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Fighting Back: “Democrats believe that true leadership means standing with our friends and partners, keeping our promises. “

November 2, 2019 JanF 1

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, denouncing Trump’s treatment of our Kurdish allies. (In this week’s address, Chairman […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville, Extra Edition – Cars, Planes, and History 10/29/19

October 29, 2019 DoReMI 3

Last week, we learned that Ford Motor Company, at the urging of Edsel Ford and against the wishes of Henry Ford, decided to get into the airplane-building industry prior to the U.S. entry into WWII. […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Pure Michigan Interlude 10/29/19

October 29, 2019 DoReMI 3

The second part of my Willow Run post will happen tonight; Monday was quite a day (and not in a good way), so there hasn’t been time to get a proper post written. So until […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Oct. 27th through Nov. 2nd

October 26, 2019 JanF 96

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

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Fighting Back: Let’s not just say “we are better than this”, let’s actually become better.

October 26, 2019 JanF 2

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois reminding us that #CadetBoneSpurs is not fit to be Commander in Chief. (After President Trump’s devastating and reckless decision to […]

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Fall Color on Orcas Island and a Couple of Seals

October 25, 2019 RonK 10

October 2019 Orcas Island, Salish Sea An October family gathering at Deer Harbor on Orcas Island was met with three days of rain and about a half an hour of glorious sun on Saturday. For the most […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – When A Car Company Makes Planes 10/22/19

October 22, 2019 DoReMI 1

I’ve written about things related to the auto industry before, but usually from the union perspective or with a union-centric focus. Despite that, I’m not dismissive of the contributions that the companies have made to […]

Community

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Oct. 20th through Oct. 26th

October 19, 2019 JanF 112

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

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Fighting Back: “We can save lives by passing the Elijah Cummings #LowerDrugCostsNow Act”

October 19, 2019 JanF 1

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congresswoman Donna Shalala of Florida outlining the provisions of the Lower Drug Costs Now Act, H.R. 3, which would finally allow the federal government to […]

Climate Action

Tuesday in Mooseville – SHEnanigans: Wangari Maathai 10/15/19

October 15, 2019 DoReMI 3

A few weeks ago I saw a random tweet about the progress of a tree-planting initiative in Kenya, similar to this: To attain the 10% tree???????????? cover by 2022, one creative avenue for the Service […]

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“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

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August 1, 2025 3
Happy Lammas!! Hey, wait just a minute! Those are happy llamas … which is not the same thing at all! Today is August 1st, the pagan holiday of Lammas or First Harvest. It is the [...]

Summer Sunning!

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June 20, 2025 3
Later today, we mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. The [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2025 3
At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on,  the light returns more [...]
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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

March 19, 2025 5
Tomorrow, March 20th, at 2:01am Mountain Standard Time (my time!), the Spring Equinox will occur. An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is [...]
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Spring is in the air!

February 1, 2025 3
At the beginning of February, when much of the north appears frozen and lifeless, there are stirrings below the surface and in the sky. The light is returning; today there is nearly an hour more [...]

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