Saturday, December 4, 2010
What I learned today...
Don't type in 'bottleneck guitar' unless ya got plenty of time! Ya go from this:
Ta this:
And everything in between!
And it's all good.
Thanks to BluesJammer, Russia.
Ta this:
Thanks to StevenBothwell, UK.
And everything in between!
And it's all good.
Saturday Anarchist Music Blogging
I'm probably way behind on this - "I must hurry and catch up with the others for I am their leader!" - but I never heard of David Rovics (Wiki, YouTube channel) until yesterday when me 'n Mrs. G caught him on KVMR while we were out looking for free toilets. We didn't find any because the town keeps sneakin' new streets in on us but now I know where to go. But I digress...
Anyway, Mr. Rovics sings songs that would get him locked up in a lot of places. Not here. Not yet. Here's a couple:
Many more at YouTube search, including a lefty's wet dream "Halliburton Boardroom Massacre".
Anyway, Mr. Rovics sings songs that would get him locked up in a lot of places. Not here. Not yet. Here's a couple:
Thanks to hannicullen.
Thanks to trinity43875.
Many more at YouTube search, including a lefty's wet dream "Halliburton Boardroom Massacre".
Is there any way ...
To get rid of a senator for senility?
Nobody in their right mind, even one staunchly against the bill, could pull that out of their ass and say it with a straight face. Wonder what he's gonna be like when he gets into Strom Thurmond territory?
At the end of the today's hearings on Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) announced that he will still block the National Defense Authorization Act if it includes a repeal of the policy.
"I will not agree to have this bill go forward," he said. "Because our economy is in the tank." [my em]
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Nobody in their right mind, even one staunchly against the bill, could pull that out of their ass and say it with a straight face. Wonder what he's gonna be like when he gets into Strom Thurmond territory?
Saturday Emmylou Blogging
Emmylou and Kimmie on a song they co-wrote and featured on the soundtrack of the film Happy, Texas.
Emmylou Harris & Kimmie Rhodes ~ Ordinary Heart
Thanks to 1000Magicians, UK.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Friday Monster Blogging ...
Chooch: "Guess what I'm gonna do with that camera, dad."
Ziva: "Who? What?"
Ya think ...
I know I have my curmudgeon on today, but you'd think, after 9 years of war, the President wouldn't have to sneak in like a thief in the night:
The world's most technically advanced, best trained, and most professional army and we can't beat a bunch of 12th Century goat humpers into submission? So what's winning gonna look like? Guess I shouldn't hold my breath for "MacArthur on the Missouri", eh?
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — Speaking to nearly 4,000 U.S. troops here after a secret overnight flight from Washington, President Barack Obama on Friday said they were making "important progress" against militants in Afghanistan.
"Today we can be proud that there are fewer areas under Taliban control," he said.
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The world's most technically advanced, best trained, and most professional army and we can't beat a bunch of 12th Century goat humpers into submission? So what's winning gonna look like? Guess I shouldn't hold my breath for "MacArthur on the Missouri", eh?
New Lifeform discovered in California
Thanks to YubaNet.
When I heard about this discovery at Mono Lake, I just nodded my head. Mono Lake is the weirdest lake in California, if not the whole world. If something like that is gonna be found anywhere, it's there.
First of all, you would think that 'Mono' has something to do with 'one' or 'singularity' or something like that. It doesn't. It means "eaters of fly larvae" referring to its early inhabitants.
Mono Lake figures prominently in California's forever-and-forever-amen water wars. When I was a kid, the lake came right up to US 395. Not anymore. It's stopped shrinking and is growing in area again, but it took a decades-long lawsuit.
There's just too much info about this place to put it here. Suffice it to say it's an interesting place in an interesting area in my favorite part of my state.
My favorite Mono Lake story is about the bird island. Birds come from everywhere to breed there. As the water level dropped, a land bridge appeared and coyotes could walk to the island for lunch. The birds stopped coming. In their wisdom, the officials built a fence to keep the coyotes from the bird areas, but the birds didn't come back. Somebody finally figured out that the birds couldn't see the fence from the air and figured they were still on the menu and kept on going. Heh.
Quote of the Day
Pravda on Sarah Palin, via Crooks and Liars:
Much more at both links.
If anything is a threat to the national security of the United States of America, it is this screaming, unrefined oaf with as much class as a searing release of flatulence followed by hysterical giggling at a state banquet.
Much more at both links.
EV News
If you're interested in the future of electric cars, go see this interview on Charlie Rose.
It's well past the planning stage. Interesting stuff.
Shai Agassi, CEO of Better Place discusses his plans for an electric car infrastructure
It's well past the planning stage. Interesting stuff.
Busy ...
Trying to get my painting finished but just a thought.
Charlie Rangel said he did what he did not for personal gain but out of ignorance. Tell ya what. Go to any street corner in NYC and wait for a 5 year old kid to come by (30 seconds, minute tops). Stop him and ask him to tell you what the rules for owning a rent controlled apartment are. Betcha dollars to donuts he can recite 'em to you; it's in the DNA at this point.
Yes, Charlie, you are a crook.
Charlie Rangel said he did what he did not for personal gain but out of ignorance. Tell ya what. Go to any street corner in NYC and wait for a 5 year old kid to come by (30 seconds, minute tops). Stop him and ask him to tell you what the rules for owning a rent controlled apartment are. Betcha dollars to donuts he can recite 'em to you; it's in the DNA at this point.
