Monday Open Thread: April 8 is International Romani Day
April 8 is the 98th day of the Gregorian Calendar year,
Pungenday, Discord 25, 3185 YOLD (discordian),
And let us not forget 13.0.6.6.19 by the Mayan Long Count
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Twenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift, look out kid, ...
On this day in history:
1093 – The new Winchester Cathedral was dedicated.
1820 – The Venus de Milo was discovered.
1895 – In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the US Supreme Court declared unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.
1911 – Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovered superconductivity.
1913 – The 17th Amendment to the US Constitution, becames law requiring direct election of US Senators.
1935 – The WPA was formed.Unbelievably, it was not "market based".
1946 – Électricité de France, was formed by the nationalisation of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.
1959 – A team led by Grace Hopper met to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be COBOL.
1961 – An explosion sank the MV and killed 238. The British eventually blamed Russia rebels, but produced no evidence.
1970 – The Israeli air force bombeds an Egyptian primary but only killed forty-six children.
2008 – The world's first skyscraper to integrate wind turbines was completed in Bahrain.
Born this day in:
1859 – Edmund Husserl, mathematician and philosopher
1896 – Yip Harburg, lyricist
1905 – Helen Joseph, activist
1917 – Winifred Asprey, mathematician and computer scientist
1922 – Carmen McRae, singer, songwriter, pianist, and actress
1927 – Ollie Mitchell, trumpet player and bandleader
1929 – Jacques Brel, singer-songwriter and actor
1937 – Seymour Hersh, journalist and author
1941 – J. J. Jackson, singer, songwriter, and arranger
1944 – Deke Richards, songwriter and producer
1947 – Steve Howe, guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1949 – Brenda Russell, singer, songwriter, and keyboard player
1951 – Mel Schacher, bass player
1951 – Joan Sebastian, singer, songwriter, and actor
1962 – Izzy Stradlin, guitarist and songwriter
1963 – Julian Lennon, singer, songwriter, and photographer
Died this day in:
1950 – Vaslav Nijinsky, dancer and choreographer
1973 – Pablo Picasso, painter and sculptor
1993 – Marian Anderson, singer
1997 – Laura Nyro, singer,songwriter, and pianist
Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such:
International Romani Day
Hana Matsuri (Japan)
Music goes here, iirc, well,
Venus de Milo
Yip Harburg
Carmen McRae
Ollie Mitchell
Jacques Brel
J. J. Jackson
Deke Richards
Steve Howe
Brenda Russell
Mek Schacher
Julian Lennon
Marian Anderson
Laura Nyro
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It's an open thread, so do your thing
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Entente Cordiale
France and UK signed an agreement to be friends on this day in 1904. Seems they bartered their imperial holdings to reach some power arrangements.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entente_Cordiale
question everything
Good morning QMS. I thought about including said cordial,
but couldn't really think of anything snarky to say or any good music to play to celebrate it. Then too, there's also the question of whether the French thereby bailed on the Irish, but they had been pretty much providing only moral support since 1798 anyway.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good morning, el and thank you for another educational and
enjoyable open thread.
With no segue or rationale, just me talking to me (but y'all er welcome ta eavesdrop):
Fred Astaire danced incredibly and played very respectable piano. He was also a good actor, never indicating how klunky he thought some of his dance partners.
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Well, I barfed up my reply to you, so look for it below.
Reminder to self - when I went back on edit and inserted an ampersandpound2, it didn't take.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
good morning good people
Light showers this AM and a rain due later today. Should wash a little of the pollen out of the air.
https://www.livescience.com/40652-facts-about-roma-romani-gypsies.html
Thanks for the OT and music.....
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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning Lookout and thanks for the music. "Gypsy"
music, in one formulation or another, has always been phenomenal. You can barely hear Reyes in this clip, which is perfectly OK because Manitas, but Reyes does some awesome cante flamenco in his own right and especially with Manitas on occasion -
... and then there's this crew, who do absolutely the worlds' best version of "Hasta Siempre" - one you actually can dance to -
Ah, what the hell, here's Jose:
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
“Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living”
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2987848/Save-the-planet-time-to-eat-dog
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=time+eat+dog+guide+sustainable+living
The meat consumption of a medium-sized dog may equal the carbon footprint of two SUVs.
Good morning lotl. Very interesting bit of information there,
but likely to be a very hard sell as well. If you go camping, at least in CA, there are times and places where our canine friends seem to outnumber the people.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
So true - most of the meat I raise goes to the pets.
My diet has become almost lacto-ovo vegetarian as I get older (just because). Always experimenting with the food (first level of healthcare) different brands and last 8 years have made my own pet food. The length of live of the dogs has increased 2 years on average and the cats 5 years from commercial food days. Much less arthritis, obesity and illness in general end result, happy energetic lives and much lower vet bills.
