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On January 6, 2021, a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters descended on the U.S. Capitol, attempting to interfere with the certification of electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election. An angry, destructive, violent mob. The Trump rioters assaulted the Capitol police and ransacked one of our nation’s most sacred buildings. They destroyed property and […]

They list Amelia Earhart’s death date, on this day, January 5, 1939. That is when the “death-declaring-people” called her legally dead. We all know she loved to fly planes. Something about being in the air up there thrilled the woman. And so she flew. As such, Amelia was the first female pilot to fly solo

I’ve written about roller skates before. I’m not sure why I have a fascination with them, as I probably haven’t had a pair on in 50 years. But perhaps, for most of us, roller skates were our first form of transportation. I can’t really remember if I learned to ride a bicycle before I strapped

Today’s piece is written by Linda Stowe. It is one of the most excellent commentaries I’ve read, and it belongs in the NYT or THE WASHINGTON POST. But here it is, for you, on Polly Goggles.   We As A Country…. By Linda Stowe We as a country have been through a lot the past

A New Year’s Gift from me to you. We’ve all done it, certainly. You are texting someone on your phone. You need to tell them that Gertie was stung by a bee and had a highly allergic reaction. But, you type in the text: “Luckily, someone found her deep penis.” And then you text: “Oh

Happy New Year’s Day. It is 2023. And here we go, once again. ==== “Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.” —Jonathan Lockwood Huie ===== “Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.” —Nido Qubein ==== “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in

Happy New Year’s Eve. Not the Garden variety, Eve.  The one that is all nakers except for the leaf thing. No. But the kind that means “prior to.” That kind of Eve. So. Be Happy.Be New. But don’t be Eve.Unless, of course, that is your name.Then you’ve really got it going on. ==== In new

Why do I look up at the sky?Maybe because the stars are all still there during the day. We just can’t see them. We only notice their glow at night when there is less light.But during the day, all we see is blue. Do you ever wonder why that sky is blue?It’s a common misconception