Despite signs their extreme stances on abortion spell election disaster for them, many Republicans are doubling down. In Texas, a GOP state legislator in a tight re-election race says if his daughter was raped, and wanted an abortion, “I would say no, we’re going to have the baby.” Rea[...]
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September 25th, 2024 - 2:03 pm § in Misc.
America’s greatest foods
Apple pie, of course, makes the list. So do hamburgers, chili, grits, spaghetti and meatballs, chocolate-chip cookies, and peanut-butter-and-jelly (popularly known as PBJ) sandwiches. Also two of my personal favorites, reuben sandwiches and clam chowder (seafood dishes are very popular here in Seatt[...]
Humor: Canine yard sign
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Gov. Daniel J. Evans (1925-2024)
Daniel J. Evans was an old-fashioned Republican, who personified the ideal of what a politician should be. Born in 1925, he had a glowing resume. Descended from a politically prominent family that migrated to the Washington Territory before the Civil War, he grew up in Seattle, was an Eagle Scout, [...]
September 21st, 2024 - 3:43 pm § in Environment, Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ocean front homes
This is what happens when people build homes where they have no business putting them. Read here about insurance. This photo was taken at Hatteras Island, Outer Banks, North Carolina, in September 2024; some debris from this collapsed home was found the next day over 20 miles away. In my opinion,[...]
September 9th, 2024 - 3:34 am § in Misc.
Worst-ever baseball team plays to empty stadium
Chicago baseball fans must be boycotting the White Sox, because on August 28, 2024, the team played in a nearly empty stadium (video below). As of September 8, 2024, their won-loss record stands at 33-111, .229, which is worse than the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics’ 24-110, .235 season, the prev[...]
September 3rd, 2024 - 10:44 pm § in Environment, Misc.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Cloud waves
This cloud formation was photographed over Whidbey Island on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. (Story here). To find out how and why such clouds form, see Wikipedia articles here and here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Rusty cans in a woodchipper
That’s not the actual name of the song, it’s how a critic describes Lara Trump’s singing (story here). Another critic said, “both my dogs ran in and begged me to shoot off fireworks instead,” while another suggested improving the soundtrack by dubbing in a “scream[...]
Back to school (video)
This “student” probably was looking for something edible. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 24th, 2024 - 8:28 pm § in Misc.
Rock of the ages
Diamonds are pure carbon, formed deep in the earth under intense heat and pressure, and most are between 1 and 3 billion years old. Diamonds were discovered in Botswana, a country in southern Africa, in 1967 and since then all of the world’s largest diamonds have come from there. The latest is[...]