Monday, July 7, 2025

Want To Drive Your Liberal Friends Crazy?


...show them Mt. Trumpmore.

Obviously that's a trick question; if you're smart, you don't have any liberal friends.

By definition, a <friend> is someone you can trust and who's on your side, not the enemy's; that clearly rules out democrats.

But you can still enjoy watching them lose what's left of their TDS riddled minds.

And to drive the final nail in their ideological coffin, explain to them why this is not only reasonable but bound to happen:

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum chose each president on Mt. Rushmore to represent an important aspect of America the Beautiful and because each was a transcendent figure in their time.

Washington - represents the foundation of our great country; he was our first President and the military leader of our victorious Revolutionary Army that defeated the world's biggest empire.

Jefferson - stands for the expansion of the United States of America.  Besides being the key author of our founding documents, he approved the Louisiana purchase, which doubled our size.

Roosevelt - presided over the development of our nation.  He was responsible for the Panama Canal, trust busting the huge monopolies that were killing the working class, and the creation of many of our greatest national parks.

Lincoln - stood in the breach and spearheaded the preservation of the Union.  He freed the slaves and readmitted the secessionist states, saving our constitutional republic.

Why will President Trump be included?

Trump - engineered the restoration of our country.  He has singlehandedly restored the power to "we the people".  After years of our leaders intentionally governing against the will of the electorate, Trump is reestablishing the foundational concepts enumerated in our Declaration of Independence:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

"That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..."

Finally, we the people are being heard again, and our government is wielding its just power with our consent, not against it.

Do you doubt that?

Consider:

Over the past 4 years, did you petition the government for runaway inflation?  The gutting of our energy sector which created higher prices at the pump?

Did you ask for tens of millions of illegal aliens to stream across our borders unvetted?

Did you request the government to mandate what kind of car you can drive?  What kind of appliance you can use in your kitchen?

Did you approve of using lawfare against political opponents?  Of jailing people of faith for praying outside abortion clinics; and depriving parents of their rights to know what their children are being taught?

Did you give your ok for men to compete against your daughters in sports?  For those men to watch your daughters undress and shower with them in their locker rooms?

We could go on and on, but if you answered "yes" to any of the above, seek professional help immediately; you're a danger to yourself and others.

For the vast majority of normal people, the answer to all of that is a resounding, "No, I did not!"

Yet all of that was forced upon us by the corrupt, agenda driven democrats.

They seized the reins of government, thrusting a dementia patient into the presidency, pathetically shackled to a vacuous pantsuit for VP.

The only reason all of those issues and more are being corrected today is because of President Trump.

Liberal elites and their corrupt accomplices (read: legacy media) can't stand this erosion of their previously unchecked power, as it's being yanked from their grasping claws and returned to its rightful owners:

Us.

A word to the wise: plan ahead!

Get on the waiting list now to visit Mt. Trumpmore.  



Normally don't do a Monday edition of the AMC, but with the holiday weekend in the rearview, I thought it appropriate to recap.

We employed some holiday decor...

red/white/blue bunting around the pool


a repeat, but I really like our 1776 / We The People flag, so take that.


Karen bought those red/white/blue rope lights in 2020 to celebrate Trump's re-election but fate intervened.  5 years later they're lighting up July 4th.


firecrackers, check; watermelon, check.  should've included a baseball in there, or maybe a golf ball; and it's too early for apple pie, so blueberry it is.

...and we enjoyed visiting with #5 son and his wife...


Ok, not a current pic but getting them to sit still long enough is a challenge, so it's gonna hafta do.




And since you insist, how can I refuse?

Here's the HGU:

Played pretty well this week and snagged a win: 4 bogeys, a birdie and a par; against 3 double bogeys...6 wins against 3 losses.

(For those of you who care about such things, actual score was 4 and 3; after the 6th hole I was up 4 with only 3 left to play.)

that's where my 2nd shot landed on the par 4 #6.  a 3 putt bogey was not out of the question, but thankfully I found the back of the cup in one stroke for my first birdie of the season.

The par was on my way out on the par 3 #9, and in the traditional manner: on the green in 1, 2 putt for par.

Nice way to end the round, especially since both #7 and #8 were potential pars I managed to foozle into double bogeys with truly talentless shots around the green.

But I hit pretty well from the tees and fairways, no lost balls, short game still a problem but putting a little better.

And this week I did something a bit different...


...used 2 of my pre-1900 woods (long spoon and brassie) along with my putter; and paired them with my 1920's mashie and niblick.

Since it was technically 1920's style hickory golf due to the irons, I carried them in my golf bag.

Also decided to play the mesh pattern balls I got from <The Hickory Hacker>:

he uses low compression Titleist Tru-Soft golf balls and gives them that mesh pattern

I do believe those Titleist TruSofts give me a little more distance, as I was longer off the tee and from the fairways today.

Hey, I was going to spare you the minutia, but you did ask, so...

Regardless, it was a little exercise, a little solitude and a very pleasant stroll through the countryside this morning.



Enough already!  Let's 23 Skidoo, abbreviated version:

more blooming yuccas...almost done now


pool weather


The remainder are all pics from "up north"...the lake by Larry's cottage and scenes from the TC Cherry Fest this year:











Some wisdom for you as you flee the premises:


later, mcm fans...



Friday, July 4, 2025

Happy 249th Independence Day!


God Bless the U.S.A.!  

How many folks do you think there are in this country that agree with that sentiment?

I know a whole bunch who do not:

waving their flag, burning ours...must be a democrat

Wonder how all these violent, America hating illegals gained entry to our country?

Ask any democrat; it was their pet project for the last four years.

The results of a <recent Gallup poll> revealed the depth of the moral divide in our country, and disturbing truths about the decline in patriotism.

