Is This The Last 4th Of July We Celebrate?

Old Ghinese saying: all feasts come to an end

Is 'merica coming 'round the last bend

If mo-rons elect donnie again

Democracy survival chances.. thin

He'll give Ukraine & Poland to Putin

In halls of congress, will be shootin'

Fat liar will declare himself king

Purges w/ chaos will be a real thing

We'll all be forced to kneel & pray

Posers for jesus will have their way

Medicare & Social Security

We will no longer even see

Will discover oil, gluttony & greed

Is not really enough to feed

Anyone...

All as Earth turns up the heat

On phone, can't order anything to eat

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Beryl continues on her Caribbean romp

Yucatan to get the next big stomp

Then on to Texass, w/ big wind & rain

Greggg, all the flooding, how ya 'xplain

'Ain't no warming, oil is great'

Then for federal dollars, will wait

Dumbass deniers will likely pray

Still jesus...got nothing to say

New Tonga island continues to grow

Usual, 2 dozen volcanoes on the blow

Lava, ash, lahars & local shakes

Live nearby..strong nerves it takes

At least..

No big quakes or solar blasts

Just concern..will democracies last

Not if mo-rons in the US of A

Vote poorly, let donnie back into play

Revenge & government destruction

Will be his only instruction..

Got no plans, got no clue

Scream, blame & hate is all he do

Right now, turtle cruising thru the yard

He's working, but life is hard

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Field got a trim

Quail terrain just got slim

Keep Your Personal Beliefs... Personal!!

No one on Earth believes what you do

All 8 billion believe different than you

So, shut the phuck up, keep it all inside

'Til out ya butt your 'god' does slide

The more you scream, rant & demand

The more you're taking another's stand

We all know your weak ass plan

So many believe our god's the true man

Then our 'book' must be true

Book says all men get women to screw..

Well, someone, or all have gotta be wrong

But, really all singing the same lame song

Believe like me and I'll feel much better

And, believe our old book to the letter

Or just pick & choose what ya want

Or our holy ghost will haunt...

Male gods created for men

Couldn't let women win..

Women create life, men unload sperm

Men took their power, make 'em squirm

Created gods of power & hate

Outcome; ain't been so great..

So hypocrites for jesus/allah please

Hold your li'l god 'tween your knees

Before ya stick him up your ass

May need to let jehovah pass

Easy to see how ya bought donnie's con

Misogynist hate your game all along

Posers for jesus..just shut up..

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Out on Earth, Beryl w/ reggae hit

Jamaica getting beat all to shit

Lightning hits gang of mormon kids

Seem moroni provided no safety lids

We get one more low humidity day

Before Earth's reality comes our way

Grazing blast today from the sun

San Andreas, Gulf of Cali shifting fun

Germany, UEFA getting lots of rain

Take it & smile, better not complain

Bone dry remains our scene

Not much creek remains to be seen

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WNRN Red Wing Roots

Free breakfast crowd

Thanks Mill St.

Ya Got Immunity, Make donnie Go Away!

W/ immunity, road ahead is quite clear

Make donnie, clarence, sammy, disappear

To save the country, as an official act

Since they're all traitors, that's a fact

Taking bribes for cases, attempted coup

The entire world they've tried to screw

Use the power, even if it's a disgrace

Make 'em gone, leave not a trace!!

Trying to put prayer back in school

Pushing for 'posers for jesus' rule

Same plan as in IRan

Only power if you're a man

Bible makes misogyny quite clear

Allegiance to man-god you must swear

Pedophilia, incest, rape all is OK

When you vote the poser jesus way

Meanwhile, to reality, out on Earth

To Cat. 5 Beryl we have given birth

All our CO2, trapping the heat

Ready to rage, Earth says 'sweet'!

All the signs we still ignore..

But, Earth has even more in store

Melt the ice, flood the coasts

Keep cutting the trees, we're gonna roast

At least no big quakes again today

Only minor volcanic blasts at play

Sun is close to maximum rage

Better hope ain't a higher stage

More blasts headed Earth's way

After dark tomorrow, auroras sway

Nice job by USA soccer men

Got there asses beat again

Cross the pond, clueless Belgium coach

Can't score if goal you don't approach

Slovenia, played well, then choked

Portugal 'divers' act all stoked

Here..

Another near perfect day for July

Low humidity & we won't fry

But, that ain't gonna last long

By the 4th, big heat comes along

Again, and likely, again

Get used to it, the future is here

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Not much fungus

Among us..

Too dry

July On & Off Earth... fox sucks

2 fox channels

1 bad sound, 1 bad pix

not a surprise..

July 2024 - On & Off Earth

Before beginning my column each month I go back and do a re-read on what I wrote in previous years for that chunk of time. Into my fifth year, it’s quite a little stroll through some fairly wild and crazy times on the planet. My overriding theme for July has always been our annual celebration of our coming together as a group of ragtag colonies into a united democracy of ‘states’, free of the rules and capricious demands of a king or queen. This year we celebrate 248 years of that democracy.

After declaring their independence, the forward looking group of adult white males granted themselves the ‘rights’ to speak and worship freely, own a flintlock and vote for local and national representation. They did, however, anticipate change and set up the constitution to be amended. The amendments came slowly with many battles fought and quite a bit of blood spilled. Battles continue to this day for ‘equality’ and ‘rights’ for all within the confines of our United States. Freedom, it seems, turns out to be rather chaotic.

July is happy to remind us that Earth grants no rights. While we discuss our personal and societal issues the planet, our ride, remains unconcerned with our presence, simply reacting and changing to the basic physical laws I mentioned last month. Every life form we ride and share the planet with must, like us, deal with daily changes by adapting, migrating or it will, like us, die. Simple rules, strictly enforced.

By the time you read this, the cool start to July will be long forgotten, replaced by the reality of a hotter world quickly made evident when you venture outside(sunscreen!). The hit and miss showers of late June will be water long gone and our, mostly, statewide drought will be back. We will also know the devastation wrought by Hurricane Beryl’s romp through the Caribbean and a new storm will be the news. Independence Day celebrations (and sales) will be shifted to memory status; vacations will happen(beach goers beware sharks and rip currents). July is full on summer!

Even as our orbit begins to tilt us away from the sun throughout July and we lose about a half hour of daylight that still leaves over 14 hours of sunshine to enjoy. Mix in the twilight pre-dawn and post-sunset and dark sky gazing options remains limited. The Full Buck Moon (this year’s antlers are now in velvet) is on the 21st. The sun slides from the twins, Gemini, into the crab, Cancer, on the 22nd.

The one July sky event worth catching is on the 13th, low in the southwest sky, when the first quarter moon occults the brightest star in Virgo, Spica. Around 11:30pm, the star will disappear behind the moon’s dark edge, reappearing out of the moon’s bright side about an hour later. Binoculars or a small scope will help in spotting the star.

Back 248 years ago, news spread by word of mouth, newspaper or pamphlet; travel was on foot or by horse and they had little idea why people got sick and died; bad air the main culprit. The planet Uranus was yet to be discovered. What you ate was grown, raised or killed locally. There were about 2.5 million people on the eastern seaboard. Times have certainly changed.

There are now over 335 million Americans, over 8 billion humans worldwide. Our species has survived and thrived by working together; communication, compromise and teamwork our hallmarks to success. Earth presents us all with challenges every day, working together to meet those challenges will be the only way we get to a celebration of 250 years of America…and beyond.

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