News flash: House Democrats call on Jim Jordan to Disinvite RFK Jr. to Hearing

Heading into a period of dry weather with no rain and the local news stations are starting their days without count. Last year was 57 days. So far this year, we are at 62.
And it doesn't look promising. Somehow fitting that OPB ran their Dust Bowl doc last week. Just a reminder of how things could get.

The dollar had its worst week since November.

I've been reading these blogs by thinkers who have updated us as to the state of affairs in our declining civilization. Simplicius is the best example: most of his stuff is updates on the situation in Ukraine. Here's the most recent one.

What the Folk?

I'm off at a Georgia State Park with some music buddies. Our focus in this gathering is singing. If you know lots of songs, you have to play and sing them regularly in order to keep them resident in your mind. However, it is easy to lose some over the years, so our goal is to reclaim those songs and reinforce the songs we do know. People like to classify music based on genre. I've been called an old time, bluegrass, country, and folk musician. I prefer the folk label which is so broad as to include a variety of music.

Caitlin Johnstone
Real Change Is Impossible While Our World Is Shrouded In Secrecy

Caitlin Johnstone
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Jul 15

Afternoon folks!

This week in the blues category we've got an album from Detroit bluesman and former sideman to John Lee Hooker, Eddie Kirkland. Following that, there's a late 70's B.B. King album.

Moving on to blues-rock, there's a 1977 album from Bonnie Raitt, albums by The Pirates and The Electric Flag. Following that there's some spacey-trippy music from Hawkind and we finish up with an album from Doc Watson - something for everybody? I dunno. Hope so.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso

A collection of odd bits of news coming across my computer screen this week.