Occupation of Independence

The Democrats in Congress have quite a challenge over the next two years.  They want to show the voters that they can be organized, firm in purpose, and effective.  On the other hand, what is the old military proverb?: "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Politics is a game people play to win, and you can hardly blame the Democrats for wanting to let Trump be Trump, and in doing so, completely destroy the Republican party.  The Democrats did not help Massie impeach Secretary of War, Hegseth.  That is a perfect example of letting the Trump administration destroy itself.  No matter how bad things get for the GOP, they are joined at the hip to Israel and the Book of Revelation.  They have no future. 

 For once I put my money where my mouth is, and migrated toward winter camping without going through the new Phoenix, aka, St. George UT.  This spared me a lot of white knuckle driving.  I went over 9000 feet in altitude just to escape St. George.  Next year I will look for a more efficient route. That put me into a new state, one that I haven't spent much time in.  But I will, in the future.  It is not worth putting up with the population explosion in southwestern Utah just to gawk at some red rocks.  I've seen red rocks before. Ah yes, up to my old tricks, rhapsodizing about the  'dream-kraft ' of a vast landscape of receding ridgelines, made into chiaroscuros by puffie clouds in a wide open sky.   The scenery is more moderate in this state, but that is OK.  More moderate scenery translates into more enjoyable bicycling for me and my little cutie pie.  We got a chance to look down onto an interesting arroyo and into...

 What a strange bicycle ride! Normally there is time pressure in the morning.  It is important to get started the first hour after sunrise, or the hot sun becomes oppressive.  But not this time. I actually sat in the trailer and thought, "Maybe I should wait another hour."   It was hard to believe -- imagine walking around in mid-morning, feeling the sun hit your back with a little heat, and thinking how nice that is.   It was so refreshing! A person just has to   soak up moments like this.  How do you describe perfect moments?  Would William James describe it as a 'religious experience?" Lately You Tube's algorithm has been offering me tricks of the trade for sleeping in the cold when camping in a tent or van.  I decided to take their advice of paying more attention to what I am sleeping on top of, by putting a closed cell foam pad inside the summer sleeping bag that I normally sleep on top of.  It made a noticeable improvemen...

 Note to readers: I don't like the way Blogger makes blue highlights out of search terms if I give it permission.  So I will not give it permission in the future. For every Epstein, Netanyahu, Trump, and Lindsay Graham there are many millions of decent human beings on planet Earth.  And they should take a bow.  They should feel good about something encouraging finally happening in the world. But the drama isn't over.  The Republican Party needs to have a post-mortem with some serious soul-searching .  They could see this as a fortunate wake-up call that gives them time to prevent an even bigger disaster in 2028 .  Wouldn't that be ironic? The GOP needs to ask themselves what they will offer the American people other than: 1.  War, war, and more war. 2.  An Israel-first foreign policy. 3.  Wasteful, ineffective, and unnecessary military spending . 4.  Years of higher inflation . 5.  Seeing the stock market as the measure of...