Saturday, May 31, 2025

Hey TACO Prez... Big Solar Blast Comin'!!

Huge sunspot on 3rd time around
Had 3 hour blast & w/o a sound
Is sending big solar wind Earth's way
Better hope only makes auroras play
And, doesn't fry our electric grid
😱😱😱
Cuz to repair, no one left to bid..
Our poser, leader, the TACO belle
(TrumpAlwaysChickensOut!!)
Has converted USA to bribery hell
Got a $million or an old plane
A full pardon you can obtain
🌪🌪🌪
Kentuck' TDS* want us to pray
After twister blew their town away
'Bout as much good as a FEMA call
Either way, no help comin'.. at all!!
Or standard..it's 2 weeks away
Shows TDS* memory display
Only can 'member, rant 'bout yesterday
As more fox lies & chaos come their way
Mag 6 quake just off N. Japan
Recently, 6.1 N. of New Zealand
Our mess is now up N. England way
In N. Central US, Canada making us pay
'Ain't no warming' fires on the rage
Smoke is ruling any outdoor stage
N. & S. F Dakota, so deserve
Guessing, soon our way it'll swerve
Along w/ warmer temps, 'bout time
8 1/4" of May rain, not sublime
But, sure droughts are ahead
And, some yet unseen dread..
Ain't nothing but greed in charge
We've all been living too large
For millennia.. not just
Today On Earth


BOGO plants at local Ace..
They seem happy in Earth
W/ plenty of rain..

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker
They buy the jesus con, too!!
When you're a hateful racist..
Gotta blame somebody
ain't your fault...
Dumbass...
Hey lil vlady...donnie's so mad..
And been played so bad..

Friday, May 30, 2025

Taco, Taco Man... ATNA, Too! All Talk, No Action!

Trump Always Chickens Out!!
🌮🌮🌮🌮
Huge idea, always 2 weeks out
ObamaCare still up & running
Ukraine war, bombs still coming
Prices aren't low, tourists ain't here
Don't visit USA, warnings are clear
Canada continues to retaliate
Smoke is coming, we can't wait
Texass trashed by hail, again
Later today, we got storms coming in
NW Pacific plate shakes today
Another solar blast headed our way
Courts, no tariffs, then, tariffs ok
Congress..got no spine in the way
Squirrels taken both feeders down
It's war in this forest town..
Today On Earth

Mr. & Mrs. Summer Tanager

Taco, taco don
Ain't got nothing comin' on
🌮🌮🌮🌮
 

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Tariffs & Glaciers Come Down

Warming & gravity doing their thing
As courts smack down da clueless king
Small Swiss village's now under rock
donnie's econ plan an illegal crock
Markets rebound w/ the tariff news
Sadly, dems still looking for clues
2 1/4" of rain from last big mess
Climate wilding, truth we gotta confess
72 years ago, Everest first summited
Now concern, mo' ice & rock plummeted
In RVA, no drinking water, again
Another sign of collapse from within
We want all this stuff, but pay no tax
Got insanely high debt, dat's da facts
Declaring bankruptcy is doonnie's plan
Cuz he's such a great businessman
😂😂😂
Eye-Ran only quake issues today
Surprise solar blast, aurora display
elon's rocket didn't work.. again
So much crap, where to begin..
Today On Earth

Is this momma preggers
Seems to have a lil belly..

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Noachian Rain! But, An Ark... Come On!

All the animals on just one boat
🦁  😱  🐑
Pretty stupid for that idea to float
But, the gullible'll believe anything
So, con men doing their con thing
Send ME money, get eternal peace!
Simple minded..so easy to fleece
When already hateful, easier still
Looking to blame, swallow any swill
'Not my fault'..but, it damn sure is
On yourself, you've taken a whiz..
Cuz..what we do, it's all on us
Can lie & moan & make a big fuss
But, your problem's looking back at you
In the mirror, each of us..'tis so true
Voted for W or donnie, you're to blame
Trailer's trashed cuz tornado came
Deny warming, science..no vaccine
On your kids, hope measles are seen
Natural selection gets the final say
Darwin Club membership on the way
Rain's kinda letting up..for now
But, occlusion still w/ lotta POW!
All this rain, sea water yesterday
Til Gulf of Mexico sent it our way
🌎🌧
Dominican Rep., Guam, W. of Mexico
E. India, Vanuatu, Peru w/ shake show
Big sunspot's back for trip 3
For us, good news, lotta stability
What ain't stable, poor donnie boy
He's mad at lil vlady, no bombing joy
How dare lil vlady not listen to him
Sad..his body's so fat, brain's so dim
Like his TDS* he's easily played
Fools for his crypto..paid???
Invited to dinner & fireside chat
Bad meal, donnie left, that was that
Might be rich.. still be stupid.. elon!
Today On Earth


