Lee Duigon

Should have done more today, but too tired.

leeduigon(patty)September 15, 2026

I will admit I spent some of this afternoon grimly viewing hornet and yellow jacket nest removal. Kind of a horrified fascination watching this, because of my total terror of stinging insects. I did spend too much time watching. And not enough doing what I should have been doing.

Sometimes you need a break, even if it is something that makes you shudder.

Tomorrow I have a really full plate.

Today I rested up for it.

And of course, I feel better now.

Go figure.

Have a good night, all.

See you tomorrow.

God bless everybody.

PattyRyons gets a bath!

Something I would never go near in real life.

leeduigon(patty)September 15, 2026

I’m truly terrified of stinging insects, bees, wasps, yellow jackets. I tend to get a really big reaction to insect bites, so I’m afraid to get very close to any of them. Just watching this gives me the willies.

I remember when people used to dress up to fly… boy, have times changed!

leeduigon(patty)September 15, 2026

Years ago, flying was not as common, and it was considered a very glamorous way to travel. Times have changed (and as usual, not for the better). This gal decided that clothing was optional and caused quite a stir on the plane.

Our culture coarsens a little bit more every day. Sad.

Peanut, the self proclaimed therapy cat.

leeduigon(patty)September 15, 2026

This cat works in a facility for sick children in Canada. He took himself there and became a permanent resident.

Dog won’t go to sleep til Dad puts her to bed.

leeduigon(patty)September 15, 2026

Hear Us O Lord

leeduigon(patty)September 15, 2026

Today a lot better

leeduigon(patty)September 14, 2026

Things are a lot better today.

I still think I have a short, but Josh is putting in my re-charged battery as we speak, he also says he will check some things that might determine if I have a short or not.

It’s got to be remedied, like so many things in life.

Still somewhat tired, but it’s probably just from the stress of everyday living.

That being said, I will go and start my supper.

Have a good night, all.

See you tomorrow.

God bless everybody.

Below are some of the characters from Bell Mountain, with Lee in the center.

Patty

What’ll We Do With Millenials? REPRINT

leeduigon(patty)September 14, 2026

From January 16, 2017

We have a gigantic social problem looming over our country.

What are we to do with millenials?

Recent college graduates, tens of thousands of them, with their whole lives yet to live–can’t hold jobs, can’t tolerate even the most trivial adversity, saturated with an ideology that is opposed to everything America stands for, unable to relate to people as individuals but only as representatives of this or that group, guaranteed and certified 100% useless–what in the world are we supposed to do with them?

Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy the company of teens and tweens, provided they haven’t been turned upside-down and inside-out by our culture and our schools. I wish I had more of you guys visiting this blog, to pep it up a little.

No, I’m talking about young people with degrees in Gender Studies and Social Justice, burdened by a load of student debt, who go stampeding for the Play-Doh and the Safe Space at the first little hitch in life that comes along, who want a participation trophy just for breathing. You can’t talk to them without triggering a trauma. And if you can imagine them trying to bring up children of their own, you have a more vivid imagination than I do.

So what are we supposed to do with them? They won’t be able to support themselves. Imagine hiring Joe Collidge to do anything more complex than sweep the floor.

I wish I knew the answer to that question.