaffe” — but Kamala Harris did say it. I’m honestly not sure if it was a Freudian slip or just a case of saying the quiet part out loud. But during a speech on climate change on Friday, the nation’s historically unpopular vice president said we need to “reduce population.”
Full article, HERE from PJ Media.
I have a good idea that ‘most’ of us won’t like her answer…
Finishing up at Imaginarium in Louisville, KY, heading back for the homefront later today, so no post tomorrow. I ‘should’ be back in battery on Tuesday.
OBTW, yes, the rubber chicken at the banquet was ‘rubber’ chicken and ‘rubber’ vegetables… I know better… sigh… looking enviously at the kid’s pizza…
Many, many thanks to those who picked up Rimworld – Diversions and seemed to enjoy it! THANK YOU!!!
Now honest reviews are really appreciated too!!!
I’m at Imaginarium in Louisville, KY for a con. I forgot to put up a blog post for it… my bad… Thanks to Tom and Robin for the great supper last night! Spent 2 hours on a livestream with Pete Nealan, Coop LoPresto, and Mike Kupri that was fun!
And I went to bed as soon as I finished at 2300.
It’s alive!!!
A month late, but it published yesterday evening! Rimworld- Diversions
The blurb-
Freighter captains are supposed to make the numbers, hit the routes on time, never deviate, don’t upset any passengers, and always do what the boss says.
Danny Ortega and his ship, the DSRV Ghost, fail every single one of those. No one in their right mind would hire him…
Which leaves the truly odd routes and cargos, and a rep as ‘hot shots’ that will carry special time sensitive loads anywhere, anytime.
As long as he can keep his ship, his marriage, and his crew together, Danny never worries about a fixed schedule. Pirates, plagues, enemies of his passengers trying to take them out, too little money, too much money, and getting trapped in alien mating rituals, sure, but any semblance of a schedule is merely an unanticipated cascade of opportunities.
Fortunately, his ship is full of surprises, and not all of his crew are who they appear to be…
Many thanks to the alpha and beta readers, my editor, Steph, and Joe for a great cover!
Next up is Michael Watson’s book, Hunting in the Shadows
The blurb-
This is a non-fiction book of history. The events described here took place in Borneo during the Indonesian Confrontation in the latter half of 1964 and in the Republic of Vietnam during that country’s fight for its very existence throughout 1965-1968. Malaysia, with the assistance of its allies, prevailed in the Confrontation. Unfortunately the Republic of Vietnam, after being abandoned by its allies, succumbed to a full sale Communist armored and infantry invasion in April 1975.
This is the story of an Australian Army officer who was seconded to support the efforts of the Republic of Vietnam in their clandestine war against the National Liberation Front. The story is told precisely as events unfolded without efforts to minimize or maximize. It’s a story of a brutal civil war, of a proxy war, of love, death, and revenge in a wartorn setting. Both the government of the Republic of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front (Viet Kong) engaged in systematic assassination as a matter of policy. Reading this book requires that you lens it in the context of people and events as they took place.
Note- This book is NOT for the faint of heart. It is a bit repetitive at times, and doesn’t sugarcoat any of the brutality of war…Â Just sayin…
I ‘really’ don’t understand this one, but…
It IS Michigan…
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) issued an executive order Wednesday that reorganizes the Michigan Department of Education and forms a new agency dedicated entirely to “lifelong learning.”
The newly established Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential will work with the Michigan Department of Education and state Board of Education and is charged with facilitating access to various programs, including child care, after-school programming, and “affordable education” for adults.
Full article, HERE from the Washington Examiner.
I guess she’s planning on expanding the bureaucracy to ‘lessen’ the impact of the failed MDoE policies, and kowtowing to the teachers union???
I don’t have a clue on this one…
I’m on the road today, so I won’t be on the net until much later today.
Somebody cut the red wire again… dammit…
Via the Writers Dojo, a good link for publishing scammers
How Scammers Are Using Amazon and Amazon Trademarks to Rip Writers Off
Go read the folks on the sidebar, I’ll be back when I get the intarwebz back. I’m not trying to do posts on this phone.