Maggie..  all clipped up
Looking good lil girl!!

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker
You'll believe any crazy tale
All animals on one boat..
And, off you sail..
Rivals Santa Claus for stupidity..
Seems we're taught early to believe crap




Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Big Bad Beautiful Bill Bull.. 86 The Bitch!!

Give to the rich, steal from the rest
Truth says worst, fox calls it best..
(NOT truth social, the actual truth!)
If he says fake news..he's lying
Witch hunt means guilty, I'm crying
😭
6 months later, proclamation a 'joke'
Is he hitting don jr's pile of coke??
Tariffs are on? delayed? or off?
No plan or clue, cheating at golf..
(Have you seen his lame ass swing..
Like he could win tourney bling)
How dare he speak on Memorial Day
His service, fake bone spurs in the way
We need to 86 this punk ass bitch
Nuke codes? not safe w/ a light switch
Blow buddy lil vlady still bombing
As rusky troops keep succumbing
Euros keep stopping oil ghost ships
Poor lil vlady's power slips
As kgb thugs keep up the killings
Worldwide..signs pretty chilling
Except for Earth, getting warm
Hurricanes already starting to form
In the Pacific, off Mexico
In dixie, it's a hail & tornado show
Greek isles & Iran got the shakes
Sunspot..stabilizes, on short breaks
Big bad boy spinning back our way
We'll see how it looks in a day
My war w/ tree-rats is ongoing..
Vaseline w/ tabasco, paws a'glowing:)
Rain is just starting up here
May be days before skies clear
But...not
Today On Earth

Little momma tanking up..
On the sugar water..

Twain got it so right..so often
"The truth has no defense against
a fool determined to
believe a lie"
The MAGA philosophy...
TrumpDickSuckers all..



Monday, May 26, 2025

June: On & Off Earth

June 2025 - On & Off Earth


After an April somewhat lacking in showers, the plentiful rains of May have replenished stores of ground water and removed us from the drought map. May’s coolish temperatures have made for a lovely spring but delayed the coming reality; June means summer. The six month long Hurricane Season and meteorological summer begin on the 1st.  On the 20th, the Summer Solstice starts astronomical summer.


After risIng due east and setting due west back on the spring equinox, the sun has been rising to the north of east and setting north of west for the last three months. That northward movement stops at 10:42pm on June 20th as the sun ‘stands still’; the Summer Solstice. That day also marks the closest to overhead the sun gets here at latitude 38°N. The sun will be directly overhead at 23 1/2°N along the Tropic of Cancer and kick off summer. Serious sun protection is required!


Walking the woods, leaves providing the sun protection, my June focus is somewhat copperhead-centric. Walking in the woods without a dog, my life for the last six plus months, is very different than walking with a dog. I have to pay attention to everything now. Not only is a dog great entertainment, romping leash-free in the woods, their senses fill in the gaps that our vision heavy awareness miss. I’m working on improving and extending what I take in as delights and perils abound.


One of the delights is a walk in the woods as a rain shower begins. Often pushing the weather envelope, I have learned all those leaves provide a free umbrella service. It turns out that leaves, billions of them, slow and collect the billions of rain drops, delaying their fall. Caught without a raincoat, I do head back toward the house as a shower begins but have, after numerous experiments, discovered I can enjoy the sound of the falling drops on the leaves while remaining mostly dry. WARNING: Don’t try this in a downpour, especially with nearby thunder/lightning.


Living in the woods, amidst ever growing trees, my view of the summer night sky is very limited. For those with better views of the sky, June’s fifteen hours of daylight, still puts a cap on everyone’s star gazing. With a view of the southwest, you can catch the waxing crescent moon below and right of Mars on May 31st and very close to Regulus, the heart of Leo, the next night, June 1st. The red-orange planet will sidle up to the blue-white star at dusk on the 16th.


