Saturday Open Thread - 8/29/26: Odds and Ends
Good morning, good people! I hope you are al in fine fettle this morning!
Well, folks, in case you think of Texas as all cowboys and rodeos all the time, please check out our Ren Fest.
I only went to the Festival once, when it was a new thing. A friend was a ballet dancer who got a paid gig to dance at the grounds, so I went to see her, had some woman read Tarot cards and predict my future.
The Festival is coming soon, is fairly close by, so who knows? I might want to see some jousting.
Skip the first 2 minutes of this video to see something besides the vlogger's costume choice.
Sam Altman said in an interview last week that he does not rely on AI, instead relies on internet surfing techniques he has used for 20 years.
So, get a load of this:https://substack.com/home/post/p-213215306
Ok, it's OK to go to Texas rodeos.
I went to see Elvis Presley at the venue, but that was then...
One more:
Ok, we have problems in this world, which I mostly avoided mentioning, just because I want a little break from fear porn propaganda or reality, which ever it is I am exposed to on the net. I will return to the business of evaluating sometime today.
Your turn to post whatever you believe is worth sharing with us, about any topic, as this is an open thread.
Let 'er rip!
Comments
Good morning!
Last evenings forecast of a heavy t-storm turned out to be a light rain of 5 minutes duration.
What came afterwards was a cool breeze with a hint of autumn. Nevertheless, we are still in 5th week of lovebugnado still going strong.
I look forward to your comments and hope for some god news, as always, friends!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Shoutout to obf, and others who are not
into country music: turn off the video of Strait's song and just look at the photos. They are stunning.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Good morning...
Last week we got relief from the heat, but this weekend through labor day, we're back in the oven. However, the end is in sight ...fall is around the bend.
The Ren fair looks interesting. Summerville has a little one in conjunction with the steam train excursions from Chattanooga, TN. We've got Finster Fest in about 3 weeks, and the County Fair is on this weekend. Fall and spring are festival season. I remember well from my days in the band.
The Larry x 2 video is excellent.
Have a great weekend, thanks for the OT!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Festivals are fun, LO!
The downsides are parking and food costs.
About 10 years ago, I was in the waiting room at the eye clinic in Houston, doing the cataract surgery thing. A family was chatting about having attended the festival, about how fun it was to watch jousting. They were floored at a hotdog cost $20. I can only imagine the prices now.
Our county fair starts in late September, lasts through the first days of October. It is a fair, a rodeo, a carnival, and a livestock show. No music. Unfortunately, it draws in many drug dealers. This started about 20 years ago. I avoid the whole thing.
Glad you liked the Nima and double Larry video!
Enjoy your fair, friend!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
We don't go to the fair, but will attend Finster fest
Hoping it will be cooler by late September.
$20 for a hot dog? You gotta be kidding. Believe I would go without and buy enough buns and dogs for several meals at the grocery for $20. Besides my bet is they weren't that good anyway.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Most of these fairs and festivals
ban the attendees from bringing their own food, drinks, and even bottled water.
Sooner or later, you have to pay the price to spend a day at them.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
As Lookout already mentioned
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... the Nima and double Larry video (Larry Wilkerson and Larry Johnson) really has a lot important triggers that the American people must come to grips with. Thanks for posting it.
In the US, We the People have no ability to affect the immediate future. Our seriously, mentally-ill leaders are beyond our control. The upcoming elections mean absolutely nothing, The best USians can do is to pay attention and try to adapt to the economic nightmare that is being forced upon us by the leaders we elected.
I mention the Larry + Larry interview you posted, because both men reach a realization at the same time that the US is in a runaway crisis caused by the Psychopaths who control the US government. It's already too late to stop it. Toward the very end — starting at 45:26 — the two Larrys deliver a final warning to viewers. This is worth watching until the end.
In my opinion, watching is all that can be done from inside the United States, at this point.
I'm still marveling that I actually get to see the Death of an Empire in my lifetime.
Good morning, PR!
I am glad you liked the video and commented on its' major point.
My parents survived the Depression and WWII, came out of them sincerely believing the US had to run things, such as NATO, to keep us out of a future world war. Their attitude started to change during the Korean conflict, and by the Viet Nam War, they became isolationists.
Dad left the Masons, we dropped out of the Church of Gospel and Patriotism, a/k/a, the Baptist Church.
Elections are a clown show, Empires should not exist. I have been a dissident since childhood. I hope this further explains my identification as a Texan. US citizen, not so much.
Thanks for commenting, friend. We will survive what is coming our way.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981