I guess they are pretty upset. For some reason.

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie: “How will we know if this bill has been successful? We will know when rich men are being perp walked in handcuffs to the jail. Until then, this is still a coverup.” #EpsteinFiles

I’m exceedingly bad at bird watching

"A country where safety is under threat from federal violence on the streets is not fit to stage soccer’s showpiece event," writes @anabnos.com.

🎯🎯🎯🎯

(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star) Does this look like a big laser to anyone else

And there goes my cute little time-wasting TikTok account. I’ll miss the back and forth of funny videos with @kreupelino.bsky.social the most.

Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.

Support your friend’s flag habit

Rocket ship to heaven. The back of Ave Maria church looks like it’s about to launch at a moment’s notice.

I frequently find myself thinking about the pointlessness of social media, the 3 second interactions, the quiet concern over specific interactions or the lack thereof. The sky is blue. The birds are singing. The days are short. What drives me to the dais to speak into the void?

In case you’re wondering about the state of things in Florida. Monsters on parade, flying their hate for all to see.

Just had a juvenile copperhead snake hanging out next to the truck as we were packing up. Didn’t have that on our checklist today. Luckily the maintenance guy was clearing out the campsite next to us and relocated it to the nearby marsh.

Fact: I can watch farrier videos for hours, literal hours. Trimming a frog. Gonna watch it. Removing shoes. Watching it. Cleaning the grooves. Gonna watch it. Filing the sole, toe, and heel wall. Watching it. Releasing and packing an abscess. Absolutely gonna watch that.

Things I want to scream from the rooftops: Googling is not research. Information is not intelligence. Opinion is not understanding.

A little quiet softness, after yet another rough news day

Who knew there were so many birds

In Florida. On the water. There are alligators nearby, we’re told.

Today has been one long heavy sigh

Entranced by these Saw Palmettos

Customs officer: Are you attempting to smuggle drugs out of the country, ma’am? @kreupelino.bsky.social : No officer, just oliebollen mix. Customers officer: Same thing. Straight to jail.

It’s good to be back with adventure bear again.

I’ve gotten into the habit of going through my photos from that date (all of December 23 on December 23, for example) and deleting any lousy photos, duplicates, or ones with no meaning to me anymore. The amount of screenshots alone is shocking. I highly recommend it. It’s quite cathartic.

Update: Saw a pair of bald eagles and a pair of red-tailed hawks fishing the lake today. Truck needs a replacement part installed after all, here until Friday at the earliest now.

I call this, ‘Man waiting’

We’ve begun learning deliberately. No specific reason, just really hoping to get some basic Portuguese under our belts this coming year. *cough*

One of the comforts of reading a lot of history is the verification that humans have been stupid, vicious, and self-destructive since the beginning of time. Hooray! It’s not just us or now!!!

The pure ridiculousness that is mining/construction equipment. These are tires. Only three of them could be wedged inside a standard shipping container.

As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.” Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.

Heads up, A Charlie Brown Christmas is free on AppleTV today and tomorrow (tune your VPN to USA, if necessary)

We’re across from a marina and I just watched a BOAT MOVING FORKLIFT in action it was very very cool @purplegameboy.bsky.social

My nephew has sent us regular updates about The Boy’s cat for nearly two years. Here is the pirate begging for second dinner, as he does each evening. Clearly he’s skin and bones.

Estimate has the truck repairs complete as of 12/22. Trailer and we have moved to a campground until then. Now we move hard into Making the best of our time here.

We made an appt for a tow truck to move the trailer to a local campground on Monday. Driver called back 2 minutes later and offered to ferry us to the grocery store etc in the meantime. No charge. Probably the kindest thing that I can remember in a while. Total stranger. Nothing in it for him. 🧡

Someone just ran a red light and T-boned the truck. Lots of damage. Possibly totaled. Trailer is in a hotel parking lot, where we’re staying until Monday at least when it can get into a repair shop

About a half mile into our National Forest hike, we remembered that it was hunting season. Made double time getting back out of there. Fear + speed = cardio goal hit for the day

There’s a fine line between bravery and stupidity

Pulled in next to another teardrop trailer yesterday and what’s the first thing she says to us? “I just ordered a Bean and I’m picking it up in May!” Loved giving her a peek around ours.

Just wrenched the bejeezes out my ankle. Not recommended. Watch those tiny steps, they’re tricksy.

Doing a long drive today which often means a restaurant breakfast. “Apologies, but everything is taking longer than normal because the kitchen is severely understaffed and we have no table clearing staff today.” Gee, I wonder why that could be.

Hip deep in horse country and I don’t mind one bit

First really touristy tourist thing we’ve done is a Kentucky Bourbon tour and tasting. Might be a little lighter in the head than usual. Waiting on the stomach to come. Worth it.

Walked to the bath house in deep fog. I’m glad today’s commuters will have an extra hour for it to burn off

Who needs a beautiful cactus flower this morning? #Bloomscrolling #FlowerReport

How much does a small bag of zacht zoet drop cost over there?

Vredevoogd, Bosgraaf, Vander Molen, — we are officially back in the old stomping grounds. Thankfully we have some black licorice in the truck’s door pocket so we’re safe from the territorial locals

Amongst the topic of things I find adorable: My mom has a own quad runner

Open for a pano view of the Lake Superior shoreline. Then go ahead and book your flights.

We have Mom and Carl’s ‘cottage’ all to ourselves for the next few days. All 60 acres of it. Sun is starting to peek out after yesterday’s rain.