Nearing Full, the moon will be near reddish Antares, the heart star of Scorpio, on the 9th. The next evening, the Full Strawberry Moon, will follow the constellation low across the southern sky. June’s Full moon is always in or near Scorpio. The Moon and planets may wander around in our sky (planet is from the Greek for wanderer) but the constellations are, over our lifetimes, in the same place in the sky, on the same day, every year.


Sky changes do occur over the millennia, the sun’s journey through the signs of the zodiac is now a month off from when first created. That reality moves our star from Taurus into Gemini on June 21st. Early risers can catch the waning crescent moon, low in the southeast, near Saturn on the 19th and left of bright Venus on the 22nd.


June: sunglasses, SPF 40 and bug spray; pool, lake, river or beach lounging; vacations or staycations; music festivals and summer fairs! The options we have here in Virginia boggles the mind. Get out there, it’s June and summer is here!

Sun could be flaring...Today On Earth



Sunday, May 25, 2025

Premier League Finale!! WTF Pep???

5 want in but only 3 go through
Pep's line-up..more sucking due?
No KDB or Fodon, Grealish unseen?
Champions house..getting a big clean
Sun lit up w/ an X class flare
Surprise, no one on Earth was aware?
Still at maximum..so..more to come?
Fly-over TDS* more stormin' bumm
How's donnie make Memorial Day 'bout him
Traitor & draft dodger, sure not at the gym
Military parade, bigger lie or bigger joke?
don jr. celebrates w/ snort & a toke..
Tonga quake hit's mag. 6 jackpot today
For tsunami issues, too far away
Here, it was 50 on 25th of May
Ok w/ the heat on a delay
And, Tasia..Happe birthday
🎂
Today On Earth
Let's play football!!

Somebody is puppy sitting
Not me...

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker
Hateful
Racist
Poser for jesus.. very sad..

Saturday, May 24, 2025

The Cool Continues.. & GOP Insanity

In DeeCee, destruction of democracy
Rolls on w/ more lies & thievery
As Dems lies 'bout Joe come to light
Ain't no one doing anything right
Get elected, play the game
Get re-elected it's a real shame
Take the money, tell us mo' lies
Yet, we continue to show surprise
Earth don't care, don't know we're here
Cool spell but warming is so clear
All the poor lil TDS* homes trashed
Too bad don & elon... FEMA's bashed
Sun still spotty but most seem stable
Opposite Earth, sending Mercury a cable
Buzzards in the yard, clean-up crew
I pop a squirrel, they do what they do
Quakes, off Bama in Gulf of Mexico
Inland Australia, rocks move to & fro
Then usual boundary zone stuff
Local issues, nothing too rough
Mt. Washington, they got snow..
And, usual hurricane winds blow
Just Earth doing another spin around
Gold Finches rake seed to the ground
Today On Earth

Lil yellow rascals

*TDS -TrumpDickSucker
Posers for jesus
Every last one...

Friday, May 23, 2025

Hurricane Forecast: Forecasters... You're Fired

FEMA fading, meteorologist, too
What's a coastal dweller to do..
Wait for donnie to make up mo' crap
Then draw random sharpie lines on a map
As we add another few trillion to da debt
USA bankruptcy coming, pretty safe bet
Cuz bankruptcy's what Mr. Deal does
When he speaks, you think...he gotta buzz
Maybe..more likely dementia + not smart
Gotta hope for an explosion in his heart
Few 5+ quakes around the fiery Ring
Skies are clear, cool the new thing
Dixie TDS* same.."ain't ever seen"
Good news, ain't no trailer to clean..:)
May get a glancing blow from the sun
Hey donnie, Ukraine war is not done
Things ain't cheaper, your tariffs suck
But, super rich, taxes they can duck
donnie never pays.. for anything..
Cons & steal, his style: tacky bling
All the TDS*..he is their dream
To be rude, nasty..poser for jesus & ream
If they pray, better watch what they say
Cuz their evil & hate, comin' your way
Today On Earth

Actually..
There are a lot of Twayblades
Just hard to spot..
But, the more I see 'em
The more I see...:)

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker
On their knees...so quick
'Course, too fat to get up..

