Here's a photo of the California version. Different configuration.

Hum, so governmental DEI initiatives are a thing of the past. Fine. Make of it what you will. The unfit Pete Hegseth & Trump say they want to make the military a merit-based organization. If that's true, Hegseth should bow out and Trump should find someone who merits a nomination. Just sayin'.

Interesting that the President is reinstating his order mandating all new governmental buildings to be built in "classical" style, avoiding modern designs. This will be an interesting test of DOGE. Those oversized buildings are very expensive to build today and they are far from energy efficient.

A major curator of squirrel chases here.

This little doodle bug turned 7 today. He's been my faithful companion for almost 5 years! Happy birthday little Charlie Brown.

I'll start with Mark Bittman's new How to Cook Everything for Kids. (Please shop locally if possible).

We need to work to ensure that Hegseth never gets this appointment. Despite being massively unqualified and inexperienced, he is aligned with extreme Christian Nationalists and others of that ilk. His grasp of reality is questionable & his sexual proclivities would be demeaning to the position.

The look very related. Mine also rescued me. I was living alone in SF during early COVID days and getting kind of freaked out. I adopted him & he has been my constant companion ever since. Does yours jump high? Charlie is a big jumper.

My dog Charlie (with new haircut) says hello