Hats off for this very healthy HillBetty...

A great pair of jeans for under $ 19.00 bucks?

And they're great pants, too. Go figure.

Rustler makes a great pair of pants for a ridiculously low price. 

See for yourself - there's plenty of styles and sizes 

to choose from. Click on the picture or this link:

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The art of 'self reliance' isn't dead, but it might be taking a nap...

Self-reliance is the practice of trusting your own judgment, taking responsibility for your actions, and building the practical and mental tools to handle life independently. Far from cutting yourself off from others, true self-reliance makes you capable of doing many things yourself that others may not be capable of.

True independence (self reliance) relies on tangible, everyday skills that reduce your reliance on commercial systems. 

Budgeting, tracking expenses, and living within your means. Fixing household items, changing car oil, handling flat tires, or sewing torn seams. Preparing nutritious meals from scratch, canning, foraging, or gardening. Knowing basic first aid, water purification, fire starting, and alternative heating or lighting sources.

Figuring out how to solve problems or navigate unfamiliar territory without constant outside assistance is key. 

I'm good on 13 of the 15 items mentioned. How about you?

What's the secret base?!

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Do you listen to music in the

 background while you're on your

 computer? I do, and I have

 these. Great sound and only 

38 bucks. Helluva deal.

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The sad truth about kids today...

As far as I'm concerned, this thing with these kids absolutely glued 

to any screen they can get their hands on is their parent's fault and not theirs. Let's remember that most kids are idiots for a good long time. They'll attach themselves to anything that's put in front of 'em. Kid's parents don't prevent them from doom-scrolling all day long - in fact, they encourage it by providing the vehicle - the phone or the tablet. 

They (the parents) lie to themselves, saying the phones are necessary for the kids security. Bullshit. My old man taught me how to fight dirty when I was around 9 years old. That was my security - a good swift kick to the nuts - know what I mean?

I am convinced that 'smart' phones make kids stupider...

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How do we let these nutjobs main-stream so easily?

A transgender bus driver for a Canadian school was canned (love that little dig) after wearing a skimpy schoolgirl’s outfit and dubbing their route the “Lolita Line” - and is now suing over the firing. The driver - identified only as L.Z. in court papers - was booted from it's gig with Ontario’s York Catholic District School Board in 2025 after outraged parents reported the situation. 

Stunning images appeared to capture L.Z. in full get-up at the door of the bus - wearing a short pink skirt, a frilly white top and knee-high stockings.

L.Z. also reportedly placed a placard reading “Lolita Line” in the window of the bus, in an apparent reference to the infamous 1955 Vladimir Nabokov novel about a middle-aged man sexually obsessed with a 12-year-old girl. That name also eerily echoed the widely used nickname of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet, the “Lolita Express.”

L.Z. was booted from the job - but the ex-driver turned around and sued the school district and bus company claiming “discrimination with respect to employment because of ethnic origin, gender identity, and sex” because they are “a transgender woman.”

Good luck with that, girlfriend...

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Someone must have a birthday 

or anniversary coming up.

Here's a great gift idea...

 

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When you buy anything on Amazon going from a link

on this blog, I get credit for whatever you buy. 

Granted, it's only pennies, but every penny helps, right?

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Is inflation really as bad as the media makes it out to be?  They say inflation is a dominant concern for American households in late 2026, with families feeling the pinch in unexpected places. One report stated that parents are explicitly warning their kids not to expect much, reflecting broader economic anxiety that has seeped into seasonal rituals.

Political debate continues over the causes and duration of these issues, with voters expressing frustration that everyday costs remain elevated despite earlier 'promises of relief' from this - and every other administration. 

The cartoon tries to make the pointed argument that the economy is delivering disappointment at every level, including to children. By inferring that parents somehow pass along lowered expectations, it suggests that current conditions are forcing families to accept diminished returns on once-simple traditions. 

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Ireland will set up a government body that would for the first time undertake research and preparations for the possibility of future unity with British-run ​Northern Ireland, Prime Minister Micheal Martin was quoted as saying on Friday.

The new body would be tasked with scoping out the models and challenges for different potential outcomes, including Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom or ​maintaining its devolved entity but as part of a united Ireland.

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Wouldn't you love to know what the story is behind this headline? 

Google search the photo - it's pretty funny...

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On December 8, 1940, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., the Chicago Bears demolished the Washington Redskins 73–0 in the NFL Championship Game. It remains the largest margin of victory in league history (regular season or playoffs). Attendance was a sellout 36,034. 

This was the first NFL title game broadcast nationwide, carried by the Mutual Broadcasting System with Red Barber as the sole announcer (no color commentator). Barber later recalled calling the game alone from a precarious overhang and, at one point late in the blowout, bringing in Nebraska coach Biff Jones to confirm the score on air because listeners who tuned in mid-game might not believe what they were hearing.

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I like tough. This is tough.

 See it for yourself - this is similar 

to a KA BAR at half the price.

Glock KB17281  Field Knife

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There is now imperical evidence that she is as dumb as she looks. Ilhan Omar was so confused by her marriage to her brother, she crossed out her own name twice on the official application.