One cats eats more meat daily than one Australian Shepherd. The dogs can digest grains better than cats which creates an opportunity to loser their carbon footprint. Each one eats more meat than I do in a month.
Interesting how the life choices we daily make on travel, pets and purchase habits effect the validity of bragging people use for showing their concern regarding global warming.
Still yourself, deep water can absorb many disturbances with minimal reaction.
--When the opening appears release yourself.
Coyotes and some foxes are pretty much omnivores, so
some of that characteristic should be expected in dogs as well.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
22 more days...
Until I get my doctor's note so I can go and train again. Looking forward to getting back at it, with the exact same attitude. Just dialed down a smidge, because I realize that I am older and more breakable.
I do not pretend I know what I do not know.
Good luck for the final recovery but consider being even
more cautious than you think necessary. I know that whenever I complete an arduous major task things aren't simply sore, they are out of whack for weeks or months, some joint or another or several telling me "Do Not Do That Again". It gets to be such a drag that I find it better to forego such tasks, or seek assistance rather than to spend so much time semi-helpless as a result.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good morning HAW, thanks for the music. Segue not needed
anyway because: 1) Open Thread and 2) life is free form. Especially 2.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
First sprouts are up
It is still raining today, meh. Tomorrow the sun is forecast to appear, with wind. Last week was such a seed abbondanza I overdid it. The first ones showed up yesterday, a sunflower in the street dirt, and a bunch of ancient sativa I threw in a jar with leftover potting soil. boing The basil plant on the deck seems very happy in the fresh dirt with the evil vermiculite. Grub or something already chewed on the sunflower downstairs so I put ground egg shells around it for protection. good luck little sprout
Lemon balm, poppy, penstemon, culinary sage, rosemary, spinach, lettuce all germinate. yay spring
peace
Good morning eyo, congrats on the incipient foliage. Our yard
really took off while we were away. I mistakenly uncovered some sprouted spinach-chard, and somebody immediately dug it up to bury peanuts, but such is life.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
43+24=67 Remembering my brother
He would have been retiring this year I guess. who knows
April 8, 1952 - April 8, 1995
rest in PEACE
Dignity gave him a Catholic Mass and a local artist sang "San Francisco" for him at the end. All stood and she really belted it out, sending Richie home. He loved that city like it was part of him. His remains inside The Bay just off the north tower of the bridge. We threw flowers from there until 9/11 and then you could not throw flowers from the bridge anymore. of course
Peace & Love
have a nice day
thanks
Lovely story about your brother, eyo
Mine too was able to have a Catholic funeral and his friend sang "memory" from Cats. This song breaks me up every time I hear it.
My brother is also in the Bay. I think I did his close to where you did yours.. I love the idea of visiting him any time I go to the ocean.
Be well.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
Izzy Stradlin ?
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We wanted decent healthcare, a living wage and free college.
The Democrats gave us Biden and war instead.
Good morning Az, thanks for the all too appropriate all too
often GNR tune for said birthday boy. Have a great day.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
morning el
et al...
went to Buddha's birthday party yesterday. poured water on the baby buddha. but I only did one dipper full not two. oops. bumbled through it all and got to meet some Climate Breakdown activists afterwards. cake and tea. rather disturbed at how fast it's all unraveling. foop.
ringneck doves are outside hogging the seed and the sparrows that migrate here every summer are impatiently waiting. we have frogs galore down in the preserve and they sing at night. very cool.
have a good one everyone...
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Good morning magi. Ringnecks are voracious as well as
invasive, if we are thinking of the same dove. Happy buddha day after and have a good one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Looked it up
It’s a band-tailed pigeon. They ate pretty big. And voracious.
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Ah, they, however, are native and endemic to California.
I actually submitted one of my sightings to a couple of citizen science projects because there were, as of then, no recorded sightings for my exact area at the time of year in question. While not "endangered", they aren't, overall, too common either.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Winchester Cathedral
I remember hearing that song playing on the radio as my Father's T-Bird overheated on the way to zoo. Somehow the memory of that song conjures up images of baby goats nipping at legs, learning a new curse word in German, and having to take the bus home when my Father had to drop his car off for repair.
The neural synapses go in weird places when triggered.
Thanks for the OT and the music!
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier
Good evening zoebear. Baby goats! Real busybodies,
those guys. Almost as bad as baby llamas.
Have a good one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Baby Llamas?
I've never had the pleasure.
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier
Baby llamas like to explore things with their mouths, or at
least some do, nipping, grabbing, etc.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
If you don't mind my asking
Where did you experience baby Llamas?
There is always Music amongst the trees in the Garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. ~ Minnie Aumonier