Putting it on thicc

*Laser loon intensifies*

Another bill discussed is a total ban on rank choice voting. THIS…..like redistricting…..is an attempt to put partisan politics before good public policy. I would like to see more studies of rank choice voting to know the unintended consequences, but this bill will prohibit that.

This bill has the potential to cause “influencers” being req’d to register with the IN Lobby Reg Com (IRLC) if you rec $500 in compensation. My concern: any ad revenue sharing, ie Youtube (think 1099 reporting for your taxes) could trigger this. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/13/p...

Since the Dollar is about to get cooked, silver prices have increased enough that you can even sell ‘silver-plated’ items now for a decent price. In normal times it’s not worth the trouble so coin shops would not purchase it, but now it’s worth the trouble!

Lake Superior is the largest of the Great Lakes, the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area, and the third-largest by volume, bordering Canada (Ontario) and the U.S. (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan) Nature #MondayMotivation

Mike Johnson speaking to UK Parliament, bringing up our 250th anniversary breakup, bragging about how great we have become without them, then asks how they plan to further honor our greatness together. The man is a certified moron. 🙄

Frozen garage windows taunting me with icy summer plants.

Ruins of a vacation home along the backwaters of Lake Monroe in the Axom Ridge area. This was probably a relatively recent home (post WWII). The original settlers in this area lived in cabins and were subsistence farmers. Stone masonry and iron windows were not the norm.

Also, Virginia has asked for it multiple times and Minnesota has just been like:

Mount Rushmore…..Abe peeking through the trees.

Some flowers because it’s cold

A trip in pictures: “Let’s go to Cripple Creek” I said peering at a paper map. Here’s a road that’ll save us some time, it’s half the distance …… (cont’d)

Karma comes for this one. This dude beat a police officer with a ball bat at the Capitol.

This is why I hate nextdoor. Someone talking about a swat situation and they gleefully go in about ICE. But someone with the name Reno from Indiana better check themselves crowing about illegal gangs (see Reno gang from Jackson County).

Google maps caught a plane flying over an area of Hoosier National. I suppose that happens a lot but I’ve never seen it before.

I like identifying old photos with no markings.This downtown area we can date vehicles, so a 60s is about newest I see. The Virginian is playing Victor Mature as Samson, must have been rerun because it was made in 1949. The theater being most visible landmark: Charleston, West Virginia

My daddy worked on this 1952 Cummins Diesel entry into the Indianapolis 500. He was an experimental machinist, he prototyped parts that didn’t exist. It won the pole position at 138 mph, but washed out at 71st. It’s turbocharger failed by sucking in track debris.

Found an old image of a central Indiana village called Stonehead. The namesake of the village was this folk art directional marker. Unfortunately this old monument was destroyed election night 2016. Gone but not forgotten. Also an old post I did about its history.

Wow, this is something we really need right now. 💞 Dolly Parton is kicking off her 80th Birthday with this - Light of a Clear Blue Morning ft. Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah & Reba. youtu.be/McaD2PG8jOE?...

The guard of Granary (location: maybe New Harmony?)

I was too tired to go anywhere so I stayed home to see if I could see the #Crew11 capsule from the backyard in one opening I have in the trees. It made it and I have photographic evidence but that's about it. Pretty epic to watch even for a few seconds and that thing was hauling ass!

Me on my grandparent’s farm. The horse was called Tarzan and was probably the meanest horse to have ever drawn a breath. But he tolerated me.

I've seen recent evidence that the data centers in Indianapolis are expected to house citizen DNA and medical records for training AI models. We need to be against this, hard stop.

Gossip in a random thread. This bastard stirring some serious shit

Covie Music

My husband got a new guitar and he’s trying to teach himself to play. Last night while I was fixing dinner, he picked it up and started practicing. I recognized the song immediately, Sweet Melissa by the Allman Brothers. I started to cry, because he’s learning that song for me. My name is Melissa.

🕯️In Angola, IN, 30 citizens honored the memory of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen shot dead by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Call our Rep. Stutzman + Sens. Banks and Young at 202-224-3121. Tell them: stop ICE terror now! #reneenicolegood #JusticeForRenee #ICEout #AngolaIN #sayhername

Love a foggy night in Savannah.

Attention tech bros, new longevity strategy just dropped

A federal court ruled Thursday that IU violated the First Amendment rights of pro-Palestine protesters it banned from campus in 2024 and found the expressive activity policy it passed that August unconstitutional.  www.wfyi.org/news/article...

Pop was a law enforcement officer. He knew most of the local police in the town we lived in. When I got my license at 16, he told me "Don't push these assholes, Tim. They're little men who are looking for a reason to hurt people. Do what they say. These fuckers peeked in high school." Today's ICE.

It’s like Democrats never heard of the Whigs: how they dissolved in favor of a new party for failing to take a clear stand on the major moral and political issue of their day, and putting forth a presidential candidate who became a legend.

Now charge him.

Great news, mass filing of Democrat candidates for Indiana House and Senate to give rural Indiana some progressive choices. Check your area to see who we can support. This was needed like yesterday.

🕯️ youtu.be/BDfGblfOsZ4?...

Posts may be a bit more sporadic from me today as my kids are home from school because my city is being brutalized by the federal government to the extent that it's unsafe for schools to be open

I’m really enjoying groups giving the cello some love (ex:The Dead South). The cello and violin are playing basically the same music here, different clefs, makes a very rich sound.

Wishing everyone green grass and high tides today.

Whoah….mayor of Minneapolis just told ice ‘to get the fuck’ outta our city.

Senator Foghorn Leghorn Kennedy seemed pretty flipped out when Scripps grabbed him on way to briefing. Snarled at a reporter to let him finish, then lost his place. That particular one seemingly flipped out doesn’t feel like a good thing.

The Dude abides….at Ale Emporium

Jan. 6, 2021: Sherrod leaving for D.C. at 5:09 a.m. No amount of presidential pardons & shameful attempts to rewrite history will change what I remember about the violence on our Capitol that day. For nearly 45 minutes, we could not determine Sherrod’s whereabouts, or whether he was even alive.

Braun knows the Mid States Corridor is unpopular & unnecessary, he’s screwing his own hometown on this. They’re postponing needed projects because they don’t have the $$, YET they want to spend $1B on a new roadway that nobody wants and very few in this state will even use. Just to bypass Jasper.

🚨Democrats say they can't do anything because Republicans control Congress. Is that true? No. This question is answered in 10:34 by Tad Stoermer - a historian, a teacher, and a man who used to work on the Hill. ***He gives recommendations on what we can do*** youtu.be/1PwmiG7ABl0

Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically. "ahdahnoogah-weestee"

What’s the Peruvian Shaman’s track record on predictions, asking for a friend

This was always my favorite #mtv video. It’s also a time capsule of Mtv promo commercials and those appliance big box stores that had the shouty men. youtu.be/sGubtxDwhqU?...

Me opening the electric bill yesterday. “Bound by wattage and poor choices” …that me

Ha…..I caught a video of an eagle feeding filming it backwards with my arm hanging out the window. (wasn’t driving)