The Evening Blues - 10-28-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 10/28/2024 - 2:57pm
10/28 Open Thread - National Animation Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 10/28/2024 - 5:00am
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The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 10/27/2024 - 6:57am
Regenerate!
Regenerative agriculture is a common topic in this column, but I've been thinking this week that it might refer to other things which are being regenerated. For example, perhaps the BRICS+ summit this week in Kazan is regenerating the world order and economy? Is there even a chance we could regenerate the nature of the US and use the Constitution as our guide? Maybe we should go even farther and totally re-invent the US...perhaps involving more direct democracy. A republic like ours is easily corrupted/purchased as we can clearly see. We certainly need to regenerate our health system, in part through regenerative agriculture providing nutrient rich foods. So let's dive in and regenerate some of our assumptions.
Kirzhach Typography BRICS banknote design
Album of the Week 10-26-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 10/26/2024 - 3:00pmAfternoon folks!
Get ready for some great blues! Starting off, there's a live album from Otis Rush and a studio album from harmonica player Shakey Jake Harris. Following that, is what I think is John Hammond's best album ever featuring members of The Band - Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson along with Mike Bloomfield and Charlie Musselwhite. Yowzah! Following that is a 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival album and then a zydeco album from John Delafose. Finishing up is a pop album from The Zombies.
Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!
Saturday Open Thread - 10/26/24: Odds and Ends
Submitted by on the cusp on Sat, 10/26/2024 - 7:00am
Good morning, good people!
This was the early voting week. Like a good little sheep, I went along with the nutjob narcissist shepherd, afterwards went home, drank me some cold beer, and wondered what my Dad would think of me.
I am furious about Brazil's veto of Venezuela's entry into BRICS. I know little about how they vote, or veto power. All I can do is say they must have either some vendetta against Venezuela that I know nothing about, or that they are kissing ass with the US. I would have to research to find out which conclusion is accurate.
Anyway, or either way, I toured Brazil. Glad I did before they totally demolished my respect for them. They will never get another tourist dollar from me, bastards. They can keep their steaks.
I think I have mentioned the tour bus drove by the apartment complex and pointed to the windows of that famous beautiful woman from Ipanema.
Fascinating!
Friday Night Photos Travelogue Pt1 Edition
Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/25/2024 - 5:00pmWelcome to Friday Night Photos everyone. Your once a week break from the daily madness of the crazy world we live in. Post any photos, memes, music, or whatever else you find of interest that helps you escape the madness.
Earlier this month I went on a road trip to the San Francisco Bay Area for a family get together. The drive there, though long (8.5 hrs), went smooth most of the way. As is often the case, the traffic gods imposed the slow crawl toll to get through L. A. adding an extra hour of drive time. The rest of the drive was a breeze.
I had a wonderful time. It was great seeing family. Beautiful weather and a little time to get out with the camera while there added icing to the cake.
First up in the travelogue is a drive through 17-Mile Drive in Monterey, home to some of the most scenic coastline in Ca, 8 golf courses, and some really expensive homes.
The Ghost Cypress
The Evening Blues - 10-25-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 10/25/2024 - 3:50pm
Open Thread - 10-25-24 - Campaigns of Fear
Submitted by JtC on Fri, 10/25/2024 - 7:49amWow! Can you believe the fear that's being ginned up in this election? Sure, fear is a big factor in every election but this one is over the top. Who, that are old enough to have lived through it, can forget the nuclear blast ad from the 1964 election. That visual may not be aired this election cycle, but it sure is implied.
Fear is the tool of the powerful, and those that covet power.
It resides in the amygdala, also known as the lizard brain. As a primal emotion its function is fight or flight, or to put it another way, a preservation device.
Fear has been used by the powerful probably since the advent of social cohesion, the main advantage of humans living in groups is safety, the prime motivation after food and water.
The fear today is palpable. From all political sides of the power spectrum. Civil war, nuclear war, violent riots, financial ruin, martial law, cancel culture, prison for misinformation, on and on. We are inundated with that which tickles the lizard brain. Have you noticed that folks are being lead around by their noses?
The Evening Blues - 10-24-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 10/24/2024 - 3:40pm
Open Thread - Thurs 24 Oct 2024 - Just Some Wind
Submitted by Sima on Thu, 10/24/2024 - 5:00amJust Some Wind
Been a busy week on the farm. The windstorms that happened here over the weekend brought a huge part of a tree down across our 'house' garden, right over the potato bed! I still have a 6 by 4 foot area left of potatoes to harvest, and the tree was right on top of that so it had to be cleaned off as soon as possible.
Luckily, the fallen tree did not break the fence, at least, not drastically. A picket or two are broken and the top rail of the fence has split, however, the fence has not fallen down, and it's still useful and keeping Nikko pup from gaining access to the open fields. Phewww.
The broken tree lying across a wheelbarrow (one can barely see it) which is holding part of the potato harvest!
