Rob Fahrni

Jennifer Palmer, Paul Monies, Heather Warlick • USA Today

Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles. According to the bid documents, vendors must meet certain specifications: Bibles must be the King James Version; must contain the Old and New Testaments; must include copies of the Pledge of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights; and must be bound in leather or leather-like material.

Oklahoma is on the front line of the war to make Christian Nationalism the norm in America. How they can manage this with a First Amendment clearly stating:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Granted, Republicans are so good at skipping the parts they don’t like, like the Second Amendments inclusion of the need for a well regulated militia being necessary as part of the right to own and carry weapons, maybe they just skipped the part about the separation of church and state?

Hopefully the Supreme Court will strike this abomination of a law down and let folks choose their own religion and how they learn about it.

The Religious Right — Christian Nationalists — have done so much harm to Christianity and the person in Jesus.

They love Trump and all of his hate. Can y’all see Jesus standing at the border to the United States of America with an M-16 turning people away? Maybe you can. I can’t. I picture someone welcoming the tired and sick with open arms, providing them water, food, and a place to stay.

The GOP view of Christianity is a brutal idol in the form of Donald J. Trump and his ilk.

Yeah, your vote really matters to the future of this country. Get out and vote. Let’s stop this evil man and his sycophants dead in their tracks and keep this country great.

Kim’s mini roses are extremely happy.

The leaves continue to change. 🍁

Before you know it all those trees will be gray sticks.

Priss and Flynn living the good life.

Ms. Gracie living her best life. 🥰

Hello there Walking Stick.

You can’t make it out in these pictures but some trees around our home are starting to change color. It’s incredible how that just happens. Before you know it the ground is covered in multi-colored leaves. Perfect for making piles so grandkids can jump in them. 😃

Chillin’ for a bit.

Kim has been making family photo albums and she ran across pictures of 40 year old Rob with dark hair! It’s wild to think my hair was dark brown at one time. 🤣

She sent me a picture of a couple of them and said I looked just like my brother.

I mean, we are brothers.

I’ve been meaning to register Hayseed as an LLC for eons.

Finally did it.

Had a little help mowing the lawn.

I’m getting pretty good at this selfie thing all the kids do these days.

And, yes, it is hot and sweaty outside today. The yard won’t care for itself.

Adios, New York Times.

I’ve had enough. Time to speak with my money I suppose.

This little feller is helping me lay the foundation for my retaining wall.

Wish I could’ve gotten closer.

That’s how old the United States of America is.

Will we have a 249th birthday? Only if we elect Joe Biden. That will allow us to add four additional years to the count.

Happy Fourth of July.

Let’s see how Mrs. Fahrni and Taylor are doing in California!

Sucks to be them. 🤣 Having to deal with perfect blue sky and sunshine with a high in the mid-70’s.

A few of Kim’s happy flowers.

Longest day of the year. It’s 9:04 and still light.

Love it.

I think Kim is excited for her and Taylor’s California trip. 😆

Caught a Durham Bulls game tonight with a bunch of WillowTree folk. Unfortunately the Bulls lost in extra innings but it’s a beautiful downtown and the ballpark is gorgeous.

Having a nice mocha at Cocoa Cinnamon in downtown Durham.

I like this city.

Got a buddy pair coding with me on the porch this morning. 🐸

We moved Kim’s gardenia out front last Sunday. It didn’t have a single bloom opened at the time. It’s been busy this week.

I found Mothra.

Epimecis hortaria, the tulip-tree beauty, is a moth species of the Ennominae subfamily found in North America.

I obviously haven’t paid attention to one part of our yard. Now, it’s covered in poison ivy. I’m a big dummy. 🤣