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Nov 14

Bad hair days

The never-ending war with home grown enemies If you told me that I will be in a war on hair a few years ago, I would assume that I would suddenly become more hirsute. That is a nice way of saying that I have a gorilla fur gene in my…

Cleaning

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Bad hair days
Bad hair days
Cleaning

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Oct 8

Confession of Commander

Why Biden’s dogs are biting Secret Service agents Dear Putin I have regret to inform you that your tactic to get Trump get into power with Operation Werwolf is not going to plan. Sleepy Joe has still no clue that his dogs were switched with East German Shepards. Well, ex-KGB(Kremlin…

Dogs

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Confession of Commander
Confession of Commander
Dogs

3 min read


Sep 20

Summer school for Boebert

The lesson that Laura Boebert missed Thank Congresswoman Boebert for coming back to school on such short notice. Usually when we call a parent back to school, it is because of their children. Today, it is because of you. I wanted to call this class a freshman orientation for Congress…

Satire

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Summer school for Boebert
Summer school for Boebert
Satire

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Sep 18

The first camera

Or why I cannot tell you what is the best first camera When I started my photography journey a decade ago, I made the mistake of asking people about what a good camera was. I ended up with a pile of contradicting information. Today I have a good idea what…

Wildlife Photography

6 min read

The first camera
The first camera
Wildlife Photography

6 min read


Sep 9

Money for nothing

Everything is bigger in Texas. Even government subsidies. There is an American saying. Good enough for government work. It is used by people who think poorly of the government. The idea is that government is usually a waste of money. …

Humour

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Money for nothing
Money for nothing
Humour

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Sep 7

From Russia with love

Reading between the lines Russia literally decided to engage in some gunboat diplomacy recently. War is diplomacy by other means. — Carl von Clausewitz A flotilla made up of some Russian and Chinese warships decided to patrol off the coast of Alaska in international waters. For reader who are not…

Cuban Missile Crisis

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From Russia with love
From Russia with love
Cuban Missile Crisis

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Aug 7

Taken with a grain of salt

Overflowing with disinformation Beijing recently has been hit by heavy storms. Naturally, if you get hit by a typhoon, floods are expected. At this point, someone had to write a whopper.

Forbidden City

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Taken with a grain of salt
Taken with a grain of salt
Forbidden City

4 min read


Jul 19

Photo documentary of wildlife

Why wildlife photography is never movie magic Yesterday was a wet day. Unfortunately, it only started when I was in the middle of a leisure wildlife shoot. I was lucky to capture the action shot below. Full disclosure: I am not a professional and my gear is not the best. Action …

Wildlife

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Photo documentary of wildlife
Photo documentary of wildlife
Wildlife

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Jul 4

King maker

Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief People in the ages have used ants and bees to shame their less motivated workers and children. Certain religion even mentions ants as a role model. Except that an ant can get up to 250 naps a day. Some…

Humor

5 min read

King maker
King maker
Humor

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Jul 3

Groundbreaking

Or manmade usually means copying from mother nature Agriculture was supposed to be a very important milestone for humans. It allowed less people to be employed in food production as a farmer can produce more food than he or she can consume. …

Ants

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Groundbreaking
Groundbreaking
Ants

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