While 92% of republicans say they're proud to be American, only 36% of democrats agree.

Why is this a big deal?

Think of the founding of America:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."

If you agree with that statement, then you're proud to be part of a country that strives, however imperfectly, toward that ideal.

If you disagree?

If you don't believe in the Creator, and don't believe our rights come from God rather than government?

Then you're not proud to be part of America; you disagree with its founding and you’re fine with tearing it down.

It's no surprise republicans are on one side of this issue and democrats on the other; it has ever been thus.

Democrats were the party of slavery in the 1800's; it was republican Abraham Lincoln who freed the slaves.


Today they're the party of abortion:  77% of republicans are pro-life; 83% of democrats are pro-abortion.

What's the common thread?

A disregard for the sanctity of God's gift of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

To be in favor of slavery you must see others as less than human; they can be property if it suits you.

To be in favor of killing babies in utero, you must see them as less than human; they can be disposed of if it suits you.

This moral divide will have to be addressed, because as Lincoln quoted from the gospel of Mark chapter 3 back in 1860, "And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand."

We need a revival in this country, a return to our roots of belief in God and respect for His laws.

In the meantime, I hope you and yours enjoy a wonderful Independence Day celebration.


Be thankful you live in a country founded upon belief in God; the One who gives us our rights of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Happy 4th of July!

later, mcm fans...

















Sunday, June 29, 2025

I've Discovered A Way...


...to stop time:  Don't Blink.

Think about it...how does time slip by before you know it?

It's every worker's lament:

"Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, blink, Monday, Tuesday..."

And every parent's dilemma:

"I blinked and suddenly I was an adult.

"I blinked again and I was married, with kids and a mortgage.

"Then I blinked once more, my kids were grown and now I've got grandkids!

"What the heck happened?"

Well, duh...you blinked!

See what you done gone and dooded?

So stop it already!

June is almost over!

1/3rd of the summer, poof!  Gone!

Let's go, troops.


Eyes wide open from now on.


Sorry for the <deja vu all over again>, but as fate would have it Justice Amy Coney Barrett kneecapped the Supreme Court's Biden era DEI hire...


...for her <unhinged dissent> on the recent birthright citizenship case.

Details can be found in the link above so no need to rehash them here.

Suffice to say ACB and KBJ probably won't be eating lunch together (“you’re a dummy head!”   “no YOU’RE a dummy head!”)...

yes, it's an actual place

...in the Supreme Court cafeteria anymore.


As predicted, our recent heat wave, coupled with the scarcity of early morning tee times, kept me off the links.

Consequently it's best to skip the usual HGU.

left to right: walking stick/club stand, long spoon, short spoon, brassie, lofting iron, putter

I mean, what's to discuss?

Putting?

"putting is a discipline unto itself"

Bunker shots?

no heroics, just exit the bunker in one shot

I think we've already covered driving and fairway shots.

head still, no tautness in the muscles at all, slight turn of the club head toward the body to start, slow on the backswing, quick to strike, see the ball, face the target

Let's just forget it and move on.


As we approach the 249th birthday of our nation, it's worth noting what founding father Benjamin Franklin said...


...about our fledgling Constitutional Republic.

In 1787, four years after the end of the Revolutionary War, eleven years after the Declaration of our Independence from Britain, the founding fathers gathered in Philadelphia to draft our constitution.

Assembly Room in Independence Hall

From May to September the delegates did their amazing work that produced our Constitution...


...which to this day has been the law of our land.

As incredible as this document is - unprecedented in its wisdom and provisions for guiding the affairs of government - even its authors and original supporters had their doubts about our nation's ability to adhere to its principles and endure through the ages.

On this subject, Benjamin Franklin said this (forgive the length of his quote; it's worth reading to the end):

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.

"As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.

"In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection.

"Our prayers were heard and they were graciously answered.

"All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of superintending Providence in our favor.

"And have we not forgotten this powerful Friend?

"Or do we imagine we no longer need His assistance?

"I have lived a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: God governs in the affairs of man.

"And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?

"I believe farther that this new government under the Constitution is likely to be well administered for a course of years...

"...and can only end in Despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic Government, being incapable of any other."

How right he was!

Gone are the virtuous and prayerful people who sought God's will and aid for every need, and then gave thanks to God for His gracious provision...

...replaced now by self-serving hedonists who've divorced freedom from its moral underpinnings and unleashed their unquenchable appetite for license.

People want what they want when they want it without regard for right and wrong.

Oh, and hold the consequences.

It's possible the end will be exactly as Benjamin Franklin foresaw 200+ years ago; certainly there is historical precedent.

Historian Sir Alexander Fraser Tytler said this almost 250 years ago:

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government; it always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by dictatorship.  The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years."

Thankfully we're not a democracy; we're a <constitutional republic>, but that may still crumble under a tidal wave of ungodliness.

America may end up being a cauldron of evil desires and self-destructive behaviors presided over by elites who care only for their own power.

Lord knows under Biden and Harris we were well on our way.

But it doesn't have to be that way now.

This year we can embrace the process of returning the power to the people and restore, as Lincoln said, "government of the people, by the people, for the people".

Something to think about as we prepare to celebrate our 249th birthday.


That's it, I've had it.  We're 23 Skidooing, I don't care what anyone says (except for Karen; life is better when I care what she says).

a faux flock of blue herons

remember last week we had our 1st tiger lily?  some friends showed up since then...





lots and lots of friends

and our yucca plants have flowered


like I said

the daisies have made an appearance, along with the perennial geraniums

getting the bonus room ship shape for #5 son and wife to stay with us over the July 4th holiday




I leave you with these words of wisdom, courtesy of the God of the universe:

27  All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

28  For the kingdom is the LORD'S; and He is the governor among the nations.

 - Psalm 22:27,28

later, mcm fans...