Please consider participating, and share details with others. All it takes are a few instances where we flex our "power of the purse" and those elected officials in contested areas (perhaps 20% of the country) will notice.

Two trillion in spending cuts to offset four and one half trillion in a reduction in taxes for only wealthy Americans. Someone needs to explain the math, as -4.5 does not equal -2.

About a thousand geese on the river yesterday. I think they wanted to get to where they were going, before the going got tough [no, I won't translate that].

We share the Chester River with a bunch of resident Eagles. When the river freezes, these guys find a hole and wait for fish. I'm guessing that catfish periodically come to the surface in search of flies and other stuff that floats on the surface. It seems very resourceful.

BlueSky question of the day: if my List is public (as they all are), why can't others "follow" it, so that I can post to the List and target my personal posts to my personal friends?

Lots of ice on the Chester River. Thankfully, the bubbler seems to be working.

Lessons Learned from my first day on BlueSky - Learn about Feeds and Lists. Once you start Following a number of sources, your Following Feed will fill quickly. Lists can be used so that you don't lose track of your individual friends. I wish I could put a list in a list.

Ice forming on the Chester River