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Some Things Change

I grew up on a little gravel road off Winkleman rd, in Brady, Washington. Beaver Lane. Same house…

ByByPat Hays Nov 27, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving!

Good morning, everyone! Before the chaos of cooking and cleaning takes over, I wanted to take a moment…

ByByPat Hays Nov 27, 2025

2025—and There’s Still Lead in the Pipes

Coffee TalkGood morning—grab your coffee and join me for a minute. It’s 2025, and sometimes I look around…

ByByPat Hays Nov 26, 2025

The Time I almost went to Denver Cares

25 years ago. T&T, my friends Tim and I were on the 16th Street Mall in Denver, Colorado,…

ByByPat Hays Nov 26, 2025

The Proof Is In the Water

In the dead of night, the Navy destroyer cut its engines. Silent steel in the Caribbean, waiting. The…

ByByPat Hays Nov 25, 2025

I Live in a Shed

I live in a shed. Not the kind you’re picturing with lawnmowers and rakes—this one’s insulated, finished inside,…

ByByPat Hays Nov 22, 2025

Seattle Is In Trouble.

Is Socialism Coming to a City Near You? 🏛️ Government Can’t Run a Business Seattle’s leaders are flirting…

ByByPat Hays Nov 22, 2025

They’re Not Teaching Soldiers — They’re Sewing Doubt

In November 2025, six Democratic lawmakers with military and intelligence backgrounds released a video telling U.S. service members…

ByByPat Hays Nov 22, 2025

Fetterman Fell. The Internet Faceplanted.

Senator John Fetterman suffered a heart rhythm flare-up, fell, and received 20 stitches. He’s now recovering at home.…

ByByPat Hays Nov 16, 2025
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The Climate Clock Is a Grift

They say we have six years left. They’ve been saying that since Al Gore lost the presidency and…

ByByPat Hays Nov 15, 2025

What They Buried in Speaker Johnson’s “Clean” CR

They called it a “clean” Continuing Resolution. I heard the lie day after day.But buried in the fine…

ByByPat Hays Nov 15, 2025

Chickens!

When I was about 8 years old. We rented a house from the owners of an Antique store…

ByByPat Hays Nov 4, 2025

Feeding Time!

“I was heading outside with my two dogs and getting ready to feed them. My daughter’s got four…

ByByPat Hays Oct 29, 2025

Ebike Camper Trailer

There’s a former Boeing engineer, Paul Elkins, whose bike camper designs inspired me. He started with shelters for…

ByByPat Hays Oct 28, 2025

…and Then There Came e-bikes

Lee Iococca… I got this completely stock a couple of years ago. It has undergone numerous changes since…

ByByPat Hays Jun 13, 2025

Gas Bikes – Full Dress!

It was the winter of 2017 I was living in my 29 foot travel trailer in a park…

ByByPat Hays May 21, 2025