Well, President Donald Trump did sign-off on the executive orders he promised during his campaign.   Here is the list .  Uncertain how any one or group can prevent them from becoming reality, but a few are trying: 18 states ( of course, Democratic ones ) have challenged Trump on his order cutting birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants.   The attorney generals of those states said that the President has no authority to nullify a constitutional amendment.  150,000 such births occur annually.  This matter will be settled by the Supreme Court. Trump's first fire  was in removing Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Fagan.  Trump's early contention was he be doing this to promote diversity.  What an idiotic first choice, for she is the only female officer at this high level in the Administration. For those so interested, from TIME, the  best inauguration photos.   Here is one. 19July2009 was a particularly tragic d...

The fireworks at midnight bringing in the new year is now a shadow of what it once was when the local government clamped down because of noise, air pollution and injuries.  However, below you can see some photos I took of that moment last night, and there were some major fireworks out there, much of it probably illegally brought into the state.  One of these accidents at one home  killed at least two, with 20 more seriously injured .  It happened in the Salt Lake area of Honolulu, where I took most of the shots.  But this photo to the left was sent to me.  That must have been the incident. In New Orleans, a 42-year old Texas man, rammed a pickup truck New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street,  killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more .  Apparently, the driver was flying an ISIS flag, so authorities are calling an act of terrorism.  It's possible he had partners.  A lot more will be coming on this tragedy.  The Sugar Bowl gam...