We heard the Oriole Wednesday morning, haven't seen him yet, time to get the Grape Jelly out Rose has the Hummingbird feeders out to be cleaned.
Another CME from the Sun, possible Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights visible Wednesday night. Once again we saw no evidence here...
My team in Canada reports they still have 9" of snow on the ground which is still frozen solid.
Supposed to be 82 degrees on Saturday, the sun came out around 10AM we've got to get to the dump to get rid of the carport steel.
Sunday Rose and I sat out back and had out coffee the sun felt amazing, the filed is really greening up now.
Jarrod, Crystal and James came over for Easter dinner. We had a nice ham, sweet potatoes, carrots and mac & cheese.
Sunday before Easter dinner Jarrod and I worked on the setting up the 5 panel solar array, still some tweaking to do stiffening the framework.
Jarrod came over Monday to help with digging a trench for the solar wire from the panels to the house, he had them hooked up before I arrived from work, Nice!
We talked to Jason on Monday he's started his training on the C17
Rose has been working clearing brambles and grape vines on the side of the workshop, the whole area looks great!
Rose is almost finished pulling the grape vines and honeysuckle over by the driveway poplars. The side of the workshop looks great nicely cleared. Our goal is to remove as much bramble as we can so we can mow everything.
We're renting the Skid Steer again this summer to assist with the big stuff, covering the rock beside the workshop moving a bunch of heavy trees, rocks, etc.
Saturday we were off to Mom & Dads, Rose put some Tick stuff on the lawn, we needed to hit the grain store for corn, a deer block and another lawn tractor, 2 tractors makes upkeep much faster!
Hit Home depot to pick up a new outside faucet the old one leaks, and some 2x8" boards for a ramp. We stopped in the to Longhorn in Manchester for dinner, we had a gift certificate from work, this place is packed with a 30-40 minute wait every time we've gone there. I got the steak tips, Rose had the prime rib.
Sunday I'll assemble the ramps, try and fix the trailer taillight on the right side that's refusing to work, it's a pain sometimes... then drive over to pick up the new tractor.
I still need to replace the mower blades on our older lawn tractor I'd sharpened them for last year but they're badly gouged up and need to be replaced.
We got the new tractor home without any issues along the way, I made a couple runs up and down the deer-yard.
I got the ramps assembled and put away in the barn. I'll use them again to get under the tractor to change the mower blades.
The Black Flies are here and they're hungry!
The weeping cherry on the side hill is blooming
The rain is greening up the grass that's 8" already on the hills behind the house and the workshop, all the tree buds are swelling. Lots of our flowers are coming up. Pollen is getting high making us tired.
Rose got all the fans out making the dogs happy. We got up to 90 degrees on Monday April 29th wow, that's usually what we see when it's time to rototill the garden around May 30. We have a knack for picking the hottest day to do that.
Dads Plum tree is almost in bloom, soon...
Public opinion on the matter is pretty clear. Nearly all Americans favor deporting illegal aliens who commit crimes, and most on the Right believe that all who entered our country illegally should be deported. Trump evidently feels that way too, and he implies — albeit vaguely — that that’s what he’s going to do.
He started the right way. Trump’s “worst, first” campaign targeting the violent criminal element of the illegal immigrant population was overwhelmingly popular. Border czar Tom Homan pursued it with pit bull intensity, reportedly removing from our country over 100,000 in his first three months.
Jack Posobiec: 2022 saw the S&P 500 drop 19.4% This week in 2025, it’s down about 7% amid tariff announcement Now ask why the media didn’t tell you to panic about the 2022 crash – Post at X
There are moral asymmetries in politics today that no amount of gurgling and mewling will do anything to change. How leftists gleefully do everything in their power to lock up, destroy, even kill their opponents, then scream blue murder as soon as they get one-hundredth of their hate thrown back at them when they’re no longer in power—that’s one example that springs to mind. You’re literally killing democracy! Which is to say, doing exactly what we do, just less ruthlessly and effectively.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) yesterday expressed its full support for President Trump’s memorandum, “Preventing Illegal Aliens from Receiving Social Security Act Benefits.” This memorandum reinforces SSA’s commitment to safeguarding taxpayer dollars and ensuring the integrity of the programs it administers. “The Social Security Administration is dedicated to protecting the vital benefits that American workers […]
You no sooner take a day off than two nuclear powers, Pakistan and India are at it, and then some. Maybe you've followed the story, which goes something like this. Pakistani Moslems went Jihad on Indian, Hindu, tourists in Kashmir. They killed quite a few, in a typical act of Moslem butchery.
