Harsh weather has always been a major challenge on battlefields. In medieval Europe, when armies marched over long distances in the winter, by the time they got to the field of battle, a significant percentage of the infantry troops would be suffering from serious frostbite. These soldiers were unable to fight because the nerves in their feet had been damaged by the cold. So, when the phrase “having cold feet” was first used, it meant “unable to fight because of frostbite”.

This phrase gained common use across Europe, and in the 19th century, it appeared in works of literature in both English and German. The German novelist Fritz Reuter used “getting cold feet” to mean “losing one’s nerve”. The American novelist Stephen Crane used it to mean “to lose courage or enthusiasm.”

Today, we use the phrase to mean “to back out of a serious commitment at the last minute” or “to be disheartened or become timid, thereby losing your enthusiasm or courage.”    

Whatever you do, always give 100%.
Unless you’re donating blood.
Bill Murray

BREAKING  NEWS

https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/world-news/ayatollah-khameneis-oldest-son-elected-to-supreme-leader-to-replace-his-dad-report/

The new nominations for Supreme Leader were interrupted.   They could avoid problems if they let dead people vote like Democrats in USA.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/03/03/report-israeli-strike-just-hit-another-meeting-of-the-iranian-supreme-council-n2672207

https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/03/03/israel-bombs-irans-assembly-of-experts-while-they-were-counting-votes-for-a-new-supreme-leader-n2199785

https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/world-news/israel-bombs-irans-top-mullahs-as-they-count-votes-for-next-supreme-leader-reports/

Just in, a new Ayatollah.

https://babylonbee.com/news/iran-announces-new-ayatollah

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IRAN

Iranian Americans thank Trump and America.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/03/02/celebrations-break-out-across-los-angeles-n2672134

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/03/01/not-even-the-legacy-media-can-fail-to-see-whats-happening-in-iran-n2199718

https://nypost.com/2026/03/02/us-news/trump-says-us-strikes-on-iran-are-about-to-kick-into-even-higher-gear-the-big-one-is-coming/

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Baby Trump and corruption.

America needs the Boy Scouts.    The Girl Scouts can have their club.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/02/27/hegseth-scouts-n2672021

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Bill and Hill crying like babies.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/02/us-news/bill-and-hillary-clintons-video-depositions-on-jeffrey-epstein-ties-released-after-hours-before-house-committee/

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NATIONAL

If you can’t separate politics from your personal life, you have a personal problem.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/2-employees-at-michigan-smoothie-king-location-fired-for-refusing-to-serve-man-in-trump-hoodie/

Parents are failures—we know that from the candidates they elect.

https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/02/26/things-are-so-bad-this-hospital-now-screens-for-childhood-illiteracy-n4949996

Trouble in Dapper Dan Land.

https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/02/26/as-gavin-newsom-stacks-up-the-disasters-his-comms-team-is-in-the-process-of-melting-down-n2199614

The rich and famous.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/26/us-news/bohemian-grove-celebrity-member-list-allegedly-revealed/

You never know!!!!

https://www.breitbart.com/health/2026/02/26/watch-sinkhole-at-nebraska-intersection-swallows-two-drivers/

Cities get too big.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/01/us-news/nycs-bizarre-solution-to-illegal-hydrant-parking-has-locals-fuming/

INTERNATIONAL

Putin has turned into a POS.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/02/27/russia-accused-of-building-hamas-style-tunnels-to-send-migrants-to-europe/

This article is so hard to understand, the NYT must have written it.

https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/02/26/cuba-gets-oil-boat-story-busted-and-marco-meets-the-crab-n4950005

Target gets on board.

https://www.breitbart.com/health/2026/02/27/maha-win-target-to-require-cereals-sold-in-its-stores-to-ditch-synthetic-dyes-by-end-of-may/

ANIMALS

Horses have helped humans for over 2,000 years.

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/27/neigh-sayers-silenced-horses-are-the-ultimate-voice-box-whistlers-n2199655

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Mamstinky

https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/mamdani-admin-admits-7-other-new-yorkers-died-indoors-from-cold-as-grim-tally-reaches-29/

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The Great Plains Editor:    What does Iowa offer our readers, LL ?

The Soybean and Corn Cat:   They have a lot of nature stuff, not too much asphalt and concrete.   Things to do.

https://www.traveliowa.com/24-uniquely-iowa-attractions/

State symbols.

https://statesymbolsusa.org/states/united-states/iowa

State song.

The real survivor.

https://theonion.com/u-s-populace-appoints-designated-survivor/

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/

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He is a Brother.

https://babylonbee.com/news/gavin-newsom-wows-black-audience-by-putting-some-hot-sauce-in-his-purple-drank

https://www.newsmax.com/

Perhaps you want to tell your friend about his little mistake. If you want to do that, first remember your own bigger mistakes.

My inspiration for this post is from a comment written by gafisher as a reply to my “????? The Taser” post.
“That’s shocking,” said Tom swiftly. (I wonder how many people remember that category of jokes.)
I found that comment hilarious and I am running with it.
Sheila Tolley

Looks like the Dem Dummies missed Trump 45. They must have attended the Minnesota Learing Center.
-MST-

One of the inventors of the Taser, John H. Jack Cover, named it after his literary hero, Tom Swift. The word is actually an acronym for Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle. Cover just added the “A” to Tom Swift’s name.

He came up with the idea sometime in the late 1960’s, when he read an article about a man who accidentally walked into an electric fence, and the shock made him unable to move for a few minutes. He created the Taser to help law enforcement officers stop the rampant cases of airplane hijackings.