Sunday, February 8, 2026
Game still on? Here ya go - one HillBetty, coming up...
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Any of the jewelry pieces my wife creates make great Valentines Day gifts.
Click the picture to see what she has available today.
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If you're here instead of watching the game, you deserve a few amazing HillBettys...
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Any of the jewelry pieces my wife creates make great gifts,
and Valentines Day is just a week away.
Click the picture to see what she has available today.
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These ain't your average Somali pirates by any stretch...
Mary Read and Anne Bonny lived during the Golden Age of Piracy, a time when the Caribbean was filled with privateers, smugglers, and outlaw crews who operated outside the rigid social rules of Europe. Both women disguised themselves as men to survive in a world that barred women from serving aboard ships, let alone fighting.
Mary had already lived much of her life in male disguise, even serving in the military before turning to piracy. Anne, born in Ireland and raised in the American colonies, rejected the expectations placed on women and joined the pirate crew of “Calico Jack” Rackham. Their meeting aboard his ship created one of the most famous partnerships in pirate history.
Their discovery of each other’s true identities became legendary: Anne, attracted to the “young man” she believed Mary to be, confessed her feelings, prompting Mary to reveal she was also a woman in disguise. Instead of causing conflict, the revelation forged a strong bond between them.
Both became known for their ferocity in battle, often fighting harder than many of their male crewmates. Their story stands out not only because they were rare female pirates, but because they shattered expectations in an era when women were expected to remain silent, obedient, and invisible.
Mary Read and Anne Bonny fought fiercely during the final battle that ended their pirate careers. When Calico Jack’s crew was ambushed by a British sloop, most of the male pirates were drunk and hid below deck. Read and Bonny were among the only ones who stood their ground, firing muskets and swinging cutlasses in a desperate attempt to hold off the attackers.
Mary reportedly shouted at the cowering men to “fight like men,” a moment that later became part of pirate legend. Their bravery contrasted sharply with the chaos around them and helped cement their reputations as some of the toughest pirates of their era.
Another interesting but often overlooked fact is what happened after their capture. Both women claimed to be pregnant, which spared them from immediate execution under the law known as “pleading the belly.” Mary did die in prison shortly after, likely from fever, but Anne’s fate is far more mysterious.
There are no records of her execution, leading to speculation that her wealthy father may have secured her release. Some historians believe she returned to a quiet life in the colonies, living into old age, an ending that stands in stark contrast to the violent, rebellious chapter that made her famous.
She a 'super' HilllBetty, that's for sure...
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Any of the jewelry pieces my wife creates make great gifts,
and Valentines Day is just a week away.
Click the picture to see what she has available today.
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A Korean variation on Valentines Day. I like it...
In South Korea, romantic traditions follow a unique three-month cycle that turns the 14th of each month into a specific milestone for relationships and social status. Unlike many Western cultures where Valentine's Day is a mutual exchange, South Korea splits the gesture.
On Valentine’s Day (February 14th), women take the lead by giving chocolates or gifts to the men in their lives. This is followed exactly one month later by White Day (March 14th), when men reciprocate the gesture, traditionally giving white-colored sweets, candy, or more elaborate gifts to the women who showed them affection.
For those who do not receive gifts on either of the first two holidays, Black Day (April 14th) serves as a day of "commiseration" and solidarity among singles. On this day, people who are not in relationships often dress in black clothing and gather at restaurants to eat Jajangmyeon, a popular dish of thick noodles topped with a dark, savory black bean sauce.
While it originated as a way to "mourn" being single, it has evolved into a lighthearted social event where friends enjoy a hearty, comforting meal together to celebrate their independence.
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Any of the jewelry pieces my wife creates make great Valentines Day gifts.
Click the picture to see what she has available today.
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Flying the Jolly Roger?
USS Kidd carries a unique privilege rooted in the legacy of her namesake, Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who was killed aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The destroyer adopted the nickname Pirate of the Pacific, and her crew embraced the pirate motif as a tribute to Kidd’s fierce fighting spirit. Over time, the ship became known for flying a large Jolly Roger, an unusual sight in the modern Navy, symbolizing both her heritage and her crew’s pride.
The tradition continued with later ships bearing the Kidd name, including the modern Arleigh Burke–class destroyer USS Kidd (DDG‑100), which is still officially authorized to fly the flag. While submarines sometimes raise a Jolly Roger after successful missions, Kidd remains the only surface warship granted formal permission to do so. The flag has become a living emblem of the ship’s identity, linking today’s sailors to a wartime legacy that began in 1943 and still resonates across the fleet.
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Take a running start...
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Valentines Day is next Saturday.
Is your sweetheart an Irish lass?
She'd probably love to have these...
They're only $20.00 with free shipping.
