Trump vs. the Imperialists

For my entire dubious life, all the new presidents, yea verily, each and every one of them, no matter what their expressed opinions or attitudes, by inauguration day, were transformed, if need be, into the usual imperialist running dogs americanoland has come to expect in the oval orifice.  Surprisingly, Trump is resisting way more than I anticipated he would, resist, that is.  What will happen though when they bring in Chitlin Cheney to sit on his face?  Will Trump resist that too, the ultimate test?

New Rodent at CB (Otospermophilus variegatus)

We have been observing rock squirrels in the streets and bar ditches ever since the city put culverts in the bar ditches a while back.  But this is the first one we have seen in the yard; here fooling around on the picnic table in the back yard.

Five Victorinox orange peeler blades together

OK.  Now I have completed acquiring all the various orange peeler iterations.  There are five, so far as I am aware.  The fifth, missing gut hook, (on top) was purchased for three dollars plus tax at the state surplus store.  Interestingly, the charge for saks at the state surplus store has declined from 5 to 3 dollars since the last time I visited.  For heaven's sake.

Here is an odd 74mm configuration also purchased at the state surplus store on account of how odd it is.  The oddness has to do with the presence of a new style orange peeler and fairly old scissors on the same knife.  I.e. no gut hook and scissors with single leaf spring plus screw.  Goofy.  Just shows to go how the scissors are unreliable for knife dating due to the fact that the springs break and then the springs or maybe the whole scissors' apparatus gets replaced.