New Shoes!

Time's A-Wastin'!

Toby the Dog Greets Jasper

Toby the Dog greets Jasper on the evening walk.

(Toby lives in a yard where the rails of the fence are wide enough that he can come out on the sidewalk anytime he pleases. That situation is chancy in a busy city, with all the traffic.)

The Trouble With Moderate Democrats Is That They Aren't Moderate And They Aren't Democrats

There's also now this grifter path that FOX News has created for Democrats. It started with Zell Miller twenty years ago, and others have followed: Joe Manchin, Krysten Sinema, John Fetterman, etc., etc.  Now, Haley Stevens:

Her move stunned the political world — including Stevens’ friends, colleagues and even her own congressional staffers, most of whom found out about her decision on social media and promptly quit, according to a statement from her chief of staff and people familiar with the matter.

The question that could decide Michigan’s Senate race — and potentially, with it, which party will have majority control of the chamber for the last two years of Donald Trump’s presidency — is whether Stevens’ endorsement of Rogers will change votes or amount to more than political melodrama.

There have long been signs of discontent with El-Sayed within the Democratic coalition. Stevens was strongest in the August primary with Black and Jewish Democrats, some of whom have balked at supporting El-Sayed, a Muslim who is a strident critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza and an advocate for ending foreign aid for Israel’s military.

This Is OUR Protest, Dammit!

There was a time when leftists/liberals were known for their tolerance. No more! Even with sanctimonious standard-issue Republicans, like this fellow, it's time to make them walk the plank.

 

Hanging Around Hospitals Lately

Entrance to Sacramento's Kaiser Morse Emergency Room, on Halloween night, 2026.

It’s one of those days. People I know are not feeling their best. I spent a good portion of Halloween at Mercy San Juan Hospital. Later, I hung out at the Kaiser Morse ER, and observed a disturbing medical procedure. (Flash: They sometimes do disturbing things in ERs.) 

Feel better, peoples!

Made It To 70th Birthday!

Anti-ICE Shout Out to the Bad Bitches of Sacramento!

Trump In Retirement

Charliequerque

I figured Trump would go full Simpsons and rename the city Springfield, but I’m sure Charliequerque it will be.

Regarding The Demonstrator Struck Down By ICE

Tom Stallard sees the ICE situation clearly! Listen to him! 

How long have I known Tom? Thirty plus years? He's been involved in Yolo County public life that entire time. He doesn't just represent Woodland, he IS Woodland! He speaks for so, so many!

 

Antonio, the one who got hit.

 

So Far Behind!

So many things popping all at once!

Kes, Di Genius - "Masterpiece"

I like this Dancehall song.

 

Jasper in the Lowrider Underworld

All Jasper wants to do is cross Broadway in order to visit his new friend, Toby the Dog, but he can't do it with all the lowriders there (10/17/26). So he puzzled out a path, but it was blocked, by all things, by a dice game. (Apart from "Guys and Dolls," this is the first time I've ever seen a real-life dice game.)

 

For Halloween, My Neighbors Have Settled on an Epstein Island Theme

20th and Burnett.

 

Sacramento "No Kings" - October 17, 2026

I thought this Sacramento "No Kings" would be similar to previous "No Kings," but apparently not. Instead of one single mammoth demonstration, smaller demonstrations were planned. I went to the usual Howe at Arden demonstration, then went downtown for the 5:30 p.m. demonstration at Caesar Chavez Park. I couldn't find parking nearby, so parked near the John Moss building, which meant I missed all but the end of the march through DOCO. Still, a good time:

 

A band! Cool!

The protest march arrives at Camp4Justice.

   

 Allen O’Brien’s remarks:

 

Quickly, Kimberly, Bring Your "Burn Book"!

New Mexico Politics Be Like

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RIP, Blue

Blue, on August 14, 2026.

I was just arriving at the weekly Saturday protest on October 10th when Gabe called. 

Gabe and Eleanor have two dogs, Blue and Molly. Gabe and Eleanor have had Blue since 2014. In recent years, large fatty tumors have belabored Blue, eventually making it hard for her to walk, but never otherwise affecting her health, until Thursday. Apparently the tumors had critically affected her liver. Suddenly, Gabe and Eleanor were faced with having to put Blue down. 

I set up my signs at the protest, enlisted others to care for them, and went directly to Gabe and Eleanor's house. 

Both Molly and Blue barked at my arrival. Blue revived a bit at the interruption, and all of us together were able to spend precious time with a more-alert Blue before she crossed that Rainbow Bridge.  I returned to the protest and Gabe took Blue to the vet.

 Good old Blue, a dog I spent many happy dog-sitting hours with.

RIP, RJ Mitte

Everyone is thunderstruck at the passing of Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte, who played Walter White, Jr., at the age of 34, apparently of suicide. 

Parts of the show will hit differently now because of this event.  RJ’s passing puts a darker edge on his scenes. It brings out the tragedy of human life- all that struggle, crushed in the end. It does make it harder to watch: I’m also thinking of the 1972 movie Godspell and the dances they innocently filmed atop the brand-new World Trade Center. But it also makes it more important than ever to watch these scenes.

Suicide is always mysterious to me. The closest we'll get for an explanation for now are Luis Moncada's two videos. 

The first video shows Luis and RJ flying in a hot air balloon at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta earlier this month. RJ does not look happy here.

   

 The second video is very recent, post suicide.

Watch full video on TMZ