In Musings, A Gift From Orelia Rhodes.

“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.”

- Thomas Jefferson

See Grandchild #1, Madeleine!

See Grandchild #2, Jackson!

It's not really a blog, but Musings is my opportunity to occasionally bore you.

Here's another puzzle for you along with the solution to Puzzle #1.

Here's a puzzle for you. What you View will tell you what you get and how you get it.

Francis Marion Watkins remembers his wagon train adventures.

Here's a GIF of the actual California state flag, 300 x 200 pixels. Feel free to use it in your web pages.

And here's a smaller GIF of the California state flag, 150 x 100 pixels. Use it in your web pages, too.

And here's a tiny little GIF of the California state flag, 75 x 50 pixels. Use it in your web pages, too.

See the Nose Art (not what you think!) Collection.

Be sure to visit The Photo Gallery.

Read other marginally useful material written by me.

Last, and least, is a link to The Sturgeon Farmland News.

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