midwest thoughts

occasional musings from the heartland, removed from distractions like mountains, seacoasts, and any elevation of the land -- flat other than the several glacial ravines that run through the area.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Thoughts on Arizona, and others





Not much need to add to the waves of commentary about the shootings in Arizona, other than to note, once again, that the ready availability of firearms, of the massive ammunition magazines, and the vitriolic political rhetoric that's escalated since Obama's election, all play their parts. Wanted to add photos from our most recent vegetarian meetup, in December, but photos are formatted in a way that doesn't agree with blogger, so no go there. So above is one of us on the dome in Florence, a couple of years ago.