Stormy Weather
Donna’s home from her trip to Michigan. The dogs and I are happy and so is she.
You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: Wake Now in the Fire
Wake Now in the Fire is about book banning and student protests, sensitive subjects on the right. While the book itself hasn’t been banned or challenged, it certainly could be, and I expect that somehow, somewhere, forces of darkness are mobilizing against it. It feels like a banned book, it looks like a banned book, and it reads like a banned book. Therefore I review it as such.
A Squeaker
The verdict on Amtrak? As far as Donna’s concerned, it’s a been-there-done-that. And that’s good enough for me.
Clickety Clack
Donna’s on her way to Michigan. By train.
Air-Minded: Air Force One Folklore & Fact (Updated 06/19/26)
It was announced today that a gifted Qatari Boeing 747-8 is set to enter service as a temporary Air Force One, pending the 2028 delivery of two new USAF B747-8s scheduled to replace the current B747s, which have been in service since the Reagan administration. The “bridge” Air Force One (as well as the permanent […]
You Can’t Read That!
You Can’t Read That! is a periodic post about book banning and censorship. YCRT! features news and opinion roundups, commentary, history, and reviews.
Saturday Updates: Birds, Watches, Persepolis
Our back yard bird feeder cam has issues. It’ll stop recording, but since the same birds trigger the camera over and over again, it’ll be a while before I realize the videos are a few days old. To get it working again, I have to go out back with my iPad, put it and the […]
Air-Minded: Seeing Mirages
… I saw plenty of Belgian Mirage IIIs during my time in NATO, and once had a semi-close encounter with a pair of French ones while on a cross-country to Spain, a story worth sharing here.