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Big Crete Shake... Another Space Rock Fly-by..

The rain is gone, sun is back
Space rock miss but democracy attack
Take from the workers, give to rich
Sucks when prez is a punk-ass bitch
He's got dementia, rest..just dumb
'Great' 'merica becoming a slum
All problems are donnie's doing
Blaming others as he keeps screwing
Well, not really screwing w/ 'at li'l thing
And, would cost him too much bling
Wife, she ain't seen, likely Euro whorin'
Or if she's speaking..it's beyond boring
Or like hubby, claiming what Obamas did
🌎
Earth damn sure's taken off the lid
Usual 2 dozen mtns blow out stuff
Sea of Crete, shaking @ 6.2.. rough!!
Asteroid about the size of a house
Snuck by Earth...quiet as a mouse..
Had it hit, Joe wouldn't got the blame
Cuz it's only the good donnie claim
But, if he's talking at all..
The truth..takes another fall
ARab bribe is flying our way
Rich won't but we're all gonna pay
Today On Earth

Tree eatin'
Orange Patched
Smokey moth..
Should'a popped it like a squirret

It's so nice that Ukraine war..
Is over...LOFL
What crap you are donnie..

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Early, Rainy, Sad But Joyful Day

Very early, still no caffeine
Quickest hospital trip ever seen
Then home for a nap & coffee
Off to RVA & byebye to Auboleigh
Into a 100th trip around the sun
Hubby gone, life's fun..was done
Lovely lady & lovely memories
Why humans have families..
Still words spoken today in church
Left me a bit in usual lurch
Jesus' crew sing of kindness..love
But, voted for donnie, gave hate a shove
Up the ass of all who dare oppose
Seems jesus' gang really all w/ a pose
Use his name when it fits the bill
Repent their sins, then coffers fill
But, words & actions just don't match
As a new scheme they happily hatch
Cuz support a rapist, con man, traitor
Maybe not a christian, just a hater
🌎
No big quakes but 1"+ of rain
Out on Plains, TDS* trashed again
Sun got hole, still hi solar wind
Into our atmosphere, minor bend
Was late today, Be early tomorrow..
Celebrate life, both joy & sorrow
It's all we got..life..
Today On Earth

Puppy..or guinea pig...:)

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker

 

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

No Caffeine!!! Aaaaaahhhhh & 86 47

Not sure why a test for blood calcium
Require 24hrs w/o caffeine, but a bum
(To slow my heart rate..some
OK..makes sense!!)
Not like the bum pretending to be king
Or prez..still on his steal & hate fling
Meanwhile, warming Earth still raging
TDS* deniers, tornadoes are re-staging
Fly-over land, Earth reality deniers
Should be twister insurance buyers:)
🌞🌪🌪🌪🌪🌎
Monster hole in sun's atmosphere
Will be sending big solar wind here
Could be auroras into northern states
For the next big quake, Earth waits
Just means..tectonic pressures'll build
Ohh, they will release, locals un-thrilled
Local tree-rats were gnawing away
..At my table, but now they pay...
Seems a BB came flying their way
Will be no mo' gnawing today!!
Bigger picture, speaking of 86-ing
World needs a jackal, to do his thing!
Today On Earth

Mr. No Shoulders
Keeping my place rodent free!!
Good snake!!

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker
You'll believe anything...
Dumbass..
"I'll end the war, day 1"
Liar, liar, fat boy pants a'fire

