The Evening Blues - 9-17-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 09/17/2026 - 4:57pm
Open Thread - 09-17-26 - Meme Thursday
Submitted by JtC on Thu, 09/17/2026 - 6:00am
I'm drawing a blank, so here are a few memes. Hopefully you haven't seen all of them already.
The Evening Blues - 9-16-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 09/16/2026 - 5:12pm
OT WE 16 SEP 26 ~ Listening
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 09/16/2026 - 5:00am~
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"The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent'."
Alfred Brendel
The Evening Blues - 9-15-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 09/15/2026 - 3:52pm
Replacing gas pumps?
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 09/15/2026 - 10:08am
Good morning everyone.
Wood splitting party went quite well, have three very large piles of firewood. I'm guessimating 7 cords total. about half hardwood (maple). About twenty family showed up. The guys split and moved wood and the girls harvested more tomatoes and corn.
E2 and her daughter made a fine lunch for all of us.
The Evening Blues - 9-14-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 09/14/2026 - 3:10pm
09/14 Open Thread - Boston Marathon Day
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 09/14/2026 - 5:00am
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The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 09/13/2026 - 6:30am
The Economics of Eating
There's been lots of talk of a possible global famine due to the fertilizer shortage as a result of the closure of the Hormuz Strait. That might be the case, but it is also because our food system is designed for corporate profit. There's plenty of misunderstanding among the taking heads. I heard one commentator saying the soybean crop in Brazil is under threat due to the urea shortage. Soybeans are legumes. They can fix atmospheric nitrogen and don't need urea. Possibly the accompanying sulfur shortage could damage bean yields. Sulfuric acid is used to make phosphate more available. However, my point today is if we had a better agriculture system none of this would be problematic. Let's look at alternatives below the fold as well as the week's news.
Album of the Week 9-12-26
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 09/12/2026 - 3:00pmAfternoon folks!
It's a grab-bag this week. Starting off we've got an album from slide guitarist Louisiana Red, followed by an album from blues mandolin player Yank Rachell backed by a jug band. After that is an album from Leon Redbone. Moving on to some blues-rock is a great album from Creedence Clearwater Revival and we finish off in the rock department with an album from Devo.
Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!
