Charlene Suggs

If the term AI is changed, SI should stand for Slop Intelligence or Stolen Intelligence.

We are witness to the most audacious smash-and-grab in history. How long can we let souless idiots wreck the future of all for a few? Relief pic: bucolic scene in southern Ohio where cows living their best lives contribute to a sustainably-managed milk operation.

If there is such a thing as a just war, this ain't it. (Pic: trillium bloom on a rock. Southern Ohio)

Wow.

"The world is spinning. And we try to spin with it. And the more you spin yourself , the more you get tired and suffer" -- Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara. Buddhist Monks Reach Washington D.C. in 2,300-Mile ‘Walk for Peace’ www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

America has always had a 2-tiered system of justice. We're getting a third tier as more wealth concentrates into the hands of a few

Is the world standing up to bully rule? A girl can dream.

Does "ready to fall" mean "ripe for plunder?"

New collective noun: A Diarrhea of Lies.

Sometimes it's hard to tell if someone is stupid or a liar or a stupid liar. Problem is, you can't ask them and know for sure either.

Now we're the Freedom Pirates of the Caribbean.

Americans who receive presidential domestic pardons can still be prosecuted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court.

War is a crime.

Pirates of the Caribbean: war crimes edition.

"That's a good-looking country you got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it."

Burn a flag, get prosecuted. Beat a police officer with one, get pardoned.

If the new pope's views aligned with conservative Christian morality, we would be hearing non-stop praise about how God chose him.

If someone chokes you but lets go before you pass out, do you thank them for the air?

Would you take short-term pain for long-term pain?

For far too many, their Prince Charming turns out to be Prince Harming.

No, you cannot have another planet until you show me that you can take care of the one we already have.

If someone invades the US, which states are up for grabs?

Daffodils don't care

Why do some people think that the average American is motivated by having public support taken away but the already-wealthy are motivated by receiving public support?

Loathsome. So many loathsome people running our country and tearing us down. While they lie to us all. We're not sending our best.

Like this planet, good government provides critical life-giving conditions taken for granted but sorely missed when gone. You think those who plundered both for their profit are going to restore either?

A frozen waterfall splayed against a sandstone overhang.

Today, the 28th amendment to the US Constitution is formally ratified. The Equal Rights Amendment is adopted. This marker day is a dream made real by centuries of women struggling to move from chattel status to citizens with full rights.

Hopeful Sand Mandela for a New Year: Beauty, Love, Truth and Goodness. Wrightsville Beach, NC

Wisdom is cleverness plus time.

Time for an jaw-dropping plot twist.

Scrooge Insurance Company gets a visit from the ghost of Christmas Future and forgives medical debt for thousands.

It's a matter of time before people insist that their emotional support animals need emotional support animals.

No such thing as blue and red America. We're just different shades of purple