Great Minds Think Alike

Hat Tip: BabbaZee

Thousands Gather To Protest Global Warming

Hat Tip: American Infidel

EXPOSED: How The 'Party Crashers' REALLY Got In

I wish I could credit the creator of this piece, but no one seems to know who's responsible for it. If it's you, please tell me; I always give proper attribution when available.

Weeping For My Willow

We had a wicked-nasty wind storm last night and my Weeping Willow, not the strongest of trees in good times, didn't fare too well, as you can see. It fell right after my husband left for work; his truck was parked where the top of the tree landed and it would have been damaged, to say the least. It also missed our other pick-up truck, the barn and the garage. I'm so grateful we were spared additional destruction, but I'm really going to miss that tree...

Turn, Turn, Turn

We have one Maple tree that likes to get a head start on autumn. Every year, it turns blaze red well before all the others and makes for a really striking display against the all-green woods. The soybeans in the foreground know fall is here, too... they're turning golden yellow and are almost ready to harvest. This is my favorite time of year.

 ¹To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
 ²A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
 ³A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
 ⁴A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
 ⁵A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
 ⁶A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
 ⁷A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
 ⁸A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
(Ecclesiastes 3, King James Version)

Spotting The Symptoms Of Swine Flu

The media has been fostering a lot of hype and hysteria over the H1N1, or Swine Flu, virus recently. In an attempt to calm your fear and bring you the latest and best information, I have located the following visual image of an infected person. If you wake up looking like this, please stay home from work!

Michigan Welcomes Obama. Or Not.

Our Dear Leader visited Michigan yesterday to pledge billions in new spending (of your tax dollars) for community college improvements and displaced worker retraining. No word on where he plans to get this money, since our great-great-grandchildren have already been indebted to pay for his other programs.

Not everyone in Michigan was all that thrilled to see ol' Barry, as these photos illustrate.

Get your own Second Revolution flag...

Let Freedom Ring: Michigan's Independence Day Tea Party In Pictures

UPDATE: There is now a separate site dedicated to free-use Tea Party signs and slogans!  Visit Tea Party Signs to see them all.


What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than gathering with like-minded, freedom-loving patriots at the Lansing Capitol for a Tea Party? As you can see, turn-out was strong for a holiday event.

Organizer Joan Fabiano holds the 1400 page Cap & Trade Bill

Dangerous Extremists, Redneck Racists or
Faces of Freedom?

David Hinz, The Hinzsight Report

The Blog Prof

Lansing, Michigan Tea Party Photos, Part Two

UPDATE: There is now a separate site dedicated to free-use Tea Party signs and slogans!  Visit Tea Party Signs to see them all.

Signs of the times:

Unlike the current President!

Uh, Madame Pelosi....
do these look like 'Bush-supporting wealthy people' to you?

I am SO stealing this one!

Scenes from the crowd:


Tea on the Capitol steps

A shout out to all the Smart Girls

Paul Revere & Uncle Sam

Joe 'The Plumber' Speaking

'Famous' Faces:

Congressman Mike Rogers

Congressman Thad McCotter

Former Michigan GOP Chairman Saul Anuzis

Joe 'The Plumber' Wurzelbacher

State Senator & Candidate for Secretary of State
Michelle McManus

Two of Michigan's finest. Thanks, guys!