Joe Walsh on Trump and his fleeced flock

Former Congressman Joe Walsh is taking on Donald Trump in the Republican Presidential race -- which is kind of hard to do considering how many state Republican parties canceled their primary so to better facilitate the coronation of King Trump.

That is wrong on a lot of levels -- but that's not when this is about.  This is about what happened when Joe Walsh talked to Trump fans about to attend a Trump rally in Iowa, somewhat akin to pilgrims waiting outside the temple for their audience with the oracle of Delphi.

Here's what he tweeted in a series of tweets, shown below in their entirety:

"@realDonaldTrump came into Iowa Thursday for one of his lie-filled rallies. Prior to the event, I campaigned for votes among all the people in line waiting to go in to hear the President. It was one of the most frustrating experiences I’ve ever had. It made me sad. 

Yes, plenty of Trump supporters were angry at me and many got in my face. But that’s not what made me sad. Here’s what made me sad: I asked about 40 folks a very simple question: Has Donald Trump ever lied to the American people? Simple question, right?

Every single person said “No.” No, Trump has never lied. Every single person gave me that answer. But that wasn’t all. A few people told me that Trump, unlike Obama, has never golfed. Nobody in line knew that Trump was increasing the debt way faster than Obama.

Nobody knew that under Trump our deficit was now greater than $1 trillion. Nobody I asked could think of one single thing that Trump has done that has disappointed them. Nobody thought Trump did anything wrong with Ukraine.

Almost everyone thought that China was paying for Trump’s tariffs. Nobody cared that Russia screwed with our 2016 election. On and on it went. I left sad & frustrated because all of these folks in line were being fed a sea of lies by Trump, Fox News, and

the rest of Trump’s media sycophants. They weren’t being told the truth. And here in line in Des Moines waiting to go in & hear more lies from this President, they didn’t believe basic truths. This is a scary thing for our Republic. Trump’s legacy is the destruction of truth."

And that, sadly, is entirely true.

Lighthouse of the Week, February 2-8, 2020: Mohni, Estonia

Returning to Estonia this week for another lighthouse;  this one is on the island of Mohni.  Mohni is a small island in the Gulf of Finland (Estonian side), east of Tallinn, the capital.

It must not be too difficult to get there;  there are a lot of pictures of this one.   First, though, let's learn more about it, with information I lazily gathered from the remarkable Lighthouse Directory.

"1852 (rebuilt 1871; station established 1806). Active; focal plane 33 m (108 ft); white light, 4 s on, 16 s off. 27 m (89 ft) round brick tower with lantern and gallery. The tower is unpainted red brick; lantern painted red. The lighthouse was increased in height by about 8 m (26 ft) in 1871, when the present lantern was also installed.

Mohni is a small island off Cape Purekkari, about 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Vilnistu on the Pärispea peninsula. Although it is included within the borders of Lahemaa National Park, it is privately owned."

So below are four pictures and a stamp.

Highway 41 reaches the Ohio River

Henderson, Kentucky, intersection with Highway 812



Near the river in Henderson. I chose this view because the clouds looked ominous.



Entrance to John James Audubon State Park



The Twin Bridges over the Ohio River




Next time we go further in Indiana.

Sonnet series: The Mind of a Woman" #4

The final sonnet in "The Mind of a Woman" series.

Sonnet series: "The Mind of a Woman" #3

Number three in "The Mind of a Woman" sonnet series.  There are four sonnets in this series.

Sonnet series "The Mind of a Woman" #2

Continuing the series.

Sonnet series: "The Mind of a Woman" #1

I created four illustrated sonnets in what I titled "The Mind of a Woman" series.   You can also see them on my Instagram account.

If you want a theme, it's basically that men and women have very different thought patterns, and their experience of the world -- and themselves -- is much, much different, particularly with regard to sexuality.


So here's the first one.