Polygraph results are meaningless, as some can lie an still fool poly's results. Additionally, and most important, poly results are no longer allowed in evidence in a court proceedings. So, they are meaningless.

For incomparably beautiful pictures of prairie landscapes, try a computer search for www.southdakotamagazine.com, look at stunningly beautiful prairie pictures, including the wildhorse sanctuary, Black Hills, Custer State Park, etc.

Mornings and evenings are the best times for taking scenic pictures because the lighting is more colorful, and that affects the scenic objects.

I just returned from Kodiak Island where I made over 3000 images of Kodiak brown bears. What beautiful creatures they are and an honor to see them in their natural habitat. They need to be protected, not killed.[/quote]

And if one or more of those "beautiful creatures" attacked you or killed someone you cared about or maybe a pet ... or destroyed your property ... what would you do then? Grow up[/quote]

I'd never put myself or a pet in a situation where a bear...or any other wild animal...might kill me or the pet. I'd never blame the bear for my stupidity in encroaching on its territory. The common-law doesn't allow you to track down, then kill, a person who may have killed a member of your family, or a friend. So, why should a bear be killed under the same, or similar, circumstances..or just for the glory and thrill of killing, which most hunters possess.

A little girl leans into a lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the collar of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, this under the eyes of her screaming parents.



A nearby biker jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from the pain the lion jumps back, letting go of the girl, and the biker brings the girl to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.

A reporter has watched the whole event. The reporter addressing the Harley rider says, 'Sir, this was the most gallant and bravest thing I've seen a man do in my whole life.’

The Harley rider replies, 'Why, it was nothing, really. The lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right.'

The reporter says, 'Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist, you know, and tomorrow's paper will have this story on the front page. So, what do you do for a living, and what political affiliation do you have?'

The biker replies "I'm a U.S. Marine, a Republican and I v**ed for Trump".

The journalist leaves.

The following morning the biker buys the paper to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads on the front page:

** U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT & STEALS HIS LUNCH. **

And THAT pretty much sums up the media's approach to the news these days...

I would say "one of the best." And, been there; done that, vacationing in Europe through the '50s, '60s, and '70s several times with my post WWII (1948) German Bride. Drossel translates to thrush, a famous and beautiful song bird in German literature and poetry. Gasse is equivalent to an alley, vs a street or highway.

WWII, The Occupation of Germany, and the Korean War Vet says, Thanks for the memories.

Islam is a filthy cult that also preaches death to infidels and all non-believers in Islam.

A male northern cardinal perches on sumac at Big Sioux Recreation Area near Brandon, South Dakota. Cardinals are considered permanent residents, meaning they don’t migrate. They keep their bright plumes in winter to help advertise to the ladies what great mates they’d make.

Not my photo. Photo by Christian Begeman.

In basic training during WWII at Camp Fannin, TX, when we went on long hikes and overnight training maneuvers, we called the outdoor toilets slit trenches. A long trench was dug a couple feet deep, and to go to the "toilet" we straddled the trench and did our business. Unfortunately, toilet paper wasn't always handy so we used leaves from nearby bushes. I knew nothing about poisonous plants, and once I grabbed some leaves from a bush similar to poison ivy. WOW! did I regret that for several days a day or so later! I had to go to the Army's version of the ER for medicaton until I healed up.

I disagree that McCain was not a "heroic one." He was a hero during wartime. But, as a post-war person, and as a politician, he was a "loose cannon" politically and personally.

In the days of sail, naval vessels mounted cannon carefully and purposefully r****d into positions starboard and port which optimised the effect of their fire. Occasionally, the rigging of these very heavy guns might come loose, and with the vessel pitching about on high seas or during manuever in battle, the cannons came loose, pointing in the wrong direction, and the results for the ship and crew could prove catastrophic.

"monkey this up" is an old old expression having absolutely NOTHING to do with r****m in the least. I'm an old old guy, and through all my long life I've used the expression thousands of times without meaning anything to do with b****s. It's similar to "bollix things up," "bungle things up," "messin' things up," or "screw things up." These days someone could get very angry about the expression "screw things up," claiming it has something to do with sexual intercourse, but it doesn't mean that at all.

This black fellow, and his liberal backers, is using the expression hoping to garner some pity and v**es. Makin' a mountain out of a molehill, to use an old expression.

Keenan -

You don't even know the difference between a "hat" and a "cap." The MAGA device is a CAP CAP CAP CAP.

"stupity"??

Get a different hobby!