Oh, right.
At least it's only once every 4 years.
Odd...every speaker blames Trump for all the problems in America.
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| the hall of shame |
Nothing on policy, no blueprint for fixing anything, just a list of all the problems we have and the firm belief they're all because of Trump, Trump, Trump.
The strange thing is, for 12 of the last 16 years - including the last 4 - Democrats have been in power.
So if they know all the problems and they're in charge, why haven't they fixed them?
Take the economy..."Bidenomics" is their favorite boondoggle, but did you see the latest?
No big deal...they just overstated jobs by close to a million.
Lying is one of the four pillars of the democrats' credo, but that's gotta be a new world record.
They can't govern, the only thing they know about money is how to spend other people's, but they're great at cooking the books.
Considering all the problems they've caused -
* illegal immigration
* out of control crime
* high energy prices
* inflation through the roof
- it's no wonder Americans are unhappy.
But I do know one group that's thrilled with Democrat rule.
In fact, they're so happy they recently held a parade and invited our best friends:
That's just their little way of saying "thank you!" to the Harris / Biden administration for the billion dollars of American military equipment left behind when they turned tail and ran like beaten dogs in Afghanistan.
But not to worry, all those failures are in the past.
We now have a "New Way Forward":
Hold onto your wallets...Komrade Kamala has a 5 trillion dollar tax plan.
Who wouldn't want 4 more years of that kind of leadership?
Recently shelled out a handful of <simoleons> for a refurbed vintage Kodak Cameo 110 camera from <Retrospekt>:
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| front view, flash closed |
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| rear view, flash open |
This is a cool little camera that takes 110 cartridge film:
Had a little trouble with the first cartridge...must have been rolled a little tight, because the film wouldn't auto-advance after clicking the shutter button unless I pressed on the film door.
Shot all 24 pics and loaded a 2nd cartridge, and that one was fine. Every time I pressed the shutter the film auto-advanced like it was supposed to.
Sending the film off to <The Darkroom> for developing and will post some results here when I have them.
In the meantime, here are some pics taken with my Kodak Brownie Hawkeye...
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| early spring practice |
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| courtyard in bloom |
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| April snow |
...using 35mm film:
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| Kitty waiting for spring |
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| I can't explain this |
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| Spring, finally |
Gotta love film.
Can't remember the last time I golfed under a full moon...
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| not a great pic, but that really is a full moon |
...but I did on Wednesday.
Sadly no mystical moonbeam magic to improve my play...here's my 1 putt for par on the 2nd hole:
...and this is where I left it:
The entire round was that way, a lot of "close, but not quite" and ended up losing 2 down.
Friday's round felt better - I was hitting well from the tees and fairways - but had the same results.*
My short game consisted mostly of chipping over greens, botching 5 foot putts for par, and settling for bogeys…7 of them, to be precise (and 2 doubles).
Even so, both days were (mostly) enjoyable and were - as I always hope they will be - a little solitude, a little exercise...
...and a delightful stroll through the countryside.
* My old match play scoring system counted bogey or better as a win, double bogey or worse as a loss.
Since I'm hitting a little more consistently lately, I changed that to par or better wins, bogey halves the hole (no score), and double bogey or worse still loses.
Don't know about you, but I say we blow this popsicle stand...
...and 23 skidoo:
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| pepe le pew is back |
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| cool cloud formation pic, courtesy of Larry |
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| Ryan's corner in bloom from this past spring |
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| courtyard, taken with my Kodak Starflash on 127 film |
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| as Henny Youngman said, I broke 70 today...that's a lotta clubs |
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| Mr. Blue Heron landed in our backyard, looked around and figgered he shoulda taken that left toin at Albakoikee... |
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| (that’s the actual left turn on Route 66 in that famous joke…with apologies to Bugs Bunny) |
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| ...and took off again...that's one beautiful bird, but no idea why he landed in our backyard |
Next week is the last week of August, so no one can blame you for feeling <melancholy, baby>.
But don't be downhearted:
later, mcm fans...
