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Life Through my Childhood Eyes Just take five minutes and walk down this path with me.  This represents my childhood in Oaxaca, Mexico.   At age twelve, my family had a large tent for sleeping quarters, and a constricted space made of wooden planks for a kitchen which was attached to a tar paper shack.  To one side of our home, the slope of a large hill which fed into the mountains of the Sierra Madre.  To the other side, a small creek which served as our water supply.  Was my childhood happy?  Unbelievably so - because of my remarkable mother and highly intelligent father.  What they offered, cannot be duplicated nor can it be purchased. I grew up in poverty, but rich because of this thing which I simply call, "life".  This life - spent primarily outdoors from ages 12-16.  This life, within a social laboratory of humanity and history gave me the most wonderful belief that to live in Oaxaca meant that God must really, really love me....

President Trump: Instilling Discipline within the Republican Party It was a great day for Republicans yesterday!  Five incumbent Senate Republicans were trounced in the state of Indiana.   And in Ohio, a (rumored-and-he-looks-it) biological male named Madison Sheahan lost his/her primary race to Derik Merrin, a man who stands a good change of unseating an old vulture who has perched in Congress since 1982.  Voters want an eagle who seeks out fresh meat, not a vulture who satisfies herself with carrion Democratic policies. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/trump-candidates-win-indiana-republican-primary.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/elections/ice-madison-sheahan-ohio-house-derek-merrin-josh-williams.html My husband and I differ on this particular issue.  While I am tired of voting for a uni-party system where campaign promises are discarded by RINO's (Republican in name only) my husband is a bit on edge regarding too much conformity.  All I ...

In a World of Multipolarity America Chose Unilateral Action I have never been fond of the United Nations; but I have taken note of the necessity of NATO.  That being said, I hate to see our Secretary of State reduced to Oliver Twist holding out his porridge bowl. https://x.com/StateDept/status/2051776332967919678 Did we patiently build our case prior to entering Iran?  I don't know how the back channels work.  But it is possible we did not work the channels hard enough or long enough to establish an operational consensus for Operation Epic Fury.  And it is possible we ignored a bit of sage advice from men and women who have worked within the diplomatic and political corridors of the world for decades.  We can't take it all back. And we have no forward momentum. I am not sure what we have left now for available alternatives and/or solutions.   So we are staring into the abyss of zero trust and a black hole of a confidence gap.  And there appears to...

Bigotry:  Comparative Analysis Americans tackled our own bigotry in the prior century. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/historic-white-only-sign-art-over-dallas-drinking-fountain-rededicated-thursday/3051289/ The video makes an interesting statement:  "Water was weaponized." Water has been weaponized again.  First of all, against Muslim women.  They are told what they must wear.  And as I have stated before, freedom for a woman to choose her clothing, make up and style is a basic human right.  And until Muslim women are give the courage and legal tools... law enforcement support to break free of this draconian manner of treatment, Islam CANNOT modernize. It is counterintuitive to enter a body of water to swim covered from head to foot, no differently than it would be logical to shower fully clothed.  Water is meant to be refreshing on the skin. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15788423/Texas-waterpark-Muslim-Epic-waters-Eid.html Water is also we...

The Canopy is Congested Tonight A lot of traffic of U.S. military aircraft across the Middle East tonight: Refueling tankers, jets, and reconnaissance aircraft.  Hmmm?  Qatar has also closed their airspace.  So it might be a busy night for our military. Meanwhile - Iran continues to produce their maps.  The two below, with their (claimed) locus of control.  It appears the Palm Jumeirah area of Dubai has been struck by a missile.  And Iran claims to have set a U.S. tanker aflame. And then there is the news on the strike on the Port of Fujairah.  The Iranians are actually being fairly quiet tonight.  Makes me wonder what they have up their sleeves.

Dogs of War "The Confederation is gone.  It has no authority...  If in this situation we reject the Constitution, the Union will be dissolved, the dogs of war will break loose, and anarchy and discord will complete the ruin of this country." Edmund Randolph Williamsburg Let's discuss this issue now:   https://opinionbytammy.blogspot.com/2026/05/tax-payer-funded-sharia-enforcement-in.html As an American and a journalist, I have spent two decades within the Muslim community.  I have entered homes... mosques... and parks for Eid al Adha and Eid al Fitr events. Established a friendship with a former ambassador from Pakistan and a mentorship under a legal Mufti from Turkey.  I stand respectfully apart while Muslims perform their prayers if I am a guest in their homes. It is their private observance and they have a right to it. Under my own roof, I have provided water for ablution and pillow cases to be placed on the floor for a family who was present for dinner and a...