Monday, May 19, 2025

Bedlam & Chaos Continue... Prez Cheats At Golf

Dumbass 'mericans elected a fat nob
No idea of a real president's job..
Of goings on in 'your' country be aware
But, donnie not a clue..naw, don't care
Tornadoes continue in fly-over land
But, for gov. aid, a bribe is the demand
"Give me a plane, tell me I'm so great"
Bettin' every non-white feeling the hate
Their fault, could'a given Kamala a vote
But, apathy or boarded donnie's lie boat
Some good news amidst the bad
Dumbass bomber blew himself up, not sad!
Meanwhile donnie hit 3 off the first tee
Drove cart on green, gave himself a birdie
In reality, probably had a nine
But, w/ dementia...a 3 is fine...
🏌
In actual golf news, Scottie kicked ass
ARab sell-out slime, again, chocked, alas
They don't seem to do well over 4 days
Wonder if slimy oil overlord still pays
Scheffler taking tiger's records down
And, he ain't chasing 'hoes around
Looking like a cool, dry, lovely week
Here.. fly-over land still going all freak
Average quake day, only minor shakes
Big sunspot, but no blasts, we get breaks
Still no pickleball emoji, google.. WTF?
As word processor, in nerd-ville..stuck!
Anna Leigh w/ another PB major triple
Coming at her in a wave, naw, a ripple!
Today On Earth

Locals continue to belly-up
To the seed bar!!







Sunday, May 18, 2025

Taylor, Still Hot; Dementia donnie, Still NOT!!

Dementia boy, only got one plan
Grab all da money & power he can
He gotta keep lying, don't remember
So sad, broken brain, stubby lil member
Rapist, con man & he's a traitor, too
Bribe or praise him, easy pardon for you
Time to 86 him, much stink from his rot
Sentence for a traitor, lined up & shot
🌎
20+ warming deniers, so warming dead
As tornadoes rampaged on their TDS* head
Missory, Kentuck, lotta TDS* there
Now want FEMA help, donnie con't care
Elon don't care, no FEMA help coming
Put on a MAGA hat..maybe less bumming
See if you CSA flag'll patch up your trailer
Or stare at your phone & listen to Taylor
86 47 is still the way we need to go
Otherwise, 'merica out da 1st world show
Education & health, already pretty low
And the 3 R's, don't nobody know
In momma's basement, at video games
Voted for donnie, blame their claim
No one took your job, is treading on you
Say, not my fault, like donnie told you to
But, it is our fault, every last earthling
Our greed, our lies, our filthy fling
Pray to gods that never make a show
Elect slime that just steal our dough
Burma w/ aftershock reminder today
Sun still send its 'wind' Earth's way
Tree rats still a menace in my yard
donnie's still lying & he's lying hard
Pete putting on make-up, texting us all
RFK & family w/ a sewage crawl
Will any in congress grow a backbone?
No, dumbass! answer not on your phone
But...my guess would be NO!!
Not...Today On Earth

Tiny drone view of
Large Twayblade
Delicate flowers don't photograph well
Kinda like donnie..
But, his make-up line does show up
U.G.L.Y.
Our prez is an UGLY guy

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker
Pretty good chance, like donnie
You're fat & ugly, too
And, you 3rd wife...whoa...scary


Saturday, May 17, 2025

86 47... And, Soon!!

My take..all the whining TDS* jerks
Never in a restaurant did a day of work
86 means, you're out, it's done..
Never related to killing, son!!
But, it's ok when donnie suggest killing
OK.. if Liz Chaney's blood he's spilling
All good if nazi traitors storm the capital
Or if there's an immigrant worker cull
Sad truth, as long as donnie's alive
Little chance democracy'll survive
His plan: no corporate rules or tax
Pollute & poison, rake money into sacks
Kiss killer's asses, bow down to slime
dementia donnie, hope, on borrowed time
🌎
More storms, chills & heat, sun surprise
Grazing blast & auroras lit the skies
Big, mag. 6.0, shake in Southern Peru
Guess..that'll damage a building or two
Sun w/ a breeze here today
Last heat before cool comes our way
Don't think there will be any rain
🏌
Seems, PGA course, bit of a pain..
FA Cup in London today
Xl Palace vs Man City, 12:30 they play
I'll be watching..
Today On Earth

Seein' double??
Stay off the drugs!!
rfk & donnie.. jrs...

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker
86 you, too!!

Friday, May 16, 2025

FEMA...?? We Don't Need No FEMA...

Need help after 'ain't no warming' storm
'Your' prez says, no help is the new norm
Closing agencies is what they do
No savings involved, just total screw
Yet, storms rage all across the land
Bettin' FEMA help is in big demand
Sorry, staff has been sent home...
😭😫😢
Not one quake today even close to 5
No auroras on Earth, Mars, Jupiter alive
Today was hot & muggy w/ a little rain
Beyond slow golf...feel need to complain
Bad we all get, but slow you can't be
Practice swings on range, not the tee..
That's about all I got today
10 NOLA thugs jail escape, out at play
Con man prez back from ARab scam
Pay me cash, get outta any jam
Everything his does, if a Dem, to jail
USA is fast running off the rail...
Today On Earth

Wild Irises
Liking golf life...


