cjc45

cjc45

@cjc45.bsky.social

Retired librarian, would-be artist. Liberal and secular humanist. Texan living in Florida.

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Actually, they taught us that the more significant battle for Mexico’s independence was on Sept 16 but diez y seis de Septiembre does not roll off the tongue like cinco de mayo.

When I saw an article that reported Costco had “dropped” a product, I thought it meant they would no longer carry it. Turns out it now means they have just introduced it. 😜

The one thing I remember about the Ten Commandments in my elementary school classroom was wondering what adultery was.

Anyone who believes the corona epidemic wasn’t serious has forgotten the bodies piled at the curb because they couldn’t be hauled away fast enough.

CBS News reports that Sec Hegseth will require testosterone testing for service members over 30. Those found to be deficient, may elect to get supplements. The article does not indicate that this applies only to men except for one use of the word “guy.”

My most successful painting ever. I used it as the wallpaper on my new computer and when my husband was setting up the computer for me he said “wow, that’s beautiful, where’d you get it?”

The State of Florida is proposing eliminating property taxes on the first $250,000 value of homesteads. Following an outcry from local governments that get most of their income from these taxes, Republican governor DeSantis replied “Tax the rich.”

“Lake (County Fl) court case could pave the way for child rapists to be executed nationwide” Orlando Sentinel, May 31