Yes, Charlie, you are a crook.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
WikiLoudmouths
Go read Glenn Greenwald on the WikiLeaks flusterpluck. All the usual suspects figure in. Links aplenty.
The "usual suspects".
Hand these clowns Assange and a Ka-Bar and tell 'em to have at it. I think we will find that they have no stomach for killing and want someone else to do it, like the anti-choice gasbags. A gutless peanut gallery. So what else is new?
Excellent post by Greenwald. Go.
[...] ... as usual, for authoritarian minds, those who expose secrets are far more hated than those in power who commit heinous acts using secrecy as their principal weapon.
First we have the group demanding that Julian Assange be murdered without any charges, trial or due process. [...]
The "usual suspects".
The way in which so many political commentators so routinely and casually call for the eradication of human beings without a shred of due process is nothing short of demented. Recall Palin/McCain adviser Michael Goldfarb's recent complaint that the CIA failed to kill Ahmed Ghailani when he was in custody, or Glenn Reynolds' morning demand -- in between sips of coffee -- that North Korea be destroyed with nuclear weapons ("I say nuke ‘em. And not with just a few bombs"). Without exception, all of these people cheered on the attack on Iraq, which resulted in the deaths of more than 100,000 innocent human beings, yet their thirst for slaughter is literally insatiable. After a decade's worth of American invasions, bombings, occupations, checkpoint shootings, drone attacks, assassinations and civilian slaughter, the notion that the U.S. Government can and should murder whomever it wants is more frequent and unrestrained than ever.
Hand these clowns Assange and a Ka-Bar and tell 'em to have at it. I think we will find that they have no stomach for killing and want someone else to do it, like the anti-choice gasbags. A gutless peanut gallery. So what else is new?
Excellent post by Greenwald. Go.
Fixer's Next Cruise?
KY Gov. Beshear Unveils Plans For Creationist Theme Park Complete With Full-Sized Ark
"We will be offering a historical tour of back before Jesus buried the dinosaurs" said Captain F. Flintstone.
I mighta made some of that up.
Since the "creation" meme is an Old Testament deal, I think every Jew on the planet should show up on opening day. Heh.
Headline of the Day
Nigeria to charge Dick Cheney in $180 million bribery case, issue Interpol arrest warrant
Nice to see, but he'll be dead soon anyway. Unicorn blood is getting scarce..
My fellow Americans ...
This is what happens when nobody wants to pay taxes:
You want cops to protect your home, firefighters to put it out if it catches fire, and FEMA to rebuild it if it floods, right? Who the fuck do you think is gonna pay for it?
Heh ... that idiot Curtis Sliwa and his Guardian Angels took to Newark streets 2 nights ago to supposedly help protect the neighborhoods thanks to the police layoffs and one of them got mugged. Might wanna raise taxes and rehire those cops before the rest of your tax base moves out to safer climes.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker began firing 15 percent of his police department today, illustrating the actions that cities in the second-wealthiest U.S. state are being forced to take to confront lower aid and tax revenue.
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You want cops to protect your home, firefighters to put it out if it catches fire, and FEMA to rebuild it if it floods, right? Who the fuck do you think is gonna pay for it?
Heh ... that idiot Curtis Sliwa and his Guardian Angels took to Newark streets 2 nights ago to supposedly help protect the neighborhoods thanks to the police layoffs and one of them got mugged. Might wanna raise taxes and rehire those cops before the rest of your tax base moves out to safer climes.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
I was wondering ...
What it would take to make the Catholic League's resident blowhard Bill Donohue crawl back out from under a rock just before Christmas. It is Jihad, I tell you.
Of course, Donohue has nothing bad to say about Athiests, as long as they just keep their mouths shut.
Was a time, the Catholics sent troops to kill anybody, or make life really miserable for those, who spoke against the Church. I guess they're mellowing. Seems like every 3 months though, ol' Donohue needs something to justify his existence. The gift that keeps on giving. 'Tis the season!
In a holiday season driven by Black Friday deals, ostentatious house lighting and stories about jolly men with tiny helpers and flying reindeer, it's sometimes easy to forget that Christmas actually has something to do with Jesus. But a well-placed billboard from American Atheists is arguing that the story of Jesus's birth is just as fantastical as a story of a fat man in a red suit shimmying down a chimney. The billboard at the entrance of the Lincoln Tunnel in New Jersey reads, "You KNOW it's a Myth / This Season, Celebrate REASON!" And wouldn't you know it, it's making some people pretty angry.
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Of course, Donohue has nothing bad to say about Athiests, as long as they just keep their mouths shut.
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American Atheists president David Silverman found the irony in the Catholic League's new billboard. He told NorthJersey.com, “They stole our scene and copied what we’re doing, and that’s fine. Once again, the Catholic Church is co-opting something that isn’t theirs, just like they did to Christmas. It’s a great analogy, and I love it.” Catholic League president Bill Donohue insists he has nothing against atheists, but "I have something against militant, in-your-face atheists that use our season to make their statements." Unlike equally in-your-face Catholics that claim the season is theirs and theirs alone. And considering we've actually seen this billboard in New Jersey, perhaps it's time to give the atheists a fair shot at ad space. [my em]
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Was a time, the Catholics sent troops to kill anybody, or make life really miserable for those, who spoke against the Church. I guess they're mellowing. Seems like every 3 months though, ol' Donohue needs something to justify his existence. The gift that keeps on giving. 'Tis the season!
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