"The Secret Handshake"

OMG reported this afternoon that "...an anonymous art collective calling itself The Secret Handshake put a 10-foot replica of Donald Trump’s alleged birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein on the National Mall overnight, near the U.S. Capitol."

 

They are encouraging people to "sign with their sentiments".  I WISH I WERE IN DC!!!  This is just pure BRILLIANCE!!!!  The best is; at the moment, it is permitted to stay for a limited time.  

 

Rade 

Snow, not Jon.

As we say in these parts; "We had a spot of weather come through overnight." As the morning is progressing, we have accumulated just about 4 inches of snow.  It's just gorgeous outside!    

That is the view of Mount Hope Bay. 

 

The back yard. 

  

Power was out a little over an hour overnight, but our home battery backup kicked in and kept things comfortable. First significant outage since the system was installed almost 4 years ago; the event only used 10% of the stored energy (and we had the furnace running!).  Spent the predawn shoveling out the driveway so the husband could get out to work; I refer to is as "The gym is now open". Still coming down, but expected to clear out within the hour.  

 

Or as the song goes...

 

The joy of (me) being retired; (now that the husband made it safely to work) I am just sitting back and enjoying watching the snow with the last of the mornings coffee.  

 

Peace.  

Rade

 

 

 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

 Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Happy Birthday, Dolly!

The marvelous Dolly turns 80 today!  Yes, 80! 

 

 

In Honor or Hockey Coach Furst.

 

Thank you, Wiley! 

 

Sunday Morning Sip

Good Sunday to you!  

 

 

Even retired, this still holds true. 

 

 

 

Very hard lesson to learn - when the body says I need a nap,

to listen to the body.  

You may address me as the "High Priest of Sarcasm". 

Uh-huh. 

Yes, I want the answer to this, too. 

And speaking of which...  

And please respect my peace.

Thank you, Wiley. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning Coffee Round-up - January 17, 2026

 Things found while having my first sip this morning...

Check out Debra of "She Who Seeks"! She offers a wonderful

collection of memes and comics on the topic of Greenland and NATO. 

 

 I can relate - my coffee mug a ceramic! 

 

 

Has it ever been anything other? 

 

Subterfuge, be thy name. 

He's running out of pens. 

 

 

Saturday Morning Sip

And a Good Saturday to you! 

 

 

Gonna get me some coffee! 

Gonna get me some coffee!

Gonna get me some coffee! 

 

Indeed!  

 

 ...and then there is this.

 

"Just vote for us!" 

 

Why yes!  It is! 

 

My life, defined. 

 

Department of War going on the offensive against Disney.

Thank you, Infidel, for the meme! 

 

 

 

Thank you, New Yorker. 

 

 Let's wrap this up with a little Frank.