On Carrying a Torch & Turnarounds

 

On Definition & Direction

 

On Bound & Deterred

 

On Facing the Future & Present Realities

 

On Stuck Between Need & Freeze

 

"Aerial images show thousands of acres of state forests have been damaged in Northern Michigan in the aftermath of March’s severe ice storm. Approximately 919,550 acres of state forest land are impacted by the ice storm, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Forest Resources Division.

“I’ve worked for the state for 39 years and I’ve never seen anything quite like this,” said Jeff Stampfly, Chief of the Forest Resources Division.  Otsego County is among the 12 counties under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of Emergency declaration. Whitmer has requested a Presidential Emergency Declaration (EM) for the State of Michigan as well."  As of today, 2000 residents are still without power after a "generational ice storm" moved through the northern half of the state two weeks ago. 

Whitmer needs Trump's help and proposed interventions if Michigan is to survive the losses and limitations its been experiencing and begin to thrive again.  The time for reacting to him with insults, barbs, and distain is over and gone.  She needs to show her face with courage, consider him a resource,  and work out a deal that will benefit the state she's twice been elected to govern.  

Guess the Governor!

Who would do such a thing?

Update:

Saw this and thought of MamaM:

But wait, there's more!

What a freak!

The truth will out

and other old saws that keep being proven true.

At some point, I think I showed how the numbers for the '20 election didn't add up and, after the 18 million votes Tapper IDed as the ballot dump, there were 25 million unaccounted for.

Well, raise a glass to persistence. 

Rasmussen says they have the answer. About 10 million (7 - 14 they figure) likely voters either weren't or weren't sure if they were US citizens.

This really is getting to be fun.

On Nods & Smiles; Fooling Around & Finding Out

These are the ones from Powerline's Pictures of the Week, that made me nod and smile this time around.

On Real Ammo & Applied Logic

 

On A Woman Writes & I Say Yes!, Yes!, Yes!

I just finished following the link Instapundit provided to HollyMathnerd's substack, where I read an article on "Systemic Misogyny: A Theorem Disproved", that brought up a huge "Yes" of affirmation and appreciation in me.  Her clarity and ability to convey the truth of her own awareness and experience,  after seeing through and beyond the lies and distortions she'd been taught by the educational system and presented by the media, impressed and delighted me.   

The quote below stood out as true to my experience.  The men I've known who've been the most beloved and influential in my life have all been explainers worth listening to who've blessed my life with goodness as a result of what they've known, shared and been able to implement.  

"One of the most important lessons I’ve learned from the good men in my life is that this kind of explaining — the kind now reflexively labeled as mansplaining — is something men do all the time. Including to each other.

And in most cases, it’s not about dominance or control. It’s joy.

Men love competence. They love understanding how things work. And many of them, maybe most, see the ability to explain something well as the highest expression of that competence. It’s not performative. It’s not aggressive.

It’s generosity. It’s delight.

An honest word for what’s really going on might be joysplaining — because more often than not, what you’re witnessing isn’t an ego trip. It’s someone lighting up with enthusiasm over something they understand, and wanting to share that light.

And that brings me to another thing no one ever told me in college — or at least, not in a way that stuck — is how much men respect effort. Not just results. Not just genius. Effort. Especially in fields where the work is hard, and failure is always a live option."