Manatees...

I love watching the #Manatees at the South Florida Museum. #Bradenton #Florida pic.twitter.com/cJ5j1sk1XU

— Joel Wells (@animule) September 30, 2016

Blazing Trump

Blazing Trump. #Election2016 #NeverTrump #BlazingSaddles pic.twitter.com/N2RYVwI3Nf

— Joel Wells (@animule) August 11, 2016

National Coloring Book Day

My online entry...

Let's Abolish The Bogus Superdelegate System

Yes, Hillary (now, the presumptive nominee it appears) has won more votes from actual voters during the Democratic primaries and caucuses. But did she win their support by nearly a 13-to-1 margin? Because among the so-called "superdelegates", who are unpledged technically until the convention next month, Clinton has the stated support of 572 of them, compared to 46 for Bernie. In fact, she started out with the support of more than 500 superdelegates before a single vote was even was cast. Superdelegates need to be abolished.

Hell, the dang Republicans are more democratic than the Democrats when it comes to superdelegates.

GOATSKIN

Goatstskin

I shot the scene of a human chessboard match from the Annual Sarasota Medieval Fair. Folks are dressed up a as characters from Feudal England and Scotland, who are, of course, at war with one another. In this scene, the English capture a Scotsman on their side of the chessboard, and force him to wear a goatskin!

SCOTS BAND

I shot this video of a full ensemble Scottish band performing at the 2015 Sarasota Medieval Fair.

An Unpromising Future?

Our seemingly perpetual state of warfare based on a misguided and exploited paranoia is causing me to become progressively disenchanted with the current state of our political system. Our government and the acquiescent mainstream media have successfully shifted the public’s focus away from the country, which is literally crumbling before them, to terrifying and cruel criminals in faraway foreign lands that contain huge supplies of oil.

President Obama has been an improvement over his predecessor, but just barely. It appears that he also is going to bear the legacy of leaving the country in another military quagmire. And the leading presidential prospects, as of this writing, promise more of the same.

I've lived through some tumultuous times, Vietnam, Watergate, and 9-11. But I must admit that, right now, I’m having the most pessimistic feelings about the United States I've ever had during my 57 years of life.