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Burningbird Just Shelley Writing

Hi, I’m Burningbird

Bright, bright yellow sunflower with honey bee making its rounds of the brown center
Single bee on sunflower

Hi, I’m Burningbird. I love to write. I have a weblog.

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The Eye Has It

Close up photo of human eye (blue)

I had planned on doing a piece on Buddy Carter’s pharma self-dealing, and a host of other writing, but personal health issues got in the way. I have a macular hole, which is a hole in the center of your eye; the part that provides fine focus. Before they could operate on the macular hole, […]

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Doctors Government Health Insurance Just Shelley Medical Medicare Political

Well now, 2024 didn’t go quite as we planned

red, green, and white fireworks explosion against black sky
Things blowed up

I was, and I was not, surprised by Trump’s re-election. I knew there were too many men who would normally vote Democrat who balk at electing a women to be Commander-in-Chief; particularly a Black/Asian woman. I knew that thanks to the rebound from COVID that prices are high—aided and abetted by corporations using COVID as […]

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Silent Sunday and future writing

6 foot long alligator, laying in a pond of clear water, eyes partially closed, fish all around it.
Alligator in George's Pond

I am writing a longish piece on Project 2025 and immigration. Until it’s finished, here’s a few friends from the George’s Pond area.

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Just Shelley The Democratic Difference Weather

Debby didn’t do Savannah

Satellite image of the eye of tropical storm Debby directly over Savannah.
The eye of Debby passing directly over Savannah.

Well, we lucked out. Debby was slow moving, which wasn’t good. But it degraded over land. Better yet, it grabbed and incorporated a dry air mass that kept most of the heavier overnight rain away. We lost power, so I don’t have an accurate rain measurement from my system. However, according to the University of […]