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Opinions Jim Thompson 10 April 2026

As we end this week, are we better than last?

Artemis II was kicked off around 2017 and carries a tab of $4 billion. The California high-speed rail project was kicked off around 1996, has not laid one foot of track yet, and is now estimated to cost $126 billion. Obviously, if they have not laid any track, they have not carried any passengers.

Opinions Jim Thompson 7 April 2026

Tippy, Chapter 14

The chicken and I got together by the truck scrap pile behind Corky’s. The chicken spoke first.

Opinions Jim Thompson 4 April 2026

I feel better already...maybe

I was 22 years old the last time we sent humans to the moon. I got all warm and fuzzy Wednesday evening watching Artemis II blast off. Even though these astronauts are only circling the moon, to again have humans in its vicinity is something.

Opinions Jim Thompson 31 March 2026

Tippy, Chapter 13

Well, Penelope was a gem I had not planned on finding. We had fun running through the woods and out in the field that was next to the woods.

Opinions Jim Thompson 28 March 2026

Democrats’ consistency

I don’t see Democrats wanting to do anything for the general population. They just want to stay in power and be in charge of the purse.

Opinions Jim Thompson 24 March 2026

Tippy, Chapter 12

The chicken and I had another meeting. I’ll call it a strategic meeting. We had certainly met through the winter, but those had been quick, tactical meetings, planning no further than one day ahead.

Opinions Jim Thompson 21 March 2026

Potpourri

My mind has been all over the place this week. Hence, you get to peer into a scrambled cranium with many thoughts.

Opinions Jim Thompson 18 March 2026

Tippy, Chapter Eleven

It took us the rest of the fall of 1968 to get to Hillsboro. I was losing weight, but the chicken wasn’t. I tried to figure it out.

Opinions Jim Thompson 14 March 2026

Get prepared

Regardless of your thinking or for which parties you are cheering, it is time to realize that World War III is on our doorstep. We already have turmoil and terror on our shores; we just have not put it all together yet.

Opinions Jim Thompson 11 March 2026

Tippy, Chapter Ten

When the human let us out the next morning, I ran straight for the tree. The limb had not moved, but the chicken was sitting on it looking worn out and sweating profusely. I didn’t know chickens could sweat. I was very disappointed.

Opinions Jim Thompson 7 March 2026

Kristi Noem, scapegoat

Other than Kristi letting things go to her head and spending a pile of money making some television commercials about deportation starring herself, I can find little to fault Kristi Noem.

Opinions Jim Thompson 4 March 2026

Tippy, Chapter Nine

I decided my schedule was shorter than the shelter’s. I need to heal up some but get out of this place at once.

Opinions Jim Thompson 28 February 2026

Somebody has to say it

No one asked me to say this, but if we can afford to build bicycle pathways everywhere, we can afford to make the roads safer for buggies.

Opinions Jim Thompson 24 February 2026

Tippy, Chapter Eight

I rested for a while. The chicken didn’t show up again, so that night I took off, still following my ditch traveling plan. I soon came upon the tail waters of Rocky Fork Lake, namely Rocky Fork Creek.

Opinions Jim Thompson 21 February 2026

The Andrew formerly known as Prince

Congratulations to the UK government for stepping out and approaching these matters seriously. Would that we do the same.

Opinions Jim Thompson 19 February 2026

Tippy, Chapter Seven

About midafternoon, many people gathered at the Methodist Church across the road. There was a large black hearse. I didn’t notice when it got there or where it came from. The old chicken came out of nowhere, “Quick, you have got to move further back!”