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Where did we really come from? Stardust...
Courtesy of NASA - Nearly every atom in your body originated in the fiery hearts of ancient stars or in the cataclysmic explosions that ended their lives. Hydrogen, making up about 10% of your body's mass (mostly in water), and a trace of helium trace back to the Big Bang itself, the universe's hot birth 13.8 billion years ago.
All heavier elements, however, were created through stellar nucleosynthesis. Light elements like carbon (roughly 18-19%), oxygen (about 65%), and nitrogen (around 3%) formed inside stars during their main-sequence lives and especially in their red-giant phases.
In these dense, hot cores, hydrogen fused into helium, then helium into carbon and oxygen via the triple-alpha process and other reactions. Massive stars continued this chain, producing nitrogen and other intermediates before exhausting their fuel.
Iron, crucial for hemoglobin in your blood, and lighter metals like calcium (about 1.3%) and phosphorus (about 0.6%) also arose in stellar cores, but fusion stops releasing net energy at iron. When a massive star's iron core grows too large, it collapses under gravity in seconds, triggering a supernova explosion.
This blast ejects the star's accumulated elements - including carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and iron - into space at enormous speeds, while the extreme conditions enable rapid neutron capture to forge even heavier atoms.
These dispersed remnants, enriched "stardust," drifted for billions of years, mixing into interstellar clouds. One such cloud collapsed about 4.6 billion years ago, birthing our Sun and solar system. Earth formed from this material, and life eventually arose using the same recycled atoms.
Your carbon forms the backbone of DNA and proteins, oxygen sustains respiration and comprises most of your water, nitrogen builds amino acids, and iron carries oxygen in blood - all echoes of long-dead stars. Thus, you are literally made of stardust: the universe's ancient alchemy recycled into living tissue, consciousness, and wonder.
The definitive printed record of these historic astronomical
accomplishments, this is a book that inspires awe
and admiration, perfect for space and aerospace enthusiasts,
libraries, and anyone who looks up in wonder at the starry skies.
California's Radical Left Strikes Again...
The Politicl Insider this morning reported that California’s radical left is at it again with Assembly Bill 1627, a proposal that seeks to punish anyone who worked for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by barring them from becoming teachers or police officers in the state.
Introduced by Democrat Anamarie Ávila Farias, the bill claims to protect constitutional rights, but in reality, it’s a political move designed to undermine law enforcement and punish those enforcing our nation’s immigration laws. Farias gained national notoriety – and calls from Republicans to step down from the school board – after she wrote that Americans should boycott the Fourth of July when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. If passed, this bill would target ICE agents who served during the Trump administration, while also barring employees from state departments accused of “egregious abuses.”
Supporters of the bill call it a safeguard for public trust, but many argue it’s simply an attempt to discredit federal officers and weaken the system. The question is: will California’s voters stand up to this attack on their rights and the rule of law?
You also need to question the morals and ethics of someone who'd dream up bullshit like this. Do she really hate this country and it's laws so much that this is the kinda shit people like her pull when they get a little power?
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As bad as it was, the performance was also notable for the fact that The Weeknd spent $7 million of his own money to produce it, especially given the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions at the time.
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Jimmie Smith - not the jazz musician - a grandfather from New Jersey, had a habit of tucking lottery tickets into shirt pockets and forgetting them.
After hearing a news report about an unclaimed jackpot, he checked an old shirt hanging in his closet.
He discovered the winning ticket from the previous year with only 48 hours left on the clock. It took him a year to find it, but the $24.1 million prize was still waiting for him just in the nick of time.
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A Fire stick costs $ 25.00 by itself. It's like getting the TV for 50 bucks. Helluva deal...
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Here’s a list of things New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has managed to accomplish in recent days while his city remained covered in snow and garbage:
-Launch a “Global Oppression Working Group” to highlight the “genocide” in Gaza.
-Source a customized Carhartt jacket to wear at press conferences.
-Celebrate World Hijab Day to honor the “powerful symbol of devotion.”
-Promote the city’s hotline offering free legal support to Haitian immigrants.
-Visit a man in the hospital who was shot by police after charging at an officer with a knife.
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Valentines Day is next week. You still
have time to get her something nice.
She'd probably love to have these.
They're only $20.00 with free shipping.
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Is it just me or has that shit out there kinda died down a bit in the last coupla days? I don't watch what they laughingly refer to as the 'news' on TV, so I may be out of the loop. I did read somewhere yesterday that ICE has 'removed' over 1,000 criminal aliens from that State. That is certainly something to protest and try to prevent, isn't it?
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Your furnace has been cranking all winter.
It's a good idea to change you HVAC filters.
I change mine every eight weeks or so.
Find the size you use here ...
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