Rebirth

Happy Easter, Passover, and Ramadan! My world is spring green with the season's new leaf crop. Daffodils are largely gone, but the dogwoods are holding their bloom as are the buckeye. I think we are witnessing a major shift in the balance of geopolitical power. I'm hopeful the fall of one empire doesn't lead to another empire, and that perhaps we will mature to a international community of cooperation. I dislike being in a nation which tries to obstruct such a realignment in a last ditch effort to hold sway over the rest of the world, but it is what it is in a country where war is the business model.

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”

― Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Afternoon folks!

Beaucoup de blues this week! Starting off, there's a crazy german album of Muddy Waters Band tunes followed by a mid-60's Jimmy McCracklin album. After that is a comp of early recordings from Junior Parker, James Cotton and Pat Hare (including the Parker tune that Elvis covered). After that there's some rock from A Group Called Smith, The Flamin' Groovies, The Tubes and a 70's band with Peter Rowan in it, Seatrain - the album has their one biggish 70's hit on it, 13 Questions. Some of you guys might remember that one.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

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

Old memories keep peculating up while observing the current happenings on the world stage. My early years I was surrounded by animals. Every home my folks took me to had at least a dog and a cat living inside. Some had a domestic animal menagerie rivaling the one my parents created on our acreage. Every day skills were developed two way communication with cattle, horses, ponies, bunnies, feral cats, pigs, geese, ducks and chickens.

Carefully watch a small child talking to an animal and the two way interaction is apparent.
Effort is usually being made by both participants in the conversation to understand messages being conveyed with different communication styles of body movements and sounds.

Happy Friday everybody. I hope everyone is doing well. Post any photos, memes, or music you like.

With any luck at all winter is finally over and spring is here. It's been a whole week without rain and the temps have been in the 70s the last few days.

Every spring the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has their annual butterfly exhibit. It's been a few years since I last checked out the butterflies so I stopped by for a visit last week.

Blue Morfo

Robert F Kennedy Jr to challenge Biden for White House

Yep, this is the guy who wrote the book attacking Fauci. Here's Reuters:

Good News!

Here's a couple of good news stories which are 'local' to me, but have gone around the world. One's about a whale, and one's about a guy down a hole in the snow.