MENTAL INSTITUTION: University of Maryland now offering minor in ‘protest art.’

Why don't we get over it and start calling them what they really are -- nuthouses.

THE REAL REASON for freedom of speech.

RANDOM THOUGHT: Mobile phones have evolved from cell phones to smart phones to smart-ass phones. What's next?

SPRING 2023, WEEK 4: The tulip magnolia is back! Last week it looked dead after the freeze; now it's blooming again. It'll probably not fill out, but the new flowers suggest it will thrive again.

Now on to the usual, the view from the deck.

The tulip magnolia is there, but this picture was taken a day earlier and had only one tiny blossom. We go next to the fire pit for which it's a summer day (without leaves yet).

And now we make our first summer 2023 trip down to the pond. This picture is taken from our dock, looking roughly north.

And this one is from the other side of the pond, looking back toward the house. It's 112 steps back up the slope to the house from the dock.

All the green is pine trees; all the deciduous trees have not yet begun to bud. Here's our creek, fed from the pond. You'll probably never see it again this year as the brush is already beginning to fill in. It'll disappear into grass, weeds, and low brush soon

And finally we leave you with our lonely forsythia,still waiting for the trees o blot out the valley below us.

Until next week then, while we wait for the dogwoods to blossom. It'll be soon, maybe as early as tomorrow.

IS COFFEE RACIST? How drinking coffee perpetuates white supremacy.

I've heard that adding milk or cream to it removes the racism.

NOW THAT'S SAYING A LOT: Joe Biden lies a lot even for a Democrat.

DOWN WITH COLLEGE: The academic emperor isn’t wearing any clothes, and most people have noticed.

THEY'RE SCARED. VERY, VERY SCARED. Why is Pete's hubby Chasten Buttigieg so peeved over Florida banning porn is schools?

And rightfully so.

BATTERIES: Why wind and solar will never work.

Blindingly obvious to anyone with half a mind.

ONLY HALF? Half of U.S. population believes national media intend to mislead and misinform.

GOODER AND HARDER: The conservative case for San Francisco’s reparations plan.

TO QUOTE ILHAN OMAR "It's all about the benjamins."

And power. Don't forget power.

POWERLINE'S Week in Pictures has an obvious favorite for conservatives like me:

As you read them all look for Elon Musk's tweet, too.

ENGLISH PROFESSORS: Who killed English literature?

CAN I VOTE FOR BOTH? See the poll at the end.

CORRECTED: North Korea claims 800,000 join army in a single day to to fight the U.S avoid starvation.

SPRING 2023, WEEK 3: It's been a very cold week for spring, with freezing weather every night, so maybe it's back to square one for this year. Here's the usual pond view, with the tulip magnolia full of frozen - and dead - flowers. The tree will survive but the flowers won't.

The yard is still looking good as we've had plenty of rain, but the trees, well, hopefully they haven't begun to bud out yet.

Finally, since it had already flowered and begun to leaf out, the hardy forsythia.

And that's it for this week -- too dang cold for a trip down to the pond. Next week, maybe.

DO YOU REALLY THINK this ...thing ... belongs in a classroom?

THE TRUTH ABOUT GUNS: Biden adopts a whole-of-government approach in targeting firearm makers and gun owners’ rights.

At the moment it's more show than serious. But pay attention -- it does mean that the Left isn't giving up.

IT'S HAPPENING: Detroit armed robber shot in chest by concealed carry permit holder.

Another 'good guy with a gun' story.....