Hey, good Morning. This Monday Morning Open Thread is due to be published by 6:00 am Pacitic Time. Johnny says it must be up by 5:00 am Pacific time to meet that deadline (the server must be running Windows). Hence, it is being drafted and queued Sunday evening and I will show up as soon as I get up and get going. (As a retiree, I have a lot of flexibility in that regard.)
I've long wrestled with myself ever since the inception of this blog as to whether I should voice my opinions about certain subjects. I've mostly stayed silent about many things not wanting to taint the discussions and believe me I have written several acerbic screeds only to delete them after second thoughts. I feel it's best that I as the founder and admin stay as neutral as possible.
I'm sure you have by now heard about the Lila Perry situation in Hillbsoro, MO.
How different could that have been?
Let's take a look at the other side of the state. Landon Patterson is a senior at Oak Park High School in the Kansas City area.
It's probably best for everyone concerned, including myself, that I just shut up now. If my opinions are causing folks to want to leave this site, perhaps it's best that I just silence myself.
Russia is set to start flying combat missions in Syria in support of the Assad government. The Obama Administation has pulled out all the stops to keep this from happening, including having Bulgaria and Greece block Russian flights over their countries.
On August 3, 1986, Florence Reece passed away at the age of 86. She was one of the greatest poets, songwriters, and social activists to ever come out of the Kentucky hills. Her signature song was "Which Side Are You On?"
Minnesota resident Nova Bradford, 21, had a chemical dependency problem, which she wanted to get help with, so she tried to gain admission to the University of Minnesota Medical Center's Lodging Plus substance abuse treatment program.
You can recover from chemical addiction and live a fuller life. To do so, you most likely will need support or assistance. Our services include assessment, medically supervised detoxification, inpatient and outpatient evaluation and referral, inpatient-to-outpatient treatment, family counseling and aftercare. Working with us, you’ll recover physically, psychologically, interpersonally and spiritually.
As it turns out the use of the word "you" in the above was overly broad.
Nova was refused admission because she is a transgender woman. Fairview Health Services, which operates UMMC informed her that it would be inappropriate to accept her into the program because there were separate floors for male and female residents and "because they have open showers."
So the pope is visiting Cuba. And, as a sort of human welcome mat, some 3522 people are being released from prison by the Cuban government. These human beings are coming out, to taste free air, even as we speak.
Willem Buiter, Citigroup chief economist, is concerned. He sees a 55% chance of a global recession in the near future because of China.
This evening's music features Chicago blues guitarist Otis Rush. Enjoy!
Otis Rush - I`Cant Quit You Baby