A certified copy from the Hennepin County, Minn., government shows that the Democratic congresswoman’s surname was initially written as Omar, before being crossed out and replaced with Elmi. A final edit reverted it back to Omar.

Yet another layer gets peeled off her bullshit onion. 

Wuddya think - she got her bags packed already?

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The 'Act like a jerkoff and break and burn shit virus' is spreading all over Europe. I personally find it hard to believe that any of these protests (so-called because they're actually riots and mayhem) have anything to do with school conditions. 

More likely than not it's just a way that dramatizes how effective social media is in getting out any message to impressionable young out-of-work jerkoffs.

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How many hours could we spend with our Tonka trucks? When I was a kid, we had a swimming pool in the backyard that my Dad had put sand down for it to sit on, so there were no bumps in the liner. 

Well, when the pool went back in to the garage at the end of the summer, me and my brothers had a great sand pit (like about an inch thick at most) to play in. We could spend the whole day out there, building roads, digging mines - whatever we could conjur. It sucks that I have no idea what ever happened to those - and my Matchbox cars and trucks. Maybe they just got regifted to some other kid in our ridiculously extended family...

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Yeah - think that'll ever happen?

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Does anyone really know what time it is?

 

This iconic photograph is titled Boy with a Watch (Ragazzo con l'orologio), captured in Comacchio, Italy, in 1955 by the pioneering Italian photojournalist Piergiorgio Branzi.

 Branzi (1928–2022), was a  major figure in post-war Italian humanist street photography and photojournalism.

Subject: A young boy (affectionately known locally as "Il Cicca") walking through a wet square in Comacchio, carrying a large clock or pocket-watch-style timepiece on his shoulders, with his reflection mirrored in a puddle below. Taken during Branzi's early 1950s travels documenting the social realities and daily life of post-war Italy, the original was B&W...

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Mixed signals on a deserted island...

 

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Hey duffers - how mant times have you heard this lie?

For the record? I live in The Villages, the world's largest adult playland. The Villages in Florida features over 60 total golf courses, offering a mix of championship and executive layouts.

As for the 'Championship Courses':  there are 15 championship courses (consisting of 18-hole and 27-hole designs, including courses by designers like Arnold Palmer and Nancy Lopez), with more in development.There are also 45 nine-hole executive courses (primarily par 3s with a few par 4s), which are free for residents to walk.

Know what I did this summer? Sold my clubs at a yard sale in the spring.

Fuck golf. Takes almost 4 1/2 hours to  play 18 anymore. No thanks.

I can drink at home. Juss' sayin'...

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Handmade gifts are extra special when

they're for someone extra special...

 

Click on the picture for more information on this beautiful, one-of-a-kind

set. Each item is sold seperately. Both come with free shipping.

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I've been wearing the LEE X MOVE jeans for a few

years now  - Great fit, stretch waist, very comfortable.

Great prices here. Much better than department store prices.

Click on the banner ad - see for yourself.

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Do you have an 'emergency pantry'?

In light of the fact that the Brits told all their people to get ready to go to war last week, I figured it's as good a time as any to ask you this legit question. I wonder if they had a COVID-style run on toilet paper last week... Me, personally, have a substantial stash of canned and dried foods in my garage, that I add to whenever they do those 2-er's at the market. Most canned goods can last up to ten years in the can with all the preservatives and other shit they throw in there. 

Pasta's need to be sealed up air tight to last, or you'll get weebles. Same with rice and flour. Freeze-dried shit will last long after you're dead and gone, so don't worry about them. I keep a steady supply of drinking/cooking water also.

As I've stated many times here, I've lived through more than my share of hurricanes, with one in particular that knocked out power for ten friggin' weeks on St. John. All of us who live in hurricane-prone areas like Florida live by one standard when it comes to any major emergency: "Prepare for the worst, hope for the best". A good, simple rule we should all follow...

Who's counting the voters? Forget about the votes themselves...

This political cartoon by Gary Varvel plays on the word "aliens" to satirize the Department of Justice (DOJ) probing noncitizen voting - in case you didn't catch that Maybe it's a little too subtle, but once you hop to it, it's a nice jab at the fact that virtually none of the States are doing their jobs vetting voters. 

Instead of showing human undocumented immigrants or noncitizens, the comic depicts famous science-fiction "aliens" holding registration forms and lining up at a desk labeled "Voter Registration." Characters in line (from left to right): 1. ALF (from the 1980s TV sitcom ALF) 2. Yoda (from Star Wars) 3. Marvin the Martian (from Looney Tunes) 4. E.T. (from the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial).

Here's the thing. I have never been challenged at a voting place. Never. Do they even still do that? 

Every State, every Coumty and every (at least big) City has an election board. Aside from buying the machines and sharpening a bunch of pencils, what else do they do? New Jersey just got busted again for non-citizens voting in Federal elections, and don't even get me started on the Land of Fruits and Nuts - that's gotta be a friggin' disaster. 

So tell me - who's watching the watchers beside the Feds? 

That is SO fucked up. Juss' sayin'...

Something's got this HillBetty's attention...