Thursday, May 15, 2025

The Low Is Slow To Go...

We needed the rain, don't complain
'Course, there's shock from flooding, again
"Can't believe the flood plain is so full"
Realtor was just feeding us buncha bull
"Don't worry 'bout no floodin' here"
But, look, as a drainage, it's pretty clear
My guess, most flooded, voted for don
And, now, seems their house is gone..
He ain't helping, he's sucking ARab ass
Talking stupid, grabbin' the oily cash
Few quake reminders 'round the USA
Hawai'i got lava w/ full on display
25 mountains, shaking & blowing
Nearby star, an unstable spot's growing
More chance of T'storms here today
Before big heat slides our way
Earth, nothing but change
Our 'government' nothing but strange
Breakin' laws, stealing our money
Listen to them, future's so sunny..
Today On Earth

6 months w/o Breyer
He was one fine, handsome boy!!
But, he suffers no more..



Wednesday, May 14, 2025

It's Barack Obama Appreciation Day!!

Barack Obama
By far 21st Century's Best President
Now, suffer worst white house resident
Who's out kissing ARab killer's oily ass
Give him a plane..give terrorist a pass
(Note: ARab killer prince is 6' tall
Why does 6'3" donnie look so small?)
'merica went from leader of the world
To joke, our prez 'round dicktors twirled
He's so easily played, con the con-man
Deep in dementia, got no actual plan..
Just spews same lies, or last he saw
On the fox, or perhaps hee-haw
Watched Alcatraz movie...let's reopen!
Economy..tariffs..he was so hopin'
Dems already winning in red states
Abigail should open the flood gates..
🌧🌧🌧🌪
Low cut off from the jet stream
Moving slow, it's a flooding dream
TDS* mayors..in shock, they exclaim
'Never seen like this'.. miss the blame
It's our mess & world wide warming
But, really lack of change that's alarming
Drill & frack, suck deep aquifers dry
Simple ideas & choices we won't try
Bet, new pope, won't suggest birth control
Be kind! give! as his pedophile patrol
Still got clouds, but heat is coming
N.F. Dakota hit 96, TDS* bumming
Be 90 here by Friday
More solar blasts coming Earth's way
Mag 6 quake in sea just off Crete
Tourists...thinking not so neat
Just our planet, set on repeat
Today On Earth

It was raining so hard last night
The frogs were trying to get..

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker
Fewer and fewer every day
Dying...or getting a clue
"he's lying to you..."
Trump is 6'3"...now that's funny


Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Mo' Lies, Bad Deals, Bribe Plane & Rain

GOP remains quite guilty
Of hypocrisy & major criminality
Felon prez, biggest LOTUS, ever
Spinning his lies but so not clever
He & JD, zero help w/ asian ceasefire
Ghina screw 'merica, again prez a liar
Airports can't get planes in the air
Forgot!...Joe tried, GOP no cash to spare
We all know the easy way to tell a lie
donnie's lips moving, lettin' a whopper fly
Oily A-Rab terrorist state..'free' plane
As congress remains quiet, it's insane
But it is not, souls long ago were sold
So 'merica getting grifted & rolled
🌎
On Earth, flooding around & big heat
TDS* in N.F. Dakota into mid 90's-sweet
'we don't believe in no warming here'
Was -50, now 96, change is pretty clear
Burn the oil, suck the aquifer dry
Humans might but Earth won't cry
In dixie, TDS* continue to complain
What? it flooded on the flood plain?
Dang..it washed momma's trailer away
Now donnie taking FEMA outta play
Lotta quakes all around the Ring
But, local reminders, no big fling
Huge solar blast but not our way
Full moon last night, not on display
Rain forecasts here, not even close
We'll see if there's another dose
Less than 1/2" so far, forecast 2-3"
Is more coming? We will see...
Today On Earth

More likely to hear 'em than see 'em

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker
Millions of the fools
Happy...fooling themselves