India didn't like this and started bulldozing mosques, good call, take note Texas, and deporting Pakistanis. Sorry, Moslems, you've got to go. Pakistan didn't like this and has apparently closed its airspace to India. Not to be outdone, India's closed the Indus dam to Pakistan, cutting off the radical Moslem country's water. Here endeth a 1960s treaty.
Why are Democrat politicians and judges so hysterical and desperate to protect illegal alien thugs, gangsters, gangbangers and terrorists?
Here’s another one…
Why do Democrat politicians and judges care more about foreign criminals who have illegally invaded our country, than they have ever cared about American citizens?
Armies of TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) riddled leftists whined, moaned and cried online Saturday because President Trump wore a navy blue suit to the Pope’s funeral. Oh my God, Orange man so bad. Is there any facet of Trump’s existence that doesn’t send these deranged individuals into meltdown?
The 95% drop in illegal crossings at the U.S.-Canada border and the 94% reduction at the southern border are testaments to the effectiveness of the Trump administration's border security measures. By combining clear messaging, stricter penalties, and diplomatic pressure, the administration has achieved significant results. However, the ongoing challenges, particularly from sanctuary city policies, remind us that maintaining these gains requires continued vigilance and a unified national effort.
The U.S. cattle herd has shrunk to 86.7 million head—the smallest since 1951—driving beef prices to record highs (e.g., ground beef averaging $5.79/lb in March). Droughts, inflation and policy shifts have squeezed ranchers, who warn of a "national security threat" to food sovereignty.
Then they came for Kilmar Garcia (a.k.a. “Maryland Man”), and again I said nothing because it was a damn good idea. Mr. Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who entered the country illegally. He is also a member of a criminal gang known as MS-13. MS-13 murders people for fun and profit. An earlier attempt to deport Mr. Garcia was delayed by an immigration judge who was concerned that Mr. Garcia would be in danger if returned to El Salvador. This is due to rival gang enemies who wished him harm. They deported him anyway. (not our monkey, not our circus) Democrats are outraged again, for reasons unknown.
Next they came for Tren de Aragua gang members. There is no dispute that they (1) entered the country illegally, and (2) make their living by committing crimes. Democrats insist we slow things down to give each member a court hearing of some sort. Democrats are silent as to what evidence such people could possibly present at such a hearing that should prevent their deportation. My silence means approval.
Next they arrested people who vandalized other people’s cars. This time the Democrats sat silent because they quietly approved of the vandalism.
Then they canceled the Social Security numbers of millions of illegal aliens who never should have received them in the first place. Again the Democrats howled in anguish.
This country now has over 20 million illegal immigrants. This country is currently paying interest on a debt that increases at a rate of over a trillion a year, with the total now standing at over 36 trillion. Cutting waste, fraud, and abuse is the easy part. Deporting illegal immigrant felons is the easy part. Doing the easy stuff will not be enough. There are hard choices ahead, and the Democrats have made it crystal clear they will be of no help whatsoever.
Double Standards
“The American people should never have to wonder if the president, the cabinet, or members of Congress are making decisions for the good of the country or the good of their own bank accounts. It’s long past time to ban those senior leaders from owning & trading individual stocks.” —Sen. Elizabeth Warren miraculously rediscovering ethics every time Democrats lose power
Reality Check
“Decades ago, the United States was a global leader in the production of rare earth minerals. But, like virtually everything else, our stupid trade policies sent those jobs to communist China. And what our trade policies didn’t destroy, the radical environmental movement finished off.” —Gary Bauer
“China is at war with the United States. The question is, how will we fight them? Better, how do YOU want to fight them?” —Allen West
Islam’s modus operandi is as follows: when Muslims are in a minority in countries to which they have migrated they claim Islam is a religion of peace. Once their numbers increase they start to agitate for considerations unavailable to non-Muslims in those countries under the guise of obtaining civil liberties. When they gain power it’s, “Do as we say or we will kill you.” That is how a country loses its culture, its values and its traditions.
A report from the South China Morning Post has a lot of information. The Post claims that shipping containers from China to the US have gone from 40-50 containers per day down to 3-6. Even more alarmingly, they quote an anonymous employee of a shipping company as saying that the company is abandoning goods already on the water and giving them to the shipping company.
The bottom line is that between May 10 and May 25, we will see a dramatic decrease in the goods arriving to our ports from China. There will be some stuff, but not the abundance to which we are accustomed. To get back to the level we were before would take another 1-2 months from the time that an agreement is made, but that seems unlikely.
If you recall, during the COVID-19 pandemic, shipping from China all but ceased for a while. The result was that prices skyrocketed, shelves were near empty, and people panicked.
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