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Music Monday – “We didn’t come here on the Mayflower/We came on a ship in a blood red moon/We come in the age’s most uncertain hour/And sing an American tune”

I recently replied to a question on Twitter asking “Who is the most poetic lyricist in music?” by saying I wasn’t sure but Paul Simon is the only one I studied in high school poetry class so… On that note, this is a powerful new take on one of his classics, where he doesn’t sing […]

¶ Posted 14 November 2022 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: history, music, unitedstates

Friday Fun Link – Paid Twitter Verified Accounts Running Amok

"I'm gonna be blunt here: Elon Musk is running Twitter into the ground…and it's the best Twitter's ever been." @trevornoah pic.twitter.com/COQ3V0q06b — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 11, 2022 After paying the rather insane sum of $44 billion for Twitter, Elon Musk had to make his money back somehow. Unfortunately, doing away with the site’s […]

¶ Posted 11 November 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § News § Politics § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, history, language, twitter

The World Is Nuts (aka What’s Keeping Me Sane These Days?)

One of the questions I answer in my annual “End of Year” meme questionnaire is “What kept you sane this year?” It’s a bit early but it’s been a rough year (and a very rough month) for a variety of reasons I may or may not expand on someday. But anyhow, I thought I’d post […]

¶ Posted 09 November 2022 § Animals § Charlie Echo § Family § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Sad § Sasha § Shea § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute, health, music, parents

Music Monday – “I’m sentimental, if you know what I mean/I love the country but I can’t stand the scene/And I’m neither left or right/I’m just staying home tonight/Getting lost in that hopeless little screen”

“Democracy” – Leonard Cohen

¶ Posted 07 November 2022 § MusicMonday § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, history, music, television, unitedstates

Secular Sunday – How David Copperfield Made The Statue of Liberty Disappear

This was the original illusion as broadcast… This is an explanation of how Copperfield pulled it off… Watching this, it struck me that this would make a good Secular Sunday post even if it wasn’t overtly about religion. Seeing people in the live audience say things like “If I was home watching on TV, I […]

¶ Posted 06 November 2022 § MemoryLane § SecularSunday § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: science, television

Music Monday – Dogs, Dead Icons, & Halloween Classics

Delayed posting Music Monday until Tuesday due to something fairly significant I might write more about later but that has infuriated me. Anyhow, lots of possible themes for a Music Monday post so let’s hit them all… Got A New Dog… Jerry Lee Lewis dies (obligatory “He was problematic to say the least and yes, […]