All the interlocking pieces are in collapse...the economy, the petrodollar, our social fabric, and the biosphere, just to mention a few of the systems in free fall. This week we'll look at some of the warning signs and analysis of our collective situation.
In a war, each side attempts to put their own spin on the news. Any news from any source should be read carefully. A good source will quote someone like a government spokesperson and state who that person is and what government they work for so that you can make of it what you will.
I have just finished watching a two hour plus Roundtable Discussion about the current situation in Ukraine, hosted by Gonzalo Lira, Larry Johnson, Andrei Martyanov and Alexander Mercouris. If you are interested enough in coming to a better understanding of Russia’s Special Military Operation in Ukraine to spend 2+ hours with a well qualified group of analysts exchanging their perspectives, I can not think of a more thought provoking venue.
Afternoon folks!
There's some great stuff for you all this week. There's a live album by Robert Jr. Lockwood with the Aces, a Clarence Gatemouth Brown album and Professor Longhair (with Clarence Gatemouth Brown). There's some blues rock with The Climax Blues Band, Rory Gallagher and a few tracks from a 1968 Traffic album (there might be more tracks in this playlist later).
Enjoy!
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso
Gunboat diplomacy is a hard habit to stop. "It is a nice little community you have there be a shame to see it destroyed." The continual use of the tactic has shaped the United States as we know it today.
Happy Friday everyone. As always, post any photos you like.
On Monday the bird watching group I'm in had it's monthly outing at Mission Trails Regional Park. I think somebody forgot to let the birds know we were going to be there because we didn't see that many birds this month and most of what we did see was not in camera range. Oh well. Some days you bite the bear and some days the bear bites you. At least a few other critters were good enough stop by and say hi.
Lorquin's Admiral
This first one I simply don't know what to do with.
I lived through what seemed like the idyllic mid to late 50s. Marched my way through the tumultuous 60s. Cruised through the raucous 70s and its political changes. Worked hard to make it through the the 80s. Watched the overton window lurch to the right in the 90s. Saw the result of that lurch to the right in the 2000s. Witnessed the financial robbery of the 2010s. I'm still here, alive and kicking, in the 2020s, so far.
Never, through all of those years, did I have an inkling of what it would be like in the here and now. Even if I had a possible clue I would have considered it a fevered dream. This is some crazy shit we're living through folks.
Just look at the headlines. This was propaganda from the West a month ago.
US, allies agree to cap Russia oil prices to hinder invasion
