31...
(...fucken Romans, with their stupid non-decimal numbering system...)
Yes, it's time for yet another Sunday Night Music Club installment. This week, it's The Church and their 1988 song "Under the Milky Way".
This song has long been sort of in the background of my consciousness, ever since it received fairly substantial airplay in the late 80s/early 90s. The melody and lyrics evokes in me images of everyday life unfolding under a canopy of nighttime stars. It's one of those songs that just seems to flow seamlessly from beginning to end, and all too soon is over.
The Wikipedia page for this song describes how the haunting instrumental break that sounds much like bagpipes is actually "composed with an EBow on a Fender Jazzmaster, and recorded on a Synclavier..."
Huh. Interesting. The shit you can learn on the internet, right?
Anyway, my fondness for the song grew exponentially when it was used to great effect in the 2001 film "Donnie Darko", which is firmly in my Top 100 list of favorite films.
Someday I'll actually have to put together that list. It'll be a fun project for a theoretical time when I have nothing else pressing for a week or so.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Is is wrong that I find this amusing?
(click to enlarge, if you want)
I am a big Bill Clinton fan.
Sure, there's a few things he did that I'm not crazy about...
Like repealing Glass–Steagall, which precipitated the gigantic economic upheaval we've been forced to deal with for the last half decade...
Yeah, that kinda sucked.
But still, Clinton was the original rock-star president, and I prefer to think of him as a larger than life action hero sort of guy.
So some creatively insane wacko came up with this pitch-perfect tribute to Big Dog, my favorite past president! Even arch-conservative Stephen Colbert would be pleased by this.
...and you can even buy prints, too!
(I love the alligator with the nuke button strapped to it!)
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Rubio 2016 not likely
I don't know if the HTML strikeout command will translate on the title bar, but I'll chance it.
A lot of people will say that Marco Rubio's sweaty, nervous, thirsty performance during last night's State of the Union Rebuttal may damage his 2016 Presidential aspirations.
But that wasn't the worst thing he did this week.
Earlier, Rubio was one of 22 Republican senators who voted AGAINST reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. It seems that the GOP still hasn't learned anything from their devastating losses in 2012, and they stubbornly insist on continuing their "War On Women".
Here's a clue GOP: Refusing to protect women from violence is NOT the way to endear yourself to half of the voting population. Or even most of the other half of sane, fair, and compassionate male voters.
My guess is that halfway through his rebuttal, Rubio suddenly realized that millions of women were probably watching his performance.
No wonder he was so nervous!
A lot of people will say that Marco Rubio's sweaty, nervous, thirsty performance during last night's State of the Union Rebuttal may damage his 2016 Presidential aspirations.
But that wasn't the worst thing he did this week.
Earlier, Rubio was one of 22 Republican senators who voted AGAINST reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. It seems that the GOP still hasn't learned anything from their devastating losses in 2012, and they stubbornly insist on continuing their "War On Women".
Here's a clue GOP: Refusing to protect women from violence is NOT the way to endear yourself to half of the voting population. Or even most of the other half of sane, fair, and compassionate male voters.
My guess is that halfway through his rebuttal, Rubio suddenly realized that millions of women were probably watching his performance.
No wonder he was so nervous!
Saturday, February 09, 2013
Blizzard's over
Uh, yeah. And I wasn't even close with my predictions.
That's the National Weather Service amount. I guess we got lucky being this close to the water, which helped feed more moisture into Charlotte/Nemo/whatever it's called.
At least the snow blower held out until after we carved a path to the street. Then the drive belt broke! I've ordered a replacement from Sears, but it'll be about 10 days before it gets here.
Plus, we helped our neighbors next door and across the street. Good deeds seldom go unpunished, but we do them anyway.
That's the National Weather Service amount. I guess we got lucky being this close to the water, which helped feed more moisture into Charlotte/Nemo/whatever it's called.
At least the snow blower held out until after we carved a path to the street. Then the drive belt broke! I've ordered a replacement from Sears, but it'll be about 10 days before it gets here.
Plus, we helped our neighbors next door and across the street. Good deeds seldom go unpunished, but we do them anyway.
Friday, February 08, 2013
Blizzard's here
But it's nighttime, so I can't take any pictures. We already had about 10" so far (11PMish), and they're still threatening us with 24-30".
But that's the weather forecasters, and we all know how hysterical they can be. We'll see how much we get.
Probably 24-30".
In the meantime...
...a baby penguin getting tickled!
But that's the weather forecasters, and we all know how hysterical they can be. We'll see how much we get.
Probably 24-30".
In the meantime...
...a baby penguin getting tickled!
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Blizzard coming?
It's only 12 or so hours away.
We'll see if anyone is smiling this time tomorrow night!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
1-20-17?
Hillary Clinton?
Sure, why not?
I sincerely hope the GOP continues to put up the same caliber of candidates as they did last year. Keep holding them Tea Party rallies, boys...they really show the nation just how extreme your party has become!
And don't forget, there's still lots of good ol' conservative reasons to continue your "War on Women"! It worked out so well the last time.
The only way the Republicans can possibly win in four years is if they become more like (get ready) the DEMOCRATS!
Sure, why not?
I sincerely hope the GOP continues to put up the same caliber of candidates as they did last year. Keep holding them Tea Party rallies, boys...they really show the nation just how extreme your party has become!
And don't forget, there's still lots of good ol' conservative reasons to continue your "War on Women"! It worked out so well the last time.
The only way the Republicans can possibly win in four years is if they become more like (get ready) the DEMOCRATS!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
1-20-13
Time for the GOPers to tear off all those lame bumper stickers. Four more years!
Hee hee hee!
(I took this photo three days ago)
Hee hee hee!
Friday, January 04, 2013
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