Jkpi - Untitled

Vineta Kaulača (Latvian, 1971), Surface of the River III, 2016. Oil on canvas, 80 × 60 cm.

Thank the volunteers.

To any of you who have yet to vote today, I hope that before you leave your polling place you will take a moment to thank the volunteers who help to make the process possible.

Not all terrorist acts are created eqaully according to Donald and Steve.

I saw a post earlier today in which the person making the post included a photo of  Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon Bombers.  The posters mocked those opposing the ban on refugees from Muslim majority countries.  Reminding readers that these two were refugees.

What wasn’t said in the post is that these two murderers were from the RUSSIAN REPUBLIC of Chechnya, a cauldron and exporter of radical Islam.

Somehow, there are no bans on refugees from Russia.  Would that cause the Vladimir not to like the the Donald and the Steve?  Would it impair the Donald’s business deals in Russia?  

While we’re at it, how is it that the ban does not include Saudi Arabia, the country of origin for most of the 9/11 attackers? 

Justice Clarence Thomas breaks 10-year streak, asks question in court

For the first time in a decade, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke during oral arguments.

Perhaps this is a leap year event.

Onion Tea

I was at my desk late last night as our Russian cleaning crew made its rounds. They are very nice people and one of the women heard me coughing and suggested a remedy. Onion tea. "Like onion soup?" I asked. "No, no put onion in boiling water for a few minutes and then add lemon and honey."

Then she started down the hall and came back to add, "Use red onion."

I guess I should have known that.

Maybe I'm a closet Czarist because I was thinking white onion.

Yahoo CEO fears defying NSA could mean prison

Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer said she feared winding up in prison for treason if she refused to comply with US spy demands for data.

Amédée Ozenfant (French, 1886-1966), Ramure [Tree-top], 1956. Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 55 cm.