Sleepless in Midlandtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-67562024-03-15T18:11:17-05:00TypePadThe odor of mendacity -- Judge McAfee's line -- where it came fromtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef02c8d3adfc6d200d2024-03-15T18:11:17-05:002024-03-16T05:08:29-05:00Did you know where that line came from? It's from Tennessee Williams' novel "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" which was made into a movie by the same name starring Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, and others. IMDB link....George JohnsBut her emails - Hillary Clinton's fund raising hattag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef02a2eed1412b200d2022-08-16T05:39:49-05:002022-08-16T05:39:49-05:00With her new cap Hillary boasts about escaping any serious DOJ treatment for her shenanigans regarding the emails and smashed computers. Let's not forget about the wiped hard drive as she played dumb with the quip “Like with a cloth?”...George JohnsBiden, get off the bike, get on a trike!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef02a2eec87bce200d2022-06-18T16:14:28-05:002022-06-18T16:14:28-05:00Video here. Joe Biden is seen bringing his bicycle to a stop, placing his left foot on the ground, tilting to the right, then falling. It's clear what happened. He couldn't disengage his right foot from the stirrup on the...George JohnsFox Friday 5-27-22tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef0282e157a269200b2022-05-27T05:47:00-05:002022-05-27T05:47:00-05:00No foxes this time, just a dove approaching the camera.George JohnsFox Good Friday 4-15-22tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef027880774ba5200d2022-04-15T08:41:11-05:002022-04-15T08:41:11-05:00No foxes this week, but we got a good look at some birds. Close up of dove in flight. Bluejay. A red Cardinal.George JohnsFox Friday 4-8-22 – one came backtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef0282e14e47dd200b2022-04-08T05:21:00-05:002022-04-08T05:21:00-05:00One lonesome fox came back to the food bank. Long time no see, Mr. Fox. Bonus! A big black bird. Attention bird watchers, is this a Grackle? ------ 5:22 PM 4/7/2022George JohnsFox Friday 4-1-22 April fool – blue jay onlytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef0282e14cc6ed200b2022-04-01T16:50:00-05:002022-04-01T16:50:00-05:00The foxes have migrated somewhere else, so all we're left with are birds, squirrels, and cats. Here's a beautiful blue jay who came by for a snack.George JohnsFox Friday 2-25-22 -- For the birdstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef0278806d87a2200d2022-02-25T14:49:48-06:002022-02-25T14:49:48-06:00The foxes haven't been frequenting the photo booth lately -- maybe it's the cold weather, or perhaps they've found better food elsewhere. So this one is for the birds. In this case, a beautiful Blue Jay, plus a couple of...George JohnsFox Friday 2-18-22tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef0278806c2741200d2022-02-18T05:00:00-06:002022-02-18T05:00:00-06:00Leaping foxes, batman! A standoff. ------ 3:39 PM 2/17/2022George JohnsFox Friday 2-11-22tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef0282e143a52c200b2022-02-12T15:39:13-06:002022-02-12T15:39:13-06:00Fox longing for a breakfast that isn't there.George JohnsFox Friday 1-7-22tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef02788064f954200d2022-01-07T15:13:05-06:002022-01-07T15:13:05-06:00Hey friends, it's chicken scraps tonight!George JohnsFox Friday 12-24-21tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef02942f900bdb200c2021-12-24T15:18:43-06:002021-12-24T15:18:43-06:00Fox sneaks in while cat is distracted. Proud profile.George JohnsHappy Bill of Rights Day 2021tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef0278806039f3200d2021-12-15T14:08:06-06:002021-12-15T14:08:06-06:00Every year the White House issues a proclamation declaring December 15 "Bill of Rights Day," and sure enough, the Biden administration has followed that tradition . Here's an excerpt from that proclamation: On December 15, 1791, three-fourths of the existing...George JohnsFox Friday 12-3-2021tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef026bdf04f646200c2021-12-03T05:40:38-06:002021-12-03T05:40:38-06:00Fox at dusk. Lil Gray was a pet for a couple of years, but he disappeared a few months ago. Lately he's been showing up for an early AM snack. However, he hasn't shown any interest in getting reacquainted with...George JohnsFox Friday 11-19-21tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef0278805943ea200d2021-11-19T05:38:15-06:002021-11-19T05:38:15-06:00Fox just finished his first course Sleek and stealthyGeorge JohnsFox Friday 11-12-21 -- on the fencetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef026bdeff53ff200c2021-11-12T06:13:00-06:002021-11-12T06:13:00-06:00Fox at dusk. -------------- 1:13 PM 11/11/2021 --------------George JohnsFox Friday 11-5-21tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef02788055cdd8200d2021-11-05T15:14:10-05:002021-11-05T15:14:10-05:00Eyeball to eyeball with the fox. We haven't been able to make eye contact since the sun began setting so much earlier. But there we were the other evening within a few feet of each other, and he didn't shy...George JohnsFox Friday 10-29-21tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef027880542c3b200d2021-10-29T15:44:52-05:002021-10-29T15:44:52-05:00Cat watches as fox eats: Fox carrying the food bowl to an undisclosed location -- possibly to hide it from the cats. Clever Fox:George JohnsFox Friday 10-15-21tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef02788050ed62200d2021-10-15T16:24:14-05:002021-10-15T16:24:14-05:00Three foxes. Now four! A wild Saturday night. Sometime in the four seconds between these two pics one of them tipped over the water bowl. Too bad the camera missed the most meaningful moment.George JohnsFox Friday 10-8-21 -- Four legs good, two legs also goodtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d019153ef026bdef7a0f0200c2021-10-10T05:46:16-05:002021-10-10T05:46:16-05:00Three foxes. Rare sighting these days. Cat watches fox eat. Fox standing on two legs. What's he looking at? ------ 5:42 AM 10/10/2021George Johns