Happy Birthday, Opportunity! | ***Dave Does the Blog

We got 9 years instead of 90 days. Outstanding.

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Congratulations, Opportunity! Built for a 90-day mission, the rover landed on Mars 9 years ago today, Jan. 24., and continues scientific investigation of the Red Planet.

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XKCD succeeded in making me feel awful about this, years ago. >.>

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2 hours ago

I'm shocked, SHOCKED, that #Trump 's estimate of the cost of the East Wing / #Ballroom project -- and who would pay for it -- was a sack of lies.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/16/records-reveal-600m-estimate-trumps-ballroom-project-with-half-taxpayers/

23 hours ago

In case anyone still had a doubt, #Trump considers the #military as much a personal plaything as a set of toy soldiers, and gives it just about the same amount of respect you would expect,

Everything he touches is dirtied. We're going to be scrubbing the walls of his filth for decades ... if we're lucky.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ufc-2677038159/

23 hours ago

Orders from the cranky 80yo toddler? Proactive spittlelicking from his personally selected lickspittles?

In either case the #KennedyCenter junta is vowing to continue appealing and, apparently, not showing the removed presidential name from its walls.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/tarp-still-blocks-kennedy-center-143755808.html

2 days ago

Show was, unsurprisingly, well done and entertaining. And the newly-reopened Mary Rippon outdoor theater is lovely.

3 days ago

Ready for #TwelfthNight at the Colorado #Shakespeare Festival! #COShakes

5 days ago

If you want to provide some on-the-record feedback to the National Park Service about the ghastly Arc d' Trump, here's the place: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?documentID=151576

Or you can email directly to ncr_planning@nps.gov

Will it matter? Likely not. Is it worth offering your voice: I think so.

1 week ago

Good to see the #Vicepresident is boldly and resolutely following in the inspiring footsteps of the #President... by being a blustering faux-alpha meddlsome hate-monger. Great leadership, JD!

"Downing Street hits out at 'people seeking to stir division' after #JDVance's #Nowak post"

#Vance #Trump #hate

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlplwn1jkro

2 weeks ago

Trump's capital building Lackey says of course his planned arch is exempt from federal laws about building height because he's the the guy in charge, fergoshsakes.

It's GOOD to be the King!

https://www.eenews.net/articles/must-trumps-arch-comply-with-washingtons-skyline-law/

2 weeks ago

" #Trump could also tear down the #StatueofLiberty, DOJ argues in defense of #WhiteHouse #ballroom - POLITICO"

It's GOOD to be the king!

https://share.google/OJn0fcxbOFWf7wyzz

2 weeks ago

The #grift goes on.

[The Washington Post] #Dell inks $9.7 billion #Pentagon contract after #Trump acquires #stock

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/28/dell-inks-97-billion-pentagon-contract-after-trump-acquires-stock-praises-company/

3 weeks ago

Good Lord. It really seems to be the case that with enough power and little enough shame, you can do *anything* to stroke your ego.

[The Washington Post] #Trump appointees push $250 #banknote with his portrait

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/05/28/trump-250-bill-pushed-by-treasury-appointees/

3 weeks ago

Easy Three Ingredient Tomato Soup https://hill-kleerup.org/blog/margie/easy-three-ingredient-tomato-soup.html

3 weeks ago

The Best Homemade Tomato Soup https://hill-kleerup.org/blog/margie/the-best-homemade-tomato-soup.html

1 month ago

Creamy Tomato Soup with Ground Beef and Noodles https://hill-kleerup.org/blog/margie/creamy-tomato-soup-with-ground-beef-and-noodles.html

1 month ago

Bourbon Vinaigrette https://hill-kleerup.org/blog/margie/bourbon-vinaigrette.html

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