Nature, having stridently and unambiguously declared Her many objections to the hatred and corruption on flagrant display in my country's center this week, decided to release us from the hellscape weather Her fury has inflicted upon us of late, instead gifting central Vermont with an absolutely divine day. No smoke. No crushing heat and humidity.… Continue reading The Daily: 6 July 2026
Month: July 2026
The Daily: 4 July 2026
It is the 250th Independence Day... I did try to get into the spirit of this milestone anniversary. But the Trumpies are doing their level best to quash any patriotic fervor. Have you seen what they consider celebratory? I've lost count of the insults and affronts — from a cage fight on the White House… Continue reading The Daily: 4 July 2026
The Daily: 3 July 2026
The Dog Days begin today. This is when Sol and Sirius shine together all day long, creating blast-furnace heat. Or maybe that's just carbon... Canada is on fire again. More than 130 active blazes are darkening the skies and sending smoke trailing southeast (so... here...), with the vast majority of the fires listed as "out… Continue reading The Daily: 3 July 2026
