Laid two excellent letters into The Visitor’s News issue one template last night. My goal for issue one was at least five letters to fill up the 8 page booklet format and I think that’ll happen.


Over the weekend, The Visitor’s News got its first subscription arriving via the PO box. This one was a friend of a friend, and so a pleasant surprise.


Speaking plainly

One of the evils of American electoral politics is the failure to speak plainly. By this I do not mean outright lying. We almost all agree that is bad and, generally speaking, politicians try to avoid it. (Generally speaking.) In order to avoid outright lies, politicians take the advice of consultants and marketers, experts in the art of never quite answering any question and twisting facts in a way that benefits them.

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Final count of trick or treaters!


If you could see my neighborhood right now, you’d understand why I say Halloween is the best day of the year. Hundred of kids, almost all houses decorated and handing put candy. Amazing.


It continues to be a crazy day with mom stuff but we’re determinedly going ahead with decorating. Nothing stops Halloween in this house! 😄


A reminder to send in your subscription request and (if you want) your letter for The Visitor’s News in the next week if you want to be part of the first issue.


I had no idea the naval base here provides the oak that maintains Old Ironsides


Well the web filter must have finally switched the categorization of micro.blog to social networking because it’s blocked on my work laptop now. Boooo!


My personal definition of animism: the whole dang thing is alive and talking.