Spent some time at the Petersen Rock Garden. This was a labor of love, started in 1930, Mr. Petersen built 4 acres of rock sculptures from the various rocks collected from an 85 mile radius around his farm. petersenrockgarden.org/
Reminder: George Orwell's 1984 was a warning about "The Party". The Party controlled everything.
"Whatever the Party holds to be the truth, is truth. It is impossible to see reality except by looking through the eyes of the Party."
Rorschach test incoming...
Some states I've definitely driven through but didn't mark because I don't remember visiting any place specific in that state. Same with airport layovers. They don't really count as a visit.
The series finale of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” drew 6.74M viewers on Thursday night, making it the most-watched weeknight episode in the show’s history.
• The finale was up sharply from the show’s 2026 Q1 average of 2.69M viewers
• It’s also above “The Late Show” series premiere on Sept. 8, 2015, which averaged 6.55M viewers
• The most-watched episode remains Colbert’s post-Super Bowl broadcast on Feb. 7, 2016, which drew 20.55M viewers
variety.com/2026/tv/news/the…
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live:
1. Bare Naked Ladies (pre-arena)
2. Rush
3. VanHagar
4. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
5. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
6. Reba McEntire
7. Journey
8. The Outfield
9. The Young Dubliners
10. Lyle Lovett
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live:
1. The Who (x2)
2. Van Halen /Van Hagar (x3)
3. Van Morrison
4. ELO
5. Tom Petty
6. Heart
7. Rush
8. Steve Winwood
9. Al Green
10. Tom Jones
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live:
1. The Who (x2)
2. Van Halen /Van Hagar (x3)
3. Van Morrison
4. ELO
5. Tom Petty
6. Heart
7. Rush
8. Steve Winwood
9. Al Green
10. Tom Jones
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live:
1. Jimmy Buffet (x4)
2. Eagles (x3)
3. Allman Bros
4. George Strait
5. Kansas
6. Georgia Satellites
7. Alabama
8. Kenny Rogers
9. Ronnie Milsap
10. Barry Manilow (shut up; it was a date and worth it)
MMA with a slew of first round knockouts tonight. I'm torn because these are good fights, but over very quickly. I'd like to see longer fights and more evenly matched opponents, but that really isn't a predictor of how a fight is going to go.
One key to happiness is gratitude; knowing that while all is not perfect, most is fine, and some, absolutely magnificent. On this evening before Easter, let's share blessings for which we're grateful. I'll start: my loving family and our Savior's sacrifice are my life and my joy.