Reminder! If you see a praying mantis on your hummingbird feeder, remove it. The praying mantis kills hummingbirds. Snakes will also crawl up posts to kill the birds.
(See 2 pics below.)
-MST-

CAUTION:
Spaghetti Junction is not an Italian Restaurant.
-Sheila Tolley-

HOW TO DRIVE IN ATLANTA:

 You must first learn to pronounce the city name, Atlana. Old-timers are still allowed to call it Alana.

 The morning rush hour is from 5:00 am to noon. The evening rush hour is from noon to 7:00 pm. Friday’s rush hour starts on Thursday morning.

 The minimum acceptable speed on I-285 is 80 mph. On I-75 and I-85, your speed is expected to at least match the highway number. Anything less is considered ‘Wussy’.

 Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Atlanta has its own version of traffic rules. For example, Ferraris and Lamborghinis owned by sports stars go first at a four-way stop. Cars/trucks with the loudest muffler go second. The trucks with the biggest tires go third. The HOV lanes are really designed just for the slow Floridians passing through who are used to hogging the left lane everywhere.

 If you actually stop at a yellow light or stop sign, you will be rear ended, cussed out, and possibly shot. Unless there is a police car nearby.

 Never honk at anyone. Ever. Seriously. It’s another offense that can get you shot.

 Road construction is permanent and continuous. Detour barrels are moved around for your entertainment pleasure during the middle of the night to make the next day’s driving a bit more exciting. Generally, city roads other than the main streets have more potholes and bumps (usually speed bumps) than most dirt roads in the countryside.

 Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, ladders, possums, skunks, dogs, barrels, cones, furniture, cats, mattresses, shredded tires, squirrels, rabbits, and crows.

 Be aware that spelling of street names may change from block to block, e.g., Clairmont, Claremont, Clairmonte.

 If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to the shoulder immediately to let them know it has been “accidentally activated”.

 If you are in the left lane and only driving 75 in a 55-65 mph zone,  you are considered a road hazard and will be “flipped off”. If you return the flip, you’ll be shot.

MOST IMPORTANT: If you get LOST, Look for a road named PEACHTREE… Then you are somewhere in Atlanta.

A lie gets halfway around the world before
the truth has a chance to put its pants on.
Winston Churchill

Worldwide, bilingual, or multilingual people outnumber monolinguals…if you only speak one language fluently, you are in a global minority.

The English language is popularly said to have more words than any other language on the planet. Although the total number of English words is impossible to quantify, estimates range from around 300,000 to more than one million.

The English alphabet is actually descended via Latin and Greek from the Phoenician alphabet, which emerged on the Mediterranean coast of the Middle East more than 4,000 years ago.

Worldwide, more than 100 countries recognize more than one official language.

Although Hindi is officially recognized as the main language of India, the country’s constitution also recognizes 21 others, including English, Punjabi, Tamil, Sanskrit, and Nepalese.

In total, 447 languages are spoken in India.

Legally, the United States does not have an official language.

In fact, there are two times more Italian speakers in the United States than there are people living in Florence. 

There are more German speakers  in the United States than there are people living in Frankfurt. 

 

I love this picture of Chuck Schumer. It appears that someone stole his Crystal Ball from his wicked hands.  The voice from the Crystal Ball would have said:
“Chucky, I sense two Evil Spirits in this room…One from you and one standing behind you.”
-Sheila Tolley-

BREAKING  NEWS

The blockade is still in effect.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-trump-iran-talks-hormuz-summit-rcna332294

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/04/17/heres-how-the-us-is-going-to-take-irans-enriched-uranium-n2674644

A patent is granted for an in-car toilet.   I can see every parking lot in any city filled with feces where the toilets are emptied—like in the old days when cigarette ash trays were emptied in parking lots.

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/04/17/chinese-carmaker-patents-voice-controlled-onboard-toilet/

Go figure.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/17/us-news/pima-county-sheriff-reamed-for-misleading-nancy-has-been-located-as-nancy-guthrie-remains-unfound/

Trump on executions in Iran.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/17/trump-response-to-iran-plan-to-execute-four-more-protesters-n2674626

*****

Xanax is recalled.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/business/xanax-recalled-nationwide-how-to-check-if-your-anxiety-medication-is-included/

Honda recalls minivans.

https://www.breitbart.com/health/2026/04/16/honda-recalls-440830-minivans-due-to-airbag-malfunction-issue/

*****

We will see.

https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/04/16/trump-iran-agrees-to-give-up-its-enriched-uranium-theyve-agreed-to-it-very-powerfully-n2201371

https://www.newsmax.com/ruddy/ruddy-donald-trump-iran/2026/04/16/id/1253115/

*****

Voters elected a Democrat Governor.   Dems love other peoples money.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/us-news/surprised-fifa-kicks-back-at-nj-gov-mikie-sherrills-outrage-over-world-cup-transportation-costs/

*****

Does Trader Joe’s owe you a 100 dollars ?

https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/lifestyle/are-you-eligible-for-trader-joes-class-action-settlement/

This sounds like a no-brainer.

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/13/could-somaliland-become-a-new-us-outpost-in-battle-for-key-sea-lanes-n2201248

*****

Good.

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2026/04/13/awkward-anti-us-pro-iran-spanish-prime-ministers-wife-just-criminally-charged-n2201233

*****

Winchester ammo is on strike.

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/13/new-winchester-workers-now-on-strike-at-missouri-ammo-plant-n2201239

Much ado about nothing.

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/04/15/new-york-times-appalled-texas-rangers-giving-one-riot-one-ranger-statue-home-stadium/

*****

NATIONAL

The mentally ill killers should not be released early.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/trans-baby-killer-freed-30-years-early-and-launches-onlyfans/

Sydney’s genes turned bad.    She should have stuck to jean ads.

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/04/13/fans-freak-over-sydney-sweeneys-euphoria-character-dressing-as-a-half-naked-baby-in-season-3/

California has probably passed Minnesomalia in frauds.

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/04/15/new-jd-vance-shuts-down-447-la-hospices-in-600m-fraud-crackdown-n2201306

I wonder why this wasn’t discovered in the past 80 years ?

https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/health/men-with-this-habit-may-double-partners-risk-of-miscarriage/

She is a fool.

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/04/16/fresh-humiliation-for-scotus-justice-sotomayor-as-she-has-to-apologize-to-brett-kavanaugh-for-cheap-shot-n2201342

*****

Mamdinky

https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/04/14/mamdani-plans-to-bring-bread-lines-back-but-now-with-better-branding-n4951789

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/04/14/new-york-democrats-want-to-ban-bb-guns-n2674383

*****

The Self Improving Editor:     Do cat’s have quotes to help them through life, LL ?

The Out Of Context Cat:    Not really, we learn things the hard way.    Here are some quotes from ‘once famous people.’

https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/the-10-wisest-quotes-of-all-time/

 Shakespeare has some good ones.

https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/a64501313/the-most-famous-shakespeare-quotes?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_bio_md_pmx_prog_mix_us_23713971080&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23713988552&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItr6h3aXckwMV4EB_AB1JnjJfEAAYASAAEgL-FfD_BwE

The Pawns will look like Dale Earnhardt.

https://theonion.com/international-chess-federation-adds-race-car-piece/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/

*****

Giving peace a chance.

https://babylonbee.com/news/middle-east-celebrates-ceasefire-with-massive-fireworks-show

https://pjmedia.com/

As we live here, we have to trust God. We do not yet see the